Total 10 job vacancies by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

We are seeking a professional and enthusiastic individual with significant financial knowledge; commercial and / or NHS financial experience to build on the established Therapy Business Office. You will be educated to postgraduate level and have a breadth of experience in an operational business management role. Knowledge and understanding of health service funding regimes, e.g. commissioning, PbR and SLAs would be extremely advantageous.

As well as being dynamic, adaptive and responsive, the Business Manager will be expected to operate proactively and autonomously and demonstrate excellent influencing and communication skills and a positive approach to multi-disciplinary working.

The Business Manager will be involved in a wide variety of activities and be responsible for producing documents, briefing papers, reports and visual presentation material as required. Additionally, the ability to steer, coordinate and lead/ deliver projects and activities will be required.

The post holder will deputise for members of the directorate leadership Team as appropriate.

The post holder will be based at both QMC & City Campuses and regular travel between will be required.

The post holder will have direct line management of the Senior Service Manager & A&C Service Manager.



Working with a vision of “delivering excellence in all we do” the Business Manager will provide business management expertise.

Specifically, they will be responsible for providing operational business management, leadership and driving financial planning to ensure that the Directorate achieves its performance objectives. They will also manage the Therapy Business Support functions – administrative and clerical teams, business system and analyst staff.

We are seeking a professional and enthusiastic individual with significant financial knowledge; commercial and / or NHS financial experience to build on the established Therapy Business Office. You will be educated to postgraduate level and have a breadth of experience in an operational business management role. Knowledge and understanding of health service funding regimes, e.g. commissioning, PbR and SLAs would be extremely advantageous.

The post holder will deputise for members of the directorate leadership Team as appropriate.

The post holder will be based at both QMC & City Campuses and regular travel between will be required.

The post holder will have direct line management of the Senior Service Manager & A&C Service Manager.

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As one of the NHS Trusts identified in the New Hospital Programme, a programme of investment in NHS hospitals, we have extensive plans to improve our hospitals and the services we deliver for patients.

This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.

Leadership



Provide strong, visible, practical, assertive leadership within the Directorate, in partnership with the Management Team

To drive through the delivery of ambitious targets to continually improve business and financial performance for the Service; working with networks inside of and external to the Trust.

Apply new and innovative business management approaches to maximise the organisational efficiency of the Services

Take a lead role in ensuring that the services engage with and manages its relationships with stakeholders effectively including customers (NUH divisions & external organisations), patients, regional partners and with Commissioners including CCGs and NHSE.

Ensure that the support teams within the directorate are clear about what is expected & are working together with clinical teams to achieve Service and Trust objectives.





Business and Financial Management



Take the lead role in the business management and development of commercial expertise for the Therapy Service; managing the business planning processes for the service and ensuring margins are delivered.

Support the Therapy & Rehab Service Management Team in the development and preparation of the Annual plan, business cases and cases of need; identifying viability and risks, developing progressive solutions, determine financial impact and manage expectations as necessary

Actively seek business opportunities in conjunction with the Therapy & rehab Service Management Team, engaging stakeholders and providing influence and focus to the business arrangements

Oversee and support the negotiation of Service Level Agreements, and service specifications for existing and new services

Understand, monitor & support the management of procurements and contracts, SLA agreements and Partnership agreements, managing timely reviews

In conjunction with the Therapy Service Management Team, develop and implement a Services marketing strategy

Develop and implement robust costing and pricing systems for Therapy & rehab Services, with support from divisional finance team.

Provide financial expertise to the Therapy & rehab Service Management Team, to work with Corporate Financial Services to develop and agree Reference Costs. Identify and instigate systems for financial benchmarking, operational benchmarking and business processes.

Advise the Therapy Service Management Team Services and other delegated budget holders within Therapy & Rehab Services to facilitate overall budget performance management.

Implement and ensure adherence to Standing Financial instructions and Standing Orders, Written Financial Procedures and standards of business conduct within Therapy Services

Both individually and as part of the Therapy Service Management Team, to contribute to the development and implementation of the Divisional and Trust Financial strategy.





Performance Management



Develop, oversee and operate effective data capture & reporting arrangements to accurately record and monitor Inpatient and outpatient performance against local and national targets including operational standards, quality indicators and workforce metrics and to pro-actively manage any variances.

To lead the continuous development of local operational standards that are clinically meaningful and operationally appropriate and to ensure the directorate scorecard evolves ambitiously. This will include horizon scanning and networking outside NUH with other Therapy & Rehab service providers to learn from them

To lead the annual activity planning round & to lead on monitoring delivery of activity in all the contracts within the directorate. To be the key contact between the directorate and the NUH Commissioning Team.

Work with the Therapy Service Managers and Team Leaders to rectify any blockages to performance, understand variances & monitoring the achievement and effectiveness of any recovery actions.

Contribute to the balance between short term performance and longer term system reform.

Operationally manage the income and expenditure systems including ensuring activity is recorded, income is recovered appropriately internally (internal trading) & externally and annual expenditure trends are monitored and managed

Suggest and implement opportunities for cost improvement and identifying waste & duplication as part of the annual directorate WR/QI (SIP) plan and monitoring, reporting and managing schemes, this will include schemes that are cost releasing within the directorate & where its cost releasing in specialty budgets





Service Delivery



To develop capacity plans to rightsize the resources to ensure that patients receive timely assessment and treatment in support of achieving optimal flow across emergency and elective directorates

Ensure rigour in the development of business policy and direction, supporting the Therapy Service Management Team to develop services that are fit for the future

Link with other divisions, finance team, procurement and represent the directorate on business and finance issues

Provide and interpret complex data to produce detailed, concise reports and models to assist the Therapy & rehab Service Management Team with decision making for service improvement

Manage the provision of information to support the efficient running of Therapy Services, this will include information about all aspects of service delivery & back office support functions.

Work closely with other services in the Trust to ensure delivery plans are compatible and to maximise opportunities for more efficient ways of working.

Develop project infrastructure and process to deliver service improvements, act as the key point of contact & advice for project management

Ensure that projects to develop the service are managed and planned supporting where required

Work with key stake holders to develop project scope, priorities and deliverables

In conjunction with the Therapy & rehab Service Management Team, develop and implement the operation of the Internal Trading/Service Line Reporting account, financial probity of SLAs and Commissioners contracts.

Support Therapy & rehab Services in adopting best practice methodologies to support the Trust’s strategic objectives





Research and Audit



Help the cost effective implementation of research projects and audit within the Therapy Service liaising with other departments and directorates as necessary.

Support income streams for research and provide evidence of efficient use of resource to the Research and innovation Team





Governance and Risk



Provide information and guidance to the Therapy & rehab Service Management Team in assessing and financial risk suggesting ways by which this can be reduced

Promote a culture where governance and risk management are seen to be everyone’s responsibility

Help ensure that patient safety is at the centre of Service planning, analysis and delivery

To actively participate in governance activities to ensure the highest standards of care & business conduct are achieved





Communication



Establish effective two way channels of communication within the Service and in support of the Division, Finance and HR business partners as required

To establish excellent communication with other managers in the Directorate, Division, other divisions and wider healthcare community to ensure that financial aspects of the service are integrated

Ensure that all financial information is communicated clearly and concisely, using IT programmes to simplify communication of complex issues, e.g. financial and activity trends.





Human Resources



Work with the Senior Service Manager & A & C service manager to ensure smooth running of The business support functions

Manage the operation of the Trust’s HR policies such as equality & diversity, discipline, recruitment, workforce change for all managed staff

Ensure that all staff are regularly appraised and have a Personal Development Plan which supports the service priorities and is consistent with NUH’s policies and commitments to its people

Promote learning opportunities in a wide range of formats to improve multi-disciplinary & flexible working

Ensure that all managed staff receive appropriate training & on going development to enable them to competently & safely fulfil their roles

Review the A & C workforce to ensure that it has the right numbers and right skills & expertise & plan and participate in recruitment & selection processes

Participate in and contribute to own Personal Development Review, building on own development needs

Promote a culture where staff feel empowered and accountable for service improvement at a local level




This advert closes on Friday 1 Nov 2024

The post-holder will work closely with both the Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurses and Assistant Directors of Nursing by providing business and strategic management support. This will involve steering, coordinating and leading/ delivering projects and activities as relevant to the priorities of the Trust (internally and externally) and producing documents, briefing papers, reports and visual presentation material as required.

The post-holder will be expected to build positive relationships internally across the organisation and with external partners in support of the Trust’s objectives on behalf of the Chief Nurse Office and Institute of Care Excellence.

As well as being dynamic, adaptive and responsive to ever-changing requirements, the Business Manager will be expected to operate proactively and to pre-empt the needs of the Chief Nurse Office and Institute of Care excellence. The post-holder will be responsible for identifying and managing urgent and contentious issues, ensuring that all are appropriately briefed. The Business Manager must be able to work autonomously whilst at the same time demonstrating a positive approach to multi-disciplinary working.



Receive, analyse and communicate a wide range of highly complex and often sensitive and contentious information in order to propose recommendations to the Chief Nurse Office to enable strategic decision making.

· To lead/ manage projects and lead complex and strategic areas of work on behalf of the Chief Nurse Office/Institute of Care Excellence

· To provide a specialist advisory role to the Chief Nurse Office/Institute of Care Excellence

· Relay information verbally, written or in presentation format to Chief Nurse Office and relevant external parties

· Present strategic, management and contract information in a clear and transparent fashion

· To ensure that the Chief Nurse actions are delivered professionally and on time.

· Ensures Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurses and Assistant Directors of Nursing are appropriatelybriefed for business meetings and coordinate the effective delivery of any actions arising from meetings.

· To lead and organise meetings, events and activities involving a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including where required.

· Build positive relationships across the organisation and with external partners in support of the Trust’s objectives on behalf of the Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurses and Assistant Directors of Nursing.

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With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

See attached Job description and person specification

Detailed job description and main responsibilities




This advert closes on Sunday 4 Aug 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Estates Operations officer – Project Support at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to join our busy Estates & Facilities Management Team.

They will be responsible for the provision of a highly developed specialist service, technical and administrative advice and to support to the Head of Estates (Operations), and to also liaise with all estates personnel within the maintenance function of the Directorate.

The appointed candidate will act as a facilitator role between the Capital and Estates Operations teams, assisting in the successful delivery of multiple capital projects including new builds and major refurbishments in accordance with the agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

To provide highly specialist technical support and advice to the Capital Project Managers and Estates Operations Managers as required.

To provide detailed advice and support on record keeping for legislative compliance.

Ensure advance notice for Mechanical and Electrical isolations to the Estates Operations teams.

Identify and explain technical issues to ensure projects achieve the proposed timeframe.

There is an expectation that the post-holder will work at any one time on a number of projects (site specific), which could be at different stages, each of which could be highly complex and sensitive, working closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders from different disciplines including senior managers, clinicians, design consultants and contractors.

To assist with the collection and collation of information and records and to implement policies and procedures of the Trust and Directorate to ensure the delivery of an effective maintenance service at acceptable levels of risk.

To ensure that the Trust is not exposed to risk of litigation through actions or in actions of the teams.

Ensure a smooth handover transition from Capital projects to operational maintenance.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH

Main responsibilities include having a broad knowledge of specialist disciplines to support the following technical site wide services as required by the Head of Estates (Operations):

Legionella management

Medical Gas Pipeline Services

Industrial and specialist gases

Electrical systems

Water Services

Natural Gas Systems

Steam plant and systems

Sterilisers

Pneumatic tube systems

Pressure systems

Lifts and lifting equipment

Have an understanding of the stages of a capital project to ensure the correct information is available in a timely manner.

Provide specialist and professional operational maintenance expertise and advice to senior management of the Trust.

Understand and explain local policies and procedures to the capital team, their contractors and end-user where required.

Provide reports on project progress, isolations, derogations etc. to the required technical groups.

To manage and prioritise own workload and provide specialist advice in relation to Operational maintenance and specific local procedures.


This advert closes on Saturday 27 Jul 2024

This is a permanent contract to support the Corporate Operations Directorate in developing and taking forward the Trust’s corporate operational strategies and plans. The post will involve:



– Strategic planning supporting the delivery of Planned Care and UEC strategies, business plans and the Trust annual plan

– Supporting the development of the Trusts winter, holiday and weekend plans

– Support the contract management of the Trusts patient transport services contracts

– Awareness of national NHS policy and Best Practice

The Main duties of this post will be to support the Corporate Operations Directorate to undertake the following
1. Strategic Planning
2. Annual Planning
3. Project Support
4. Data Analysis



With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES



Strategic Planning



– Assist members of the Corporate Operations Directorate in a range of service planning activities, service strategies, development of annual plans, winter plans and the bank holiday and weekend operational plans. Support in the production of business cases as required.

– To assist in the development of planning frameworks and processes to support the delivery of the Trust’s strategic aims and objectives

– Support in developing Trust wide strategies e.g. Planned Care strategy

Project support

– Provide project support for strategic and operational level projects within the Trust, including creating and maintaining project plans, taking minutes, producing project reports and contributing to other project documentation

– Participate in other project groups as required

Annual planning

– Support in all aspects of annual planning

– Support with performance management reports for the Trust board to report performance against the annual plan

Analysis

– Undertake ad hoc data and market analyses as required

– Provide summary reports for the team and other parts of the Trust based on the analyses

Public and patient involvement

– To involve patients, carers, members of the public in service planning

Communication

– Assist members of the Corporate Operations directorate in communicating the Trust’s strategic and operational aims, objectives, priorities and planning frameworks both internally and externally



NHS Policy and Best Practice



– To keep abreast of national policy developments, analysing their impact on the Trust’s operational direction and provide summary reports as required

– To interpret, understand and promote evidence-based findings


This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jul 2024

To support the delivery of the Tomorrow’s NUH Programme the Project Manager for Enabling Projects will work across the programme to provide project management support to the Head of Construction for Enabling Projects in successful planning and delivery of the Enabling Works Programme. The post holder will be required to establish positive working relationships quickly at all levels of the organisation and manage a busy workload, responding to conflicting priorities as required.

The post holder will be required to have exceptional relationship building and communication skills in order to work with a range of stakeholders internally and externally. Undertaking this role will be both rewarding and challenging and will require excellent facilitation skills, self-motivation, and the ability to work effectively with a range of teams in a variety of settings.



The post holder will provide comprehensive Project Management to support the delivery of business cases according to the needs of the programme. This exciting role will ensure that best practice, standards, tools and techniques are in place. The role will involve leading on day-to-day aspects of individual project activities, ensuring that timescales and objectives are met and that where there are concerns, escalation and resolution plans are in place in a timely manner.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

To provide overarching project management leadership, managing highly complex long-term projects with accountability to the Tomorrow’s NUH Programme Board.

To provide project management expertise using appropriate methodology, appropriate national guidance and managed in line with best practice, developing clear project plans, the critical path and business cases throughout the project lifecycle.

To ensure that each project has an effective monitoring system in place, establish project delivery processes and ensure that benefit realisation and change management processes are implemented.

To report to the Programme or Project Board and other governance channels, on the progress of projects including providing assurance that the strategic objectives are being met. This will include presenting highly complex information to appropriate audiences.

To ensure that all risks associated with the projects are clearly identified, logged and managed to ensure successful delivery.

To ensure that benefit realisation and change management processes are integral within programme and project plans and to the management of the projects.

Organise meetings, workshops, set agendas and maintain and update adequate project documentation in accordance with best practice project management principles.

To be the decision maker on a range of complex/highly complex issues where there may be more than one course of action e.g. identifying and resolving dependencies between workstreams, which will affect the delivery of the overarching programme or project.

To determine the resources, expertise and activities required to scale up projects through the most cost effective routes.

To support effective governance, ensuring that risk management systems, processes and audits are in place to ensure that risks are identified, mitigated and reduced.


This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024

Due to open in Summer 2025, and hosted by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will be the first to set new ambitious standards of practice and outcomes for rehabilitation patients in England. The NRC will work closely with the co-located Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, and with the academic partners led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University. Research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC will be central to clinical practice. The NRC programme is at a crucial stage of planning and transition to ensure that the centre is established robustly to achieve the excellence it strives for.

The post holder will work across a number of work streams focused on the opening of the new centre, working closely with the Director of Operations and the Head of Commercial and Construction for the NRC.

If you are an innovative and driven Project Manager, committed to developing and supporting a high-quality rehabilitation service, supporting the transition from existing services to the NRC and helping us realise the national ambitions for the NRC, your application is invited to support the NRC programme team in this crucial stage of transition.

www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

In addition to this summary, please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents for this role.

The Project Manager (PM) will provide project management expertise to the project boards, managers and teams to aid the planning and successful delivery of the transition workstreams for the NRC on time and within budget. This will include proactively managing areas of work according to formal workplans by anticipating deadlines, allocating and chasing actions, identifying risks and preparing reports and other materials as required.

The PM will build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring their views and needs are taken account of in all stages of work and incorporated in the new service plans. Best practice including process mapping will be shared and applied to challenge existing ways of working, to promote adoption of progressive solutions and guide effective decision-making.

The PM will manage and document the project phases in accordance with Trust requirements, policies and organisational development agendas to deliver improved clinical outcomes for patients and more efficient use of resources. The PM will also work with the communications team to promote the NRC.

The PM will support the NRC Senior Team as required, will provide line management and development support to junior PMO roles, and will maintain their own Continuing Professional Development Plan, engaging with the Personal Development Review process.

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Please see the attached the Job Description for the details of duties and responsibilities of this role.


This advert closes on Sunday 26 May 2024

Reporting directly to the Digital Services Programme Manager, the post holder will focus on the delivery of our portfolio of Digital projects whereby work will be allocated accordingly.

The post holder will lead an integrated project team and provide project management leadership and expert advice to project boards, project managers and project teams throughout the organisation to ensure that best practice, standards, tools and techniques are in place.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with all round skills including:

Experience of managing projects with demonstrable success in delivery, time and budget management from simple through to complex projects.

Experience of managing project budgets.

Experience in all aspects of project documentation and administration relating to successful management and communications of projects.

Experience of identifying, avoiding and managing risks and putting in place appropriate contingencies within this environment.

Digital Services comprises a multidisciplinary team of professional staff concerned with providing a wide range of services in information, knowledge management, computing and telecommunications.

The aim of the service is to be ‘The Best Digital Service in the NHS’ and the post holder is required to contribute to this competence.

The post holder will be expected to travel and work across all NUH campuses and the wider health community, including other Trusts in the region however where possible, flexible and remote working is encouraged and you will be provided with the tools needed to enable you to work effectively from a remote location.

To provide project management expertise using the PRINCE2 project management methodology to the project board/s, managers and teams throughout the organisation.

To work with the Digital Services Programme Manager in ensuring that the programme portfolio is adequately planned in terms of resources to deliver a successful outcome.

Through leadership and motivation, develop an effective team working towards the agreed project goals.

Lead the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies; consider best practice and current options and ultimately make recommendations in the best interest of the project and escalating as required.


This advert closes on Sunday 26 May 2024

Digital Services comprises a multidisciplinary team of professional staff concerned with providing a wide range of services in information, knowledge management, computing and telecommunications.

The aim of the service is to be ‘The Best Digital Service in the NHS’ and the post holder is required to contribute to this competence.

Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, the post holder will focus on the delivery of our portfolio of digital projects whereby work will be allocated accordingly.

The post holder will lead an integrated project team and provide project management leadership and expert advice to project boards, project managers and project teams throughout the organisation to ensure that best practice, standards, tools and techniques are in place.

The post holder will be expected to travel and work across all NUH campuses and the wider health community, including other Trusts in the region. The use of your own car is vital.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

We are looking for an Project Lead with all round skills including:

Experience of managing projects with demonstrable success in delivery, time and budget management.

Experience in all aspects of project documentation and administration relating to successful management and communications of projects.

Experience of identifying, avoiding and managing risks and putting in place appropriate contingencies within this environment.

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

To provide project management expertise using the PRINCE2 project management methodology to the project board/s, managers and teams throughout the organisation

To work with the Digital Services Programme Manager in ensuring that the programme portfolio is adequately planned in terms of resources to deliver a successful outcome

To ensure that benefits identification and management processes are integral to the management of IT projects.

To manage project phases including ensuring agreed and approved Privacy Impact Assessment and Clinical Safety Assessment sign-offs are completed to enable the project be implemented on time and within budget.

To ensure that change control and configuration management is in place for projects within the programme.

To follow the approved Digital Services Project Management Policy and filing structures in accordance with our Quality Management System audit requirements


This advert closes on Sunday 26 May 2024

Saving lives, saving NHS money and transforming services for patients – that’s our mission at the Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM). We are seeking a Project Officer to join our innovation and improvement teams to play a key role in making sure citizens throughout the East Midlands, and beyond, have the opportunity to benefit from our portfolio of innovations.  This is a fantastic opportunity to work across the East Midlands with colleagues across the Health Innovation Network, contributing to national and local programmes designed to enable improvements in clinical outcomes, deliver better patient experiences, contribute to driving down the cost of care and stimulate economic growth. 

This role is offered as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until 31 March 2025. We currently take a hybrid working approach with our office based at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park. Occasional travel within the East Midlands may be required.    

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis until 31.05.2025.

This is a readvertisement: previous applicants need not apply.Note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, we would advise you apply at your earliest convenience

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.

Working with the Improvement Leads on leading the adoption and spread of a range of innovations, you will be a flexible, dynamic team player who will employ highly effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to build networks and relationships.  

Key to success will be your ability to actively engage with stakeholders, clinicians and health and care professionals, bringing them together across organisational boundaries to assess readiness to adopt, secure commitment and generate implementation plans that will result in innovative changes that are impactful and sustainable.  In addition, you will enjoy working collaboratively, adapting to the local context, finding common ground and seeking solutions.  

You will be agile and flexible in your approach, able to juggle multiple programmes and take in your stride rapidly emerging priorities.

We are one of 15 Health Innovation Networks around England that operate as the innovation arm of the NHS.

We bring together partners from all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry – to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working.

We save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve lives for patients.

We work closely with our health and care stakeholders to establish their priorities then provide support. As part of a national network, we import evidenced solutions from other Health Innovation Network regions and export our successful East Midlands programmes on a national basis.

We have a range of objectives, but our overarching aim is always to make a difference for patients.

To find out more, visit the ‘About Us’ and ‘Join our Team’ sections of our HIEM website healthinnovation-em.org.uk/about-us/join-our-team

Please familiarise yourself with the Job Description and Person Specification attachmentslocatedwithin the ‘supporting documents’ section of this advert. These documents willprovidea comprehensive overviewofthis exciting role.


This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024

Reporting directly to the Digital Services Programme Manager, the post holder will focus on the delivery of our portfolio of Digital projects whereby work will be allocated accordingly.

The post holder will lead an integrated project team and provide project management leadership and expert advice to project boards, project managers and project teams throughout the organisation to ensure that best practice, standards, tools and techniques are in place.

Please note that the successful post holder is due to start on the 1st April 2024.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with all round skills including:

Experience of managing projects with demonstrable success in delivery, time and budget management from simple through to complex projects.

Experience of managing project budgets.

Experience in all aspects of project documentation and administration relating to successful management and communications of projects.

Experience of identifying, avoiding and managing risks and putting in place appropriate contingencies within this environment.

Digital Services comprises a multidisciplinary team of professional staff concerned with providing a wide range of services in information, knowledge management, computing and telecommunications.

The aim of the service is to be ‘The Best Digital Service in the NHS’ and the post holder is required to contribute to this competence.

The post holder will be expected to travel and work across all NUH campuses and the wider health community, including other Trusts in the region however where possible, flexible and remote working is encouraged and you will be provided with the tools needed to enable you to work effectively from a remote location.

To provide project management expertise using the PRINCE2 project management methodology to the project board/s, managers and teams throughout the organisation.

To work with the Digital Services Programme Manager in ensuring that the programme portfolio is adequately planned in terms of resources to deliver a successful outcome.

Through leadership and motivation, develop an effective team working towards the agreed project goals.

Lead the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies; consider best practice and current options and ultimately make recommendations in the best interest of the project and escalating as required.


This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jan 2024