Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Delivery Manager within the Apollo Clinical Operations Team and Reporting and Finance Workstream on a fixed term/secondment basis for six months. The team supports Epic and organisational stabilisation activities as we progress toward our first year of Epic and look toward opportunities for optimisation. A key component of stabilisation is Reporting and Finance and this workstream works closely with the wider Apollo Team to deliver our collective objectives. The successful candidate will have a background in project/operational management. High levels of attention to detail and organisational skills are also essential. The post holder should have an ability to communicate complex information in simple terms to an audience with varying degrees of subject matter expertise. Excellent stakeholder management skills will be required as the team works in a highly collaborative manner, with key stakeholders across organisations, including clinical and operational management, ITCS, Business Intelligence, information teams, and Epic colleagues. The successful candidate will be required to take the lead on a number of complex workstreams and projects, as well as support our governance processes. An interview date is yet to be confirmed. Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for providing project management and support to ensure outputs are delivered effectively. The post holder will take a lead on one or more projects, responsible for planning, day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated. A key role will be the rigorous definition and oversight of the projects including risk and issue management. The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives. It is expected that the specific projects managed by the post holder will change over time, as the portfolio of work changes. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. Person specification Qualification and Training Essential criteria Evidence of Masters degree or other postgraduate qualifications or equivalent by virtue of experience Project management qualification (such as PRINCE2) Previous experience Essential criteria Extensive practical experience in project management work and in planning and performance reporting across a complex environment Experience of managing and co-ordinating a range of technical projects, including financial management, resource management, work allocation and management of 3rd party supplies in a complex organisation Used to working in a PRINCE2© environment Previous experience in the NHS, preferably a large Acute, Primary Care or Mental Health Setting Skills/Knowledge/Ability Essential criteria Knowledge and experience of completing and actioning Project Briefs, Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), Project Implementation Plans, Highlight Reports, Exception Reports, Risk Logs, and Project Closure Reports. Strong general management skills in communication, team working and negotiation. Knowledge and experience of using and applying project management methodologies and continuous improvement techniques including Lean and patient flow, the productive series, pathway process redesign and PDSA cycles. Able to prioritise significant workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements A proven ability to manage data and information effectively within a service improvement environment. Excellent communication and report writing skills Experience of working with and influencing senior management and clinicians. Experience of managing and monitoring financial resources and delivering projects within budget. Experience of problem solving and supporting others to develop this skill. Ability to motivate a team in a rapidly changing environment Sound analytical skills, including risk assessment and assurance framework. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Nicholas Bultitude Job title Apollo Clinical Operation Head of Programmes Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07834 717030