Project Manager - Early Diagnosis and Innovation - Kent & Medway ICS

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Basic Level.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to a degree level in a relevant area of academic practice or equivalent experience working at a commensurate band / level

Desirable criteria

• Project Management qualification e.g. Prince 2 Practitioner, APM or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing projects, including project planning and control
• Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
• Experience of managing risks and reporting.
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
• Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• Experience of managing project meetings and working groups
• Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within cancer services.
• Experience of working within the NHS.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
• Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
• Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
• Evidence of planning and delivering projects and services on time.
• Experience of working in an environment with competing and conflicting priorities, deadlines and workloads.
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
• Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Interpreting national policy for implementation
• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda

Desirable criteria

• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints, and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that experts in the workplace assess our staff and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.

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