Job overview

Each Project Manager will be accountable to the Programme Manager.

·             Supporting the operational Clinical Business Units (CBU) and corporate departments within the Trust in the identification and prioritisation of potential Digital Services projects, in the review of business processes, and in the implementation of change.

·            Supporting the operational divisions and corporate departments within the Trust in the procurement and evaluation processes associated with introducing new ePR/IT systems and business processes.

·            Managing the implementation of ePR/IT projects from initiation to completion.

·            Ensuring that once implemented new ePR/IT systems are professionally transferred to operational services

·            Actively manage benefit identification and ensure as far as possible benefits are realised at the appropriate point.

·            Identify and deliver all change deliverables and resources required across the Projects.

·            Support the delivery and development of improved processes and systems across the organisation using recognised improvement tools, techniques and methodologies.

·            Provide facilitative resource to the organisation to promote and support service redesign and quality improvements that are required. 

Main duties of the job

·         To undertake the task of process mapping within clinical and operational departments to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in current business practices, and to recommend changes designed to achieve service improvements and/or efficiencies

·         To support the Divisions and Corporate Departments in the implementation of changes to operational practice, and the realisation of benefits from IT projects

·         To liaise with clinicians, managers, and system suppliers to develop functional specifications, business cases, and option appraisals relating to new clinical and administrative systems, new application modules, or changes to existing systems.   This will involve working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff to establish a common understanding of complex service needs, data flows, and information requirements.

·         To ensure that all documentation produced by the business planning and project feasibility processes is of sufficient detail and quality to support effective decision-making

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.