Clinical Project Manager

• Develop and maintain project plans covering deployment schedules, staffing, equipment, vehicles and screening locations.
• Coordinate phased campaigns, evaluating each phase and using lessons learned to improve subsequent delivery.
• Monitor project milestones, activity targets, budgets, resources and quality standards.
• Identify, record and manage project risks and issues, escalating where appropriate.
• Monitor expenditure and support procurement decisions to ensure value for money.

• Act as the main operational contact for the Project Board, preparing progress reports, highlighting risks and presenting updates.
• Produce clear reports, board papers, evaluations, business cases and funding or commissioner reports.
• Monitor and analyse screening uptake and service performance, identifying opportunities to improve access for underserved and seldom-heard populations.
• Lead engagement and communication activities to raise awareness of the service and encourage screening uptake.

• Coordinate operational meetings and working groups, ensuring actions are recorded and followed up.
• Identify opportunities for service development, funding and expansion, preparing proposals and business cases where appropriate.
• Ensure appropriate clinical governance, information governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, and health and safety arrangements are maintained across all sites.

• Support public engagement activities to raise awareness of screening and health.
• Follow agreed policies, protocols, regulatory requirements and professional guidance.
• Use relevant clinical administration systems, such as SystmOne, where required.
• Report operational or clinical concerns to the Head of Nursing and attend meetings as required.
• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

• A project management qualification, such as PRINCE2, APM or Agile, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• Demonstrable experience leading or managing a project, service change or multi-phase campaign, including planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of working with or reporting to a project board or steering group involving multiple partner agencies.

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively by telephone, email and face to face.
• Ability to produce clear, well-structured reports, board papers and evaluations for clinical and non-clinical audiences.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• Ability to manage phased delivery plans, use performance data and apply lessons learned to improve delivery.
• Understanding of safeguarding requirements.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to identify, assess and manage risks.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good interpersonal skills, discretion, sensitivity and emotional resilience.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Ability to follow relevant legal, ethical and professional policies and procedures.

• Experience of working with elderly or housebound patients.
• Experience of quality initiatives, such as benchmarking.
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape, including the relationships between individual organisations, PCNs and commissioners.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and public health issues.
• Awareness of health promotion strategies and local healthcare provision.
• Basic budget management experience, including monitoring expenditure and supporting procurement.
• A mentoring or teaching qualification.

• Occupational Health clearance.
• Evidence of continuing professional development appropriate to the role.
• Flexibility to work outside core office hours when required.
• Ability to travel across the locality as required.

• Put patients at the centre of all services.
• Make a positive difference for our patients.
• Respond to the needs of the local population.
• Respect the value of public money.

• Respect each other.
• Trust one another.
• Value each other's contribution.
• Empower our people.

• Be a trusted and caring organisation.
• Be innovative, agile and adaptive.
• Always deliver.

Desirable

• Mentor or teaching qualification
• A clinical qualification with current or previous registration with the relevant professional body, such as the NMC or HCPC
• Has evidence of working at the relevant level of practice as described in the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework

Essential

• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people by telephone, email and face to face
• Understanding of safeguarding
• Ability to produce clear, well-structured written reports, board papers and evaluations for a range of clinical and non-clinical audiences
• Ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with multiple partner agencies and stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• Ability to design and manage phased delivery plans, using performance data and lessons learned to adapt and improve each successive phase

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
• Awareness of issues within the wider health arena and knowledge of health promotion strategies
• Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in PCL, ICB's and neighbourhood working.
• Basic budget management skills, including monitoring expenditure and supporting procurement decisions

Essential

• Experience of working autonomously
• Demonstrable experience of leading or managing a project, service change or multi-phase campaign, including planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of reporting into or working with a project board or steering group involving multiple partner agencies

Desirable

• Experience of managing elderly and housebound patients
• Experience of quality initiatives, i.e., benchmarking
• An appreciation of the NHS landscape including the relationship between individual organisations, PCNs and the commissioners