Project Manager

• Work with stakeholders to deliver and implement projects to improve and reduce variation in patient experience and quality of care, and clinical outcomes for those with renal disease
• Identify, involve and incorporate the views and needs of patients, the public and stakeholders, in all stages of the project.
• Lead discrete projects and act as an influential project facilitator - planning, coordinating and delivering the projects enabling clinicians to operate as successful leaders and effective change agents
• Ensure effective performance management of the project
• Create, maintain and deliver robust project plans, key outcomes, deliverable and timescales using LKN Programme project documentation. Complete progress reports as required.
• Ensure appropriate data collection systems are in place to facilitate the analysis, interpretation and presentation of information relevant to the project, working closely with the Business Intelligence Lead.
• Ensure there are regular project meetings to co-ordinate the work programme and report to the Management team monthly.
• Build, manage and maintain strong and collaborative working relationships
• Act with delegated authority in exercising identified leadership and project responsibilities.
• Contribute to the communication of LKN work

Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent experience in a relevant role(s)
• Continuous Professional Development.
• PRINCE 2/MSP/AGILE or equivalent Project Management qualification.

Essential

• experience in the NHS in a relevant role, or comparable organisation
• Experience/ evidence of Project Management.
• Experience/ evidence of Relationship Management and/ or Stakeholder engagement
• Experience/ evidence of involvement in Planning and/ or Strategy.
• Experience/ evidence of Risk Management.

Desirable

• Experience/ evidence of building a Business Case/ Case for Change.
• Experience/ evidence of delivering an enhanced experience for patients or improvements in the quality of a service.
• Experience/ evidence in developing and drafting papers, proposals and recommendations for Senior Management.

Essential

• Addresses complex and confidential issues that are sensitive with compassion, diplomacy and discretion.
• Advanced IT Skills i.e. in Excel, MS Teams, Powerpoint and Word
• Champions Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Essential

• Able to challenge and confidently engage and influence informally, involving and leading others, and adapting data/ evidence/ information to support this.
• Builds collaborative and cross - departmental - external and internal - networks and positive relationships for success.

Essential

• Able to build Business Cases/ Business Plans/ Cases for Change that are captivating and compel decision -making in driving forwards improvements in outcomes for patients and the quality of services.
• Contributes to, and encourages, effective and efficient financial plans to inform projects and proposals, ensuring optimal value for money.

Essential

• Able to adapt to ambiguity in changing and/or conflicting priorities to deliver projects and tasks.
• Actively collaborates with others in coordinating, delivering and planning projects and proposals and oversees progress to quality and time.
• Anticipates and escalates identified issues and risks, collaborating and leading proactively on Risk Management and Mitigation.
• Designs and develops documentation and effective frameworks, processes and procedures, embedding these in overseeing project/ programme requirements.