Band 6/7 Junior IT Project Manager (Development role)

The closing date is 15th Oct 2024

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a permanent IT Project Manager (Junior) to join our rapidly expanding IT/EPR Project Management team at UHB. This is a development role to proceed to a Band 7 project manager position within a set time frame

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to progress from managing small scale projects to more complex ones. The position will play a key part in of delivering key ICT projects on behalf of and alongside Trust departments.

You will be required to develop strong leadership and communications skills to ensure all project requirements are fully understood, agreed, documented and delivered to the satisfaction of the business. To develop into a Project Manager who will be responsible for ensuring the efficient delivery of assigned projects within agreed timescales and budget

Please see the Job Description for full details of the other essential criteria. The role will be based in Yardley Court (Five ways, Birmingham) but you may be required to work in any of the UHB locations.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*IT degree or equivalent industry qualification and relevant experience in an IT related job 

Desirable

*Ongoing education and learning to Post Graduate Diploma Level

Experience

Essential

*Relevant experience within an IT environment including actual experience of project management which includes a period in an NHS environment.

*Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary project team

*Full project life cycle experience in medium and large IT projects, with strong skills in the planning and

*implementation phases

*Delivering projects on time and to budget

*Writing and presenting IT business cases

*A good understanding of project risk and issue management

*Presenting internally and externally, and at all levels

*A good understanding of NHS strategies and plans and how they affect delivery of IT within Trusts

Desirable

*A good general understanding and knowledge of medium/large IT systems design, databases, operating systems, interfacing, and functionality.

*A good understanding and working knowledge of data networking concepts, desktop, and server technology, with particular reference to Microsoft products.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Confident user of MS Office and MS Project for the Web

*Well-presented and positive attitude to Trust values

*Good clear communicator at all levels and good clear telephone manner

*Logical thinker

*Good previous attendance records

*Able to engage and motivate people

*Demonstrate leadership skills

*Good understanding of IT issues and its application within the NHS

*Confident and motivated

*Strong team player and able to work independently

*Highly motivated, confident, and enthusiastic self-starter

*Flexible and quick to respond to changing situations

*Able to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

*Understanding of change manage