An ambitious, experienced and highly motivated Project Support Manager is required to provide high-quality project management and support within the Digital Services department, to ensure the successful delivery of the critical 'Blood Establishment Computer System' (BECS) Programme for Welsh Blood Service (WBS). The Project Support Manager will lead and manage the successful delivery of national and other digital projects/work packages of low/moderate complexity and risk, ensuring that projects produce the required products to the required quality standard, within the specified constraints time and cost constraints. They will be responsible for producing a result that is capable of achieving benefits defined in the Business Case and Project Initiation Document. The Project Support Manager will manage the Project Support Officer/Project Administrator and will also be required to support Portfolio Project Managers in delivering dependencies for critical projects within the Trust e.g. the BECS and key National product implementations forming part of the NHS Wales National Digital Strategy roadmap.
This post is a fixed term/secondment for 16 months until 31 November 2027 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The main responsibilities of the Project Support Manager will be drawn from all or some of the following (depending upon the project being worked on):
To work as part of the Digital Programmes Team and be responsible for managing your own Digital projects/workstreams within the BECS Programme, with the support of a Digital Portfolio Project Manager
To be actively involved in the setting of the operational, technical and strategic objectives of the project
Identify and reconcile key stakeholder interests in the project
Understand and clarify the project scope and definition of work products in order to plan effectively
Identify, assess and prioritise risk associated with the project
Assess project feasibility and negotiate necessary amendments with the Digital Portfolio Project Manager
Run the day to day tasks of those projects to provide successful outcomes as defined in the scope and benefits documentation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service , as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
At Velindre University NHS Trust we aim to foster a culture of discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will achieve this by embedding research and innovation into everything we do, to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for our patients and communities.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
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