University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead service improvements and operational change initiatives. This role requires demonstrable project management experience and a proven track record in successfully managing change, all while maintaining the highest standards of quality.
As part of one of the UK’s most complex NHS trusts, the successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing patient care, streamlining processes, and driving innovation across UCLH’s world-class healthcare services. A Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) is available, making this an excellent opportunity for international candidates seeking visa sponsorship.
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About the Trust
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, providing academically led acute and specialist services to a diverse population. Serving patients locally, nationally, and internationally, UCLH is dedicated to delivering top-quality patient care, outstanding education, and world-class research.
- Operating across eight sites, UCLH offers a wide range of acute and specialist services:
- University College Hospital (including the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
- Eastman Dental Hospital
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
UCLH is a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, specializing in women’s health, cancer, infections, neurological conditions, gastrointestinal diseases, and oral health. The trust also provides world-class support services, including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
As part of its commitment to sustainability, UCLH has pledged to become a carbon net-zero health service, integrating sustainable practices across all operations. The trust aims to achieve net-zero direct emissions by 2031 and net-zero indirect emissions by 2040.
Position: Project Manager
Salary: £54,320 – £60,981 a year inclusive of HCAs
Job Type: Full Time
Location: London
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient Safety Improvement Team at University College London Hospitals for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical thinker, and experienced project manager.
This role is pivotal in supporting the delivery of the Managing Results Group’s safety improvement plan in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). The Managing Results Group aims to deliver its quality priority in reducing harm by ensuring appropriate follow-up on radiology and histopathology reports. In the next 12 months, the group will deliver its safety improvement work including supporting the implementation of the recommendations on alerts and notification of imaging reports by the Royal College of Radiologists. With this, you will need to have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda and be successful in the role. You will be required to work in close partnership with leaders across the Trust and with external stakeholders to continue our improvement journey.
Main Duties
- The post holder will be responsible for leading the implementation of the managing results group (MRG) safety improvement plan, providing expert professional advice and facilitation of the project.
- The post holder will play a key role in the scope and delivery of the project to ensure timely implementation of all the safety improvement plan priorities, training and support to staff, communications, escalation of risks and regular progress updates to the managing results group.
- Project management- Plan, organise and develop complex activities, scope complex issues into a clear project strategy and project plan. Ensure detailed plans are developed using a collaborative approach with stakeholders.
- Communication- Work with key stakeholders including staff, information team, digital healthcare teams, and relevant committees, to ensure the project is delivered to plan and work closely with the communications team to implement elements of a comprehensive and effective communications strategy which is clear, effective, and innovative.
- Analytical Skills– Set up and maintain an appropriate data collection system based on the agreed project initiation document and explore, analyse, and present data to ensure the implementation of the safety improvement priorities and success of the safety improvement programme is measured and evaluated.
- Financial- Responsible for overseeing the invoices received against the budget and forecast predicted spend, where applicable.
Person specification:
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Knowledge and experience of health services
- Master’s level or equivalent demonstrable experience in relevant field
Desirable
- Project management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable project management or service improvement experience
- A proven record of success in managing operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
- Experience of organising and leading on stakeholder events
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills both verbal and written for all levels of the organisation.
- Able to lead and present at workshops to support engagement to large groups of staff
- Ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team-based environment
- Motivational skills to encourage collaborative working to improve services/performance where there may be resistance to change
- IT literate: proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet packages, and project management tools
- Ability to set up and maintain data systems and analyse data from various sources to produce project and committee reports
- Ability to write reports to be submitted to committee on progress of the project.
- Project management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to complete tasks and deliver projects to time
Other requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others
- Knowledge of equalities issues and commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
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Application Deadline
March 18, 2025