The Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust is currently recruiting a skilled and passionate Project Support Manager. This exciting role offers sponsorship opportunities for eligible candidates. If you meet the requirements, we encourage you to apply and become part of a dynamic and impactful team.
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With over 4,000 dedicated professionals, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust delivers outstanding patient care across Wales, operating 24/7, 365 days a year. From frontline roles to essential support services, every team member contributes to providing high-quality care wherever and whenever it’s needed.
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Position: Project Support Manager
Salary: £30,420 to £37,030 an hour
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Across Wales, UK
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Strategy, Planning and Performance Team within the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
The Trust is continuing in its commitment to transform services and develop new ways of working through delivery of the Trust’s strategy ‘Delivering Excellence’ and Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP).
To support delivery of this strategy the Trust has created a Transformation Support Office (TSO) within the Strategy, Planning and Performance Directorate to drive forward delivery of the key projects and programmes required to make our vision a reality.
The Project Support Manager is a new role within the team that will be responsible for supporting the delivery and coordination of complex projects across the organisation. The Project Support Manager will work closely with the Project Managers to ensure a consistent organisational approach to project management and will play a key role in supporting the TSO with key project-relevant administrative tasks.
This is a permanent role and is ideally suited to someone that is ambitious, adaptable, organised, and that possesses strong interpersonal skills. Previous project support and / or experience of providing administrative support will be essential, along with a commitment to personal and team development.
The Project Support manager will autonomously manage elements of a specific project as delegated.
The Post holder will also ensure that standard project management methodologies are applied to successfully deliver projects.
Formulate, implement and monitor progress of the projects to ensure that programmes and project work streams are planned, documented, and managed effectively to assist in their successful delivery.
This will also include responsibility for preparing documentation and tracking project plans and benefits.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main Duties
- This role and is ideally suited to an ambitious and enthusiastic individual with a background in planning and project management with experience delivering complex organisational change within the NHS.
- Communicate complex business sensitive information and issues related to the project, including briefings and reports.
- Monitor the progress of a range of work streams, quantifying gaps in resources, identifying risks to delivery and determining the options available for recommendation to the lead that would secure timely action and delivery of the piece of work.
- Plans and delivers specific elements of the project as delegated linking with workstreams and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Develops policies and service improvement for a delegated area of work supporting the project/programme.
- Responsibility for maintaining and ordering stock/supplies and for providing this service to allocated projects/programmes.
- The post holder will be expected to provide training on project/ business administration system to staff at all levels across the organisation.
- Sets up and maintains appropriate systems for the effective recording and updating of project information. Ensures that appropriate electronic and other filing arrangements are put in place for the designated project, that authorised people within and outside the project or programme have access to appropriate documents and that confidentiality is maintained as required.
- Provide advice on research activities in new areas taking account of evidence from elsewhere.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects
Desirable
- Project Management qualification such as Prince 2 or equivalent experience
Experience (Essential)
- Experience of administering projects and programmes.
- Experience of successful team working
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS or other public sector body.
Skills and Attributes (Essential)
- Developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels
- All levels. Able to plan and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Proficient in use of standard IT packages eg Microsoft Office with the ability to master new applications
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills in a range of desktop applications e.g., Excel, Power BI
Other (Desirable)
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
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
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
January 9, 2025