IT Project

The ICT Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of ICT Developments projects under their management on behalf of the relevant Project Board and within the constraints laid down by the board.


Work closely with Project Executives to manage projects effectively.


Plan and allocate resources to projects, from both within and outside the project team. Critically evaluate the quality of project plans and the organisational capability and capacity to achieve the planned outcomes.


Monitor overall progress of projects on a day-to-day basis, resolving issues and initiating decisive and corrective action, including escalation, as appropriate.


Identify and mitigate any project risks ensuring that the minimum number of risks become issues, to include the provision of a comprehensive Risk log.


Manage identified issues within the project risks ensuring that each issue has an owner and corrective action is being undertaken, to include the provision of a comprehensive issue log.


Provide direct support to work-stream leads and take immediate and decisive action where the work-streams are failing to deliver products to time and quality.


Ensure that the various work streams complete tasks to the appropriate levels of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost, in accordance with the project plan and governance arrangements.
As part of the journey to procure an Electronic Patient Record system it is vitally important that we maintain a standard of devices and their age. Therefore a need has been identified for a Project Manager to support the cyclic PC refresh programme .


Successful applicant will need to understand the critical path of projects and the overall programme, and make decisions regarding any necessary escalation to the Head of ICT Developments.


Provide regular reports to the Head of ICT Developments and Health Informatics Programme Board as a member of that group.


Support the Head of ICT Developments in robust budgetary management to ensure that value for money is achieved in implementing the programme, monitoring expenditures and costs against plan, and ensuring that benefits are realised.


Manage the dialogue and negotiations, including financial and operational matters, between the Trust and third-party suppliers as appropriate.


Act as the primary contact between the Trust and its chosen providers for the implementation of ICT Developments projects.


Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.


Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Produce and revise all project documentation including Detailed Implementation Plans (DIP) that cover the overall timeframe of relevant projects within the programme addressing specific periods of key activities (e.g. go live planning).
Work closely with Project Executives to manage projects effectively.
Plan and allocate resources to projects, from both within and outside the project team. Critically evaluate the quality of project plans and the organisational capability and capacity to achieve the planned outcomes.
Manage both the dependencies and the interfaces between other programmes/projects.
Monitor overall progress of projects on a day-to-day basis, resolving issues and initiating decisive and corrective action, including escalation, as appropriate.
Identify and mitigate any project risks ensuring that the minimum number of risks become issues, to include the provision of a comprehensive Risk log.
Manage identified issues within the project risks ensuring that each issue has an owner and corrective action is being undertaken, to include the provision of a comprehensive issue log.
Provide direct support to work-stream leads and take immediate and decisive action where the work-streams are failing to deliver products to time and quality.
Ensure that the delivery of new products or services from the Trusts chosen provider(s) meets the requirements of the clinical services, to the necessary standards of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost.
Ensure that the various work streams complete tasks to the appropriate levels of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost, in accordance with the project plan and governance arrangements.
Maintain a comprehensive performance and reporting framework with which to keep the Project Executive, Project Board and the Head of ICT Developments regularly and fully apprised of progress against the project plan, including a summary of any key risks to delivery and actions taken to mitigate those risks.
Understand the critical path of projects and the overall programme and make decisions regarding any necessary escalation to the Head of ICT Developments.
Provide regular reports to the Head of ICT Developments and Health Informatics Programme Board as a member of that group.
Support the Head of ICT Developments in robust budgetary management to ensure that value for money is achieved in implementing the programme, monitoring expenditures and costs against plan, and ensuring that benefits are realised.
Manage the dialogue and negotiations, including financial and operational matters, between the Trust and third-party suppliers as appropriate.
Act as the primary contact between the Trust and its chosen providers for the implementation of ICT Developments projects.
Provide expert advice to clinical and operational leaders regarding necessary changes to working practices as part of the implementation of ICT Developments projects.
Act in an advisory role to key decision-making forums, providing recommendations to the Head of ICT Developments.
Deputise for the Head of ICT Developments where required and where appropriate.
ICT related qualification to Degree level/or evidence of equivalent experience
Project Management Certification or working towards - eg PRINCE2, AGILE, MSP

Minimum of 3 years experience of working in a project delivery environment
Leadership and management experience in an ICT environment
Evidence of preparing project documentation
Knowledge of project management methodologies
Knowledge of IT Legislation - eg: IG & Data Protection

Experience of budget management
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to liaise effectively with senior personnel and multi-disciplinary teams, in both the NHS and private sector
Is innovative and able to contribute to service development
Experience of using project management software to detail and track progress
Experience of using risk management tools and techniques
Ability to manage multiple projects to a successful conclusion
Procedural knowledge of project management processes and associated documents and ensure best practice is adhered to

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust