Project Officer

We are recruiting for a Project Officer to support the delivery of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme in Hertfordshire.

We’re looking for an experienced and organised team member who is able to:

- Offer proactive support to projects and activities using their organisational skills and project management methods and tools
- Be confident to work with and assimilate data and information and prepare presentations and reports
- Communicate effectively with your team, your colleagues and build positive relationships with internal and external partners
- Use initiative to manage workload across multiple priorities
- Track and report on a large volume of activities, projects and programmes
- Produce high quality, timely status reports and present updates to the wider team and stakeholders

For further information please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We are recruiting for a Project Officer to support the delivery of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme in Hertfordshire.

We’re looking for an experienced and organised team member who is able to:

- Offer proactive support to projects and activities using their organisational skills and project management methods and tools
- Be confident to work with and assimilate data and information and prepare presentations and reports
- Communicate effectively with your team, your colleagues and build positive relationships with internal and external partners
- Use initiative to manage workload across multiple priorities
- Track and report on a large volume of activities, projects and programmes
- Produce high quality, timely status reports and present updates to the wider team and stakeholders

For further information please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

With a workforce of around 3,500 people and an annual income of some £330 million this year, the Trust provides integrated health and social care services through a network of community and inpatient settings, serving diverse communities across Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk. As a university NHS foundation trust, HPFT continues to develop strong links with the University of Hertfordshire, providing excellent learning and development opportunities, as well as strengthening our clinical research capability.

Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT following our CQC rating of Outstanding awarded to us in April 2019. We are on our “Good to Great” journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
- Supporting the Project Manager and Programme Manager to deliver a range of transformative initiatives and projects
- Supporting, monitoring and reporting on project activities.
- Providing support in the writing and finalising of papers, briefs and communication pieces.
- Providing administrative support to the team as required, including taking minutes or notes of meetings.
- Supporting workshop and event planning, including content, ensuring that project teams are fully prepared for meetings with supporting paperwork and information.
- Supporting the development of operational processes and improvements to ensure robust coordination and alignment across the team in the delivery of its operational plan.
- Providing information to project leads on project related matters.
- Maintaining data/information collection systems for its effective use by the team.