Opmu Project Officer

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, highly motivated, and ambitious Project Officer, supporting project management within the Operational Programme Management Unit with experience of providing high quality project support including delivery, information analysis and presentation. You will have knowledge and experience of project management methodologies and PDSA cycles.

Our fast-paced and supportive environment will offer you lots of benefits - a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and internal opportunities for training and development. Please note this post does not provide Prince2 training however, you will be required to undertake QSIR as part of your mandatory training.

SWFT promotes flexible working options on all appropriate positions and our managers welcome these discussions during the recruitment process.

At South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) we pride ourselves in the delivery of high-quality patient care and an excellent patient experience whilst developing robust systems to promote patient safety. We do this by having dedicated, well-integrated, inter-professional teams who promote excellent communication and the delivery of the highest standards of care, in an acute hospital setting. The post holder will support the delivery of the Emergency and Urgent Care Programme of work and delivery of key performance indicators.

The post holder will report directly to the OPMU Project Manager but will work closely with the operational and clinical teams in each speciality to:
Review current pathways against the national best practice guidelines for timed pathways.

To identify areas of improvement.

To develop and manage implementation plans with agreed milestones and KPI’s.

To support the relevant teams to implement any changes, working in conjunction with the Trust’s Service Improvement and Business Development Team.

To support the Project Manager in the production of any business cases, if required.

To manage any process, change documents and systems, reporting back to the Project Manager.

To ensure all processes are within the scope of the Emergency and Urgent Care Programme and performance standards.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Improving Quality and Outcomes

Lead the scoping, planning and delivery of the Emergency and Urgent Care Programme, including the identification of key milestones, deliverables and benefits.

Drive forward the transformation, in conjunction with the operational and clinical teams in order to meet the key performance indicators and milestones that contribute to the overall programme.

Support local delivery of the appropriate targets set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Responsibility for the finances of the projects being managed.

Key Working Relationships & Effective Communication Skills

Operate effectively and work collaboratively with key stakeholders both internally and externally to support the design of clinical and service pathways that will meet strategic and clinical requirements and within financial constraints.

Work in partnership with Project Manager to ensure that communication is clear about progress and outputs of project.

Develop effective partnerships with clinical and non-clinical staff and help to create an environment within which all staff working in the delivery of care are provided with the opportunity of influencing the planning, management and development of time pathways.

Established and maintain regular dialogue with key members of staff working across specialty areas.

Work in partnership to identify and problem solve issues ensuring solutions are fully developed and deployed in line with project plan.

Support the Project Manager as the Trust’s point of contact with the innovation of pathways, acting as the link between them and the local operational and clinical teams.

Communicate effectively with colleagues on a timely basis to ensure staff and managers remain informed. This will include providing and receiving at times highly complex information which m