Project Management Office Planner - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An opportunity has arisen for a Project Management Office (PMO) Planner to join our successful and established Project Management Office based within the IM&T Directorate of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust.

We are looking for a committed, energetic and resilient individual to join our growing multi-disciplinary team. You will be an expert in project, programme and portfolio management with PMO experience. This challenging and high profile role will require excellent strategy, planning, delivery and negotiation skills.

In the role you will lead a small team of PMO analysts engaging with project managers and heads of services across the Trust.


  • Interview Date 22/05/202 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
Interviews will be held in person.


Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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  • Support key programmes and projects undertaken within the Trust to deliver key strategic goals
  • Responsibility and accountability in ensuring governance model/principles are actively documented, promoted and implemented effectively
  • Ensure programme and project planning and reporting meets prescribed format and such reporting is produced accurately and timely
  • Play key role as part of the Programme Team monitoring the status of programmes and projects on a regular basis and to varying levels of detail according to audience
  • Coordinate and own production of Programme MI requirements
  • Provide proactive direction and guidance to Project Managers in the Trust's Change Governance Framework
  • Direct and effective management of projects and programmes as required.
  • Responsible for the Trust Change Framework and Project Lifecycle training of project managers
  • Accountability for the development and continuous improvement of the Change Framework process and procedures
  • Contribute towards the delivery of the IT Services Programme/Project portfolio and coordinate project interdependencies.
  • To make a significant contribution to the aspects of the IT Services strategy, which enables the Trust to meet its business goals and to achieve statutory and business reporting requirements
  • To give comprehensive support and advice to a range of senior managers, on a range of complex or contentious issues including challenging them, thus facilitating effective management based on sound performance information within the organisation.
  • To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management, the Trust Board, and as required by Monitor and the Strategic Health Authority.
  • Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting
  • Crossactivity relationship management across all directorates and departments
  • Active leadership in the areas of quality control, standards, working practices and continuous improvement with adherence to and compliance with NHS methodology policy and procedure
  • To make a considerable contribution to the ongoing development of the Trust's IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls) as a Trust asset. Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community, and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high quality service.
  • Sole point of contact for business engagement in the submission of IT Work Requests into the Programme Office
  • Management and ownership of the IT Work Request process, IT Review and submission of validated requests to the Information Systems Strategy Board (ISSB)
  • Contributing towards the Trust Wide Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy
  • Quality and Assurance and control over Programme/Project execution and outcomes including initial point of review for governance packs, prioritisation challenges, cost & resourcing pinch points
  • Annual formal audit and reporting of selected projects to ensure adherence to the IT Change Framework
  • Maintenance of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
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