Band 6 Project Manager
Requirements
Candidates should have a relevant degree or equivalent training, along with experience in managing healthcare projects and implementing innovation. Essential skills include strong organizational capabilities, excellent communication, and the ability to analyze complex information.
Job Description
The Project Manager role at Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM) is central to driving healthcare transformation through innovation and improvement. Working within a collaborative matrix structure, you will manage and support projects across the innovation pipeline, national, regional or local, helping to implement new ideas and evaluate their impact. This position offers the opportunity to work on diverse initiatives that improve patient outcomes and reduce variation in care. You will use proven methodologies and tools to deliver projects efficiently, while engaging with stakeholders across health, social care and industry. Joining HIWM means being part of a forward-thinking organisation that values inclusivity, bold ideas and continuous learning. If you are passionate about making a tangible difference in health and care systems and thrive in a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment, this role is for you.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
You will plan, manage and deliver projects to agreed timelines and standards, supporting innovation adoption and improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include coordinating multi-stakeholder meetings, monitoring progress and adjusting delivery plans where needed. You will contribute to evaluations, data analysis and reporting, ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards. Essential skills include strong organisational and project management capabilities, excellent communication and the ability to build relationships across diverse sectors. You should be adept at analysing complex information, using evidence-based improvement methodologies, and working flexibly within a matrix team. Proficiency in IT tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and attention to detail are critical. A commitment to inclusivity, patient-centred decision-making and continuous professional development is expected.
For Further Information Please Contact The Recruiting Manager
Ellen Hughes -- Portfolio Manager
Ellen.hughes@healthinnovationwm.org
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent additional training plus relevant experience to a post graduate level.
- Post graduate project management qualification or proven equivalent practical experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Recognised qualification in one of the following:
oQuality improvement
oChange management
oBenefits realisation
oBusiness Advice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing projects, from set-up through project planning, process mapping, data analysis and implementation within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of innovation and improvement interventions being implemented into health and care settings.
- Experience in organising and managing meetings involving different sectors, agencies and professions.
- Experience of patient /user involvement initiatives.
- Experience of presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at Senior management level.
- Experience of using a variety of evidence-based quality improvement approaches.
- An understanding of patient safety challenges and safety approaches.
- Experience of adoption and spread within and across organisations.
- Experience of working with industry and / or HEIs
- Evidence of working collaboratively and influencing people from a wide range of professional backgrounds (including clinicians, users and industry partners and being effective across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of working in or with commissioning, integrated care boards (ICBs), social care, industry and/or public health.
- Experience and evidence of knowledge and delivery in
oBusiness management / costing
oIncome generation
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post and undertake work-related journeys within the West Midlands area (often (at least weekly)), and nationally (regularly (at least monthly)).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Ellen Hughes
ellen.hughes@healthinnovationwm.org
07580247218
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
1 Year(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1101060
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
Project Manager (Band 6) JD PS .pdf – 651KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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