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HSCNI Project Support
Job Description
VANRATH are recruiting a temporary BAND 5/6 Project Support Officer (Health Service). This role will need an experienced candidate who has a demonstrable track record of providing project management support and carrying out general project admin duties.
Project: Technology Modernisation
A new electronic patient record system which will improve health care services for patients and assist health care providers in the sharing of medical records in a much more efficient and secure way.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support for the project assisting project leads/managers. This will involve supporting the development of business cases, planning activities, risk and issues management, monitoring and coordination of tasks
- Assist project managers in the design, establishment and maintenance of project controls and standards.
- Participate as an active member of project teams.
- Act as point of contact for projects and develop an archive of information to allow reporting and information sharing.
- Be responsible for implementing and maintaining effective project management systems which will enable risk management, performance reporting, sharing of best practice and monitoring.
- Use agreed project management methodology to maintain changes to project implementation plans and to ensure reporting is carried out by project managers.
- Work with project managers to investigate causes of any variance from objectives.
- Coordinate project risks and issues and the corresponding mitigation actions, working with project managers.
- Establish and maintain project management tools and templates as a resource for the directorate.
- Prepare internal and external reports for the Senior Project Manager and the Head of Transformation including those to be submitted to the Shared Services Senior Management Team and other committees.
- Circulate regular project progress reports to stakeholders.
- Ensure appropriate action is initiated following meetings.
- Liaise with staff in other health and social care organisations and external organisations as required.
- Provide administrative support by scheduling internal and external meetings as required and recording minutes and actions.
- Liaise with Heads of Service to ensure that agreed actions are completed within a timely manner.
The Ideal Person:
- University Degree and one+ year of relevant experience.
- Or relevant professional qualification and two+ years of relevant experience.
- Or strong demonstrable 3+ years experience.
- Certification of Project Management methodology (PRINCE2, Six Sigma or equivalent) would be great to have.
Remuneration:
BAND 5/6 (£28-35k pa), plus holiday pay, pension and discount benefits.
For further information on this vacancy, please apply via the link below or contact Ross Stevenson in the strictest confidence.