Project Manager

About the Opportunity

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Job Overview

This role will lead the rollout of the MyStaff App across North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), working within the Corporate Governance team.

MyStaff App is an internal tool to help staff access and manage key policies, guidance, and operational information in a user-friendly digital format. The Project Manager will oversee implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, training and communication, content management coordination, and system administration in collaboration with corporate and clinical services.

The postholder will coordinate with policy leads, governance groups, digital services, clinical services and communications to ensure a smooth Trust-wide rollout that meets the needs of staff and supports improved policy management and staff engagement.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the Trust-wide rollout of the MyStaff App in line with agreed timescales and governance.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, RAID logs, and benefits realisation documentation.
• Coordinate with content leads to ensure accurate, accessible content is available via the app.
• Support staff training and engagement, including FAQs, user guides, and helpdesk queries.
• Provide regular updates to the Corporate Governance team and governance groups.
• Identify and manage risks and issues, escalating as needed.
• Work with Digital Services and the app developers to resolve technical issues and support ongoing maintenance.
• Ensure feedback mechanisms are in place and the app continues to meet user needs.

About Company

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

Eligibility

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

Benefits

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Qualification in project/programme management e.g. PRINCE 2, MSP, APMP or equivalent
• Change management qualification e.g. Lean Six Sigma
• Educated to master’s degree level or holds equitable substantial work based experience
• Strong, demonstrable experience of project management, working across teams to ensure customer, staff, quality, financial and efficiency benefits are defined and delivered
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Desirable criteria

• Experience of business process improvement, ideally including benchmarking from analysis of datasets. Experience of data analytics would be advantageous
• Experience of working with financial information
• Knowledge of health and social care issues and priorities
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