Job summary
- Main area
- Project Support Officer
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-6455918-PSO-PSD
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/08/2024
Employer heading
Project Support Officer
Band 4
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?
We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
As part of our pathology network, we are looking for an enthusiastic Project Support Officer to support our change and improvement manager deliver against the networks priority programmes.
We would hope to support the successful candidate through a project management apprenticeship to develop our own future project manager for SHYPS.
The role can be based at either our York or Hull Sites, with regular travel to all sites as needed.
Main duties of the job
As Project Support Officer you will be working under the Change and Improvement Manager, to support the coordination, monitoring and delivery of project plans and Improve schemes. This will include leading and coordinating reporting from the high impact projects, and leading on change in smaller scale quality improvement work.
We are committed to the delivering excellent care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for SHYPS (Scarborough Hull York pathology service
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected]
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English level 4 and above
- Evidence of level 4/5 qualifications (A-Level, NVQ, Diploma, HNC)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Administrative experience (2 years minimum)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working on projects/project management support
- Experience of Pathology IT systems and projects
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of communication skills with a veriety of stake holders
- Evidence of working to deadline and planning skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Sharp
- Job title
- SHYPS General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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