Health Innovation West of England - Project Support Officer
- NHS
- Part Time
- Stoke Gifford + Work from Home
- 26530.00 - 29114.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
As a Project Support Officer, you will provide administrative support to the projects and programmes across the work of the organisation and, as required, the wider Health Innovation Network (HIN), supporting innovation, evaluation and insight, and implementing projects across health and care in the West of England.
We are recruiting 3 roles with full time, part time and flexible working arrangements available.
We seek candidates who excel working as part of a collaborative team whilst valuing the opportunity to work autonomously, utilising your attention to detail and efficient administrative skills to support a project through to completion.
Candidates for this role will have proven personal organisation and time management skills, possessing a strong desire to deliver highest levels of service.
If you would like to work in a dynamic and vibrant team that is focused on accelerating innovation across our health and care services, then this is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience across all health and social care organisations in the West of England, as well as developing skills in quality improvement and project management.
Main duties of the job
- Providing project administrative support to the projects and programmes across the work of the business and, as required, the wider HIN implementing projects across healthcare in the West of England.
- Lead on specific elements of project implementation e.g. communications, training, infrastructure and data collection.
- First point of contact for enquiries on an ad hoc basis from stakeholders as part of the project implementation, supporting and training.
- The post holder will contribute to additional identified projects as required in line with the HIN's Business Plan and Project Portfolio.
About us
The Health Innovation West of England is one of 15 Health Innovation Networks across England, established by NHS England to spread proven health innovation at pace and scale. We connect and collaborate with our local NHS and care organisations and universities, and with industry partners, the third sector, and researchers to support transformation across whole health and social care systems, with a clear focus on improving outcomes for citizens.
We are an NHS organisation and employment with our Health Innovation is through the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
With headquarters in Filton, North Bristol, we support agile working including the opportunity to work from home.
You will need to attend regular in-person meetings and events at our office base and may be required to travel to other locations within our geography and occasionally nationally.
We value a workforce where people's varied backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives and fresh ideas resulting in the development and spread of transformational innovations. We therefore welcome applications from diverse communities to ensure our team is dynamic, vibrant and reflects the populations we serve.
Find out more about the Health Innovation West of England at www.healthinnowest.net
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Preparation of written reports or presentations and manuals
- Ability to prioritise tasks effectively
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary project team
- Excellent communication skills - written, spoken and grammar
- Previous experience of working in healthcare, academia, innovation, or another environment which the HIN operates within.
Desirable
- A working knowledge of Verto project management software solution, or similar
- Use of E-roster.
Specific skills
Essential
- Excellent keyboard and computer skills with significant knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpointt
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across organisational boundaries - both written and verbal.
- Ability to travel throughout locality to undertake duties as required, will need to attend the office base at least once per month to attend staff meeting.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Equality and Diversity.
- Awareness of NHS programmes and policies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Health Innovation West of England
Future Space
Bristol
BS34 8RB
