Assistant Project Manager

Do you have knowledge and understanding of programme & project management structures and governance?

Are you seeking a new role in Mental Health?

We are seeking a full-time Assistant Project Manager to join on a fixed term basis. This is a "doing" role for someone who feels passionately about mental health and wants to be involved in facilitating change to make services better for the populations of Oxfordshire and BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. The postholder will be primarily responsible for supporting the Senior Programme Managers to manage large scale complex change initiatives in the OBSW Mental Health Directorate.

The main duties of this job will be around supporting the OBSW Mental Health Senior Programme Managers in all aspects of large programme and change work, undertaking delegated programme and service change activities, often working on parallel and complex workstreams. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that the programmes and projects keep a steady pace.

This Will Involve

• Maintaining and holding action logs to ensure that programme tasks are completed in an appropriate timeframe, escalating issues early to ensure resolution
• Working with stakeholders to ensure buy-in and involvement
• Working alongside the programme managers to create reporting and communications to required boards, groups, interested parties.
• Supporting with compilation of plans, risk and issue logs, and be actively involved in understanding this documentation and it's relevance to the programmes
• Being actively involved with the senior programme managers in planning and co-ordinating activities relating to programmes
  
  

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aly Fielden Job title: Senior Programme Manager Email address: [email protected]