NHS D - Clinical Triage Platform Technical PM

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Summary of the work The Technical Project Manager will - Define and manage all resources (NHS Digital and 3rd party suppliers) involved in the development of the orchestration solution (APIs) via an Agile framework (set of Sprints). Specialist role Programme manager Expected Contract Length 12 Months Latest start date Saturday 30 June 2018 Maximum Day Rate £750 Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will report to a Programme Manager and be part of The Clinical Triage Platform (CTP) Team. The specialist will work with other teams throughout NHS Digital The specialist will work with suppliers to CTP The Specialist may need to work with other NHS Organisations. What Specialists Work On Define, manage and report on multiple projects that have both technical and customer facing requirements. Reporting on deliverables, risks, benefits, tolerance exceptions and removing barriers to work package completion. NHS Digital uses a mixture of Prince 2 and AGILE based project methodologies. Management the work packages that will deliver any and all APIs being developed as part of the CTP programme Management of test system build and development Management of release of services, APIs and documentation Skills & Experience • Significant experience of delivering interoperability projects and programmes, toolsets and management capability on major technology platforms. • Should be conversant with setting up and delivery ‘Devops’ style delivery of continuous test and delivery, and the management capability to manage a number of developer resources. • Prince 2 Practitioner or equivelant AGILE qualification • Successful planning management and delivery of a single major, highly complex project - or a number of smaller complex projects to time/cost/quality; meeting internal and external customer requirements. • Demonstrate working flexibly across entire life cycle of a programme and/or portfolio of projects including project initiation (including pre-project activities eg requirements gathering and options analysis), delivery, and closure activities. • Experience of implementation of complex business change-related projects and to ensure that these align with the programme and corporate strategies. • Strong communication, documentation and negotiation skills; effectively manages a broad range of stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally; proven ability to deliver difficult messages at a senior level. • Manages definition of objectives and oversees quality control throughout the project lifecycle, taking a leadership in the management of suppliers and liaising with senior stakeholders to facilitate safe delivery. • Management of the delivery of suppliers’ technical releases from inception through development, testing, deployment and national implementation. • Experience of managing resources and co-ordinating team members and third party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. Nice to Haves • Jira, Trello • Use of technologies such as video conferencing to manage a geologically diverse team Work Location The role will be based in Leeds or London, to be discussed. Travel to both locations will be required. Travel to supplier bases also required. Working Arrangments Travel will be in accordance with the NHS D Expenses Policy Webex and telephone conference is availble for most meetings but some will require attendance in person as they arise. Travel to supplier sites will be needed to ensure work packages are being delivered Security Clearance Baseline Personal Security Standard Additional T&Cs NHS D Supplementary and Special Terms will be discussed and agreed with the successful supplier. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes. Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 55% Cultural fit 5% Price 40% Questions from Suppliers 1. The location is stated as, "No specific location, eg they can work remotely" but also stated, "The role will be based in Leeds or London, to be discussed Base location can be either Leeds or London dependent on where the candidate lives. Travel will be required from the base to the other location, and also to supplier sites in the UK. 2. Is there an incumbent, or is this a new role? This is a new role 3. Is this inside or outside of IR35? The working assumption should be that this is within IR35 regulations. This will be clarified with the supplier before contract is awarded. 4. Travel to both locations will be required. Travel to supplier bases also required." In either case, will all travel expenses from the specialist's location be reimbursed, in accordance with NHS Expense policy? Will all travel expenses to London, Leeds and other locations be reimbursed? Or are you expecting all travel expenses to be included in the day rate? Expenses will be in accordance with the NHS D Expenses Policy. Expenses can be claimed for travel away from the Base location. Expenses cannot be claimed for travel to the Base Location.Costs incurred by the Supplier in delivering resource to the Base Location will need to be factored into the Supplier's Day Rate. 5. Please can you confirm the amount of travel involved and the percentage of time the contractor would need to be in London/Leeds? At least 2 days per week in the other location 6. Is 100% remote working allowed? No, the supplier will be required to attend London/Leeds 7. The rate for this role seems fairly high given the duties and experience required; is this because of IR35? We believe the maximum rate is appropriate for this requirement based on experience of using DOS.