Assistant Project Manager (XN06)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a Project Manager for the Scan4Safety Team. The role includes managing project delivery, collaborating with diverse teams, and ensuring adherence to quality standards. Candidates should possess project management experience, be comfortable working autonomously, and demonstrate strong analytical skills. Full NHS benefits include generous leave, excellent pension, and health support. The position offers growth opportunities within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

27 days Leave + Bank Holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Health & Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects in a structured environment.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Clean current driving license.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the delivery of one or more small projects.
• Provide support to the Project Manager/Senior Project Manager.
• Lead workstreams within a project.

Skills

Project management

Communication with clinical staff

Problem solving

Autonomy

Microsoft Visio

Education

Professional or degree level qualification

Project management training

Job description

Job Summary

Do you want to implement change and make a difference within the NHS? Leeds Teaching Hospitals are offering a new role within its Scan4Safety Team, you will need to be a confident communicator and be comfortable with a level of autonomy. Keen and quick to learn and be confident with systems and analysing data with exceptional attention to detail. Full NHS benefits – 27 days Leave + Bank Holidays, excellent pension scheme, staff discounts, Health & Wellbeing support. Scan4Safety Programme is an innovative programme at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Programme uses standardised data to improve point of care recording across three work streams: Live Beds State, Inventory Management and Real Time Location Systems.

Key Dates

Expected Shortlisting Date: 20/01/2026

Planned Interview Date: 04/02/2026

Main Duties

The post holder will use experience and judgement to evaluate complex requirements and implement solutions that are consistent with the Trust’s strategy. The post holder is responsible for developing Business Cases to secure project funding and the subsequent financial management and budgetary control of these funds. They will fully manage a group of specialist staff that will project manage the various work streams of the implementation programme, working closely with clinical and non‑clinical teams to introduce new ways of working that are consistent with the strategy. Integral to the role is collecting meaningful data based on multifaceted supplier product information, manipulating the information by means of in‑depth analysis, and ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost and quality standards.

About Us

The Supplies & Procurement department is made up of nearly 150 individuals, including Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Contracting teams, e‑Procurement, Receipt & Distribution and Logistics team. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying "at risk" members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details

Details Date posted: 31 December 2025

Band: 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9298‑FIN‑0164

Job locations: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the delivery of one or more small projects.
• Provide support to the Project Manager/Senior Project Manager in the delivery of larger projects.
• Lead one or more workstreams within a project.
• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality standards.
• Develop and implement appropriate and effective project structures.
• Identify and record project issues and risks and recommend suitable courses of action for resolution and mitigation.
• Report effectively to the Project Team.
• Monitor delivery of agreed projects and workstreams within the DIT Portfolio and report progress to the Project Delivery Office.
• Identify and obtain any support and advice required for the management, planning and control of projects.
• Provide technical planning support to the Project team within the sphere of their knowledge and experience.
• Be responsible for project administration.

Person Specification – Skills & Behaviours (Essential)

• Can work autonomously to achieve agreed objectives without reference to a manager
• Comfortable and capable of working with clinical & non‑clinical staff at all levels.
• Able to constructively & respectfully challenge.
• Clean current driving license
• Use of Microsoft Visio

Person Specification – Skills & Behaviours (Desirable)

• Evidence of innovation
• Excellent problem solving skills.

Person Specification – Qualifications (Essential)

• Professional or degree level qualification.
• Project management training and demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Person Specification – Qualifications (Desirable)

• Management skills: Finance, staff selection etc.
• Change Management Process re‑engineering.

Person Specification – Experience (Essential)

• Has experience of managing projects in a structured environment.
• Has experience of delivering projects which deliver IM&T systems.
• Has successfully introduced new or updated IM&T systems to meet user requirements.
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Supply Chain to enable collaboration in this area.

Person Specification – Experience (Desirable)

• Has experience of projects that span multiple organisations.
• Has contributed to the development of an organisation's strategy and its tactical implementation.

Person Specification – Additional Questions (Essential)

• Q1 How would you work with different areas in the hospital to successfully deliver a change programme?
• Q2 What do you think S4S is and why it is important?
• Q3 What project methods are best in healthcare and why would you use them?

Employer Details

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF

Website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/