Corporate Project Manager

NHS Blood and Transplant; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant seeks a Project Manager to oversee investment and transformation projects, ensuring alignment with business strategies while managing budgets and stakeholder engagement. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and supports a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. Join a dedicated team that plays a crucial role in saving lives.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Continuous learning and development programs

Qualifications

• Significant project management experience, including budget management and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrable knowledge equivalent to a Masters’ level.
• Training in project management methods (e.g., PRINCE II, agile).

Responsibilities

• Manage NHSBT investment and transformation projects to successful conclusions.
• Ensure project outcomes align with business strategies and manage project budgets.
• Deputise for Corporate Portfolio and Programme Managers when needed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Risk management

Education

Masters’ degree in relevant subject

Tools

Project management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement. As the project is primarily based across Bristol (Filton), Tooting, and Colindale, your base location may be in one of these areas. You will be assigned this base location, which will be confirmed after the final interview and agreed upon with the line manager during the verbal offer stage

Job Summary

Working with a multi-disciplinary team of subject matter experts the project manager will play a vital role in delivering an independent review and providing recommendations of an Estates change programme that is seeking potential efficiencies through an invest to save initiative, The project manager will then be required to deliver on those recommendations. The role will involve significant stakeholder engagement which will build a compelling evidence-based case for change and business case. The project manager will then be required to deliver that change from conception through to project completion.

Main duties of the job

Role

In this role you will be managing NHSBT investment and transformation projects to timely and successful conclusions. Your responsibilties will include:

• Ensuring that intended project outcomes are in alignment with the business strategies, that all project budgets are managed effectively, and all operational needs are met.
• Management of specific projects under the direction of group project leads, ensuring that they are managed to the highest professional standards and comply with all relevant internal and external standards, regulation and instructions.
• Deputising for the Corporate Portfolio and Programme Managers as required and supporting assurance of projects and programmes across the organisation.
• Supporting annual corporate portfolio build planning and corporate reporting.
• Managing more than one project at any given time at different stages in their lifecycle.
• Participating in the development and improvement of the NHSBT Portfolio, Programme and Project Management tools and methods.
  
  

You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice

About You

Experience and Knowledge

• Significant project management experience, including managing risk and change, production of robust business cases, managing and monitoring budgets
• Experience of using project management tools and software to support effect scoping, planning, implementing, and monitoring progress. Experience of managing resources, including those not under direct line management control.
• Knowledge of project closures and closure report
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel,Visio, Teams and PowerPoint)
  
  

Qualifications And Training

• Masters’ degree in relevant subject or demonstrable knowledge and experience to Masters’ level
• Evidence of training in project management methods (e.g. PRINCE II practitioner, agile, waterfall)
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
  
  

About Us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.

By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

What We Offer

• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
• We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
  
  

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 8June 2025. This vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we recommend applying early.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on 17 June 2025 subject to confirmation.

For informal enquiries please contact Leanne Roberts - Head of Estates Legal and Risk Estates via email at [e-mail].