EMAP Project Manager - Band 8a
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the EMAP Improvement Programme. You will lead and deliver complex projects that support service improvement, transformation and strategic objectives across Lincolnshire's health system.
The role requires senior coordination with clinical and operational leaders, strong governance, and delivery within time and budget constraints. Flexible working is available alongside full-time hours.
Qualifications
- Educated to Post Graduate diploma Level or equivalent experience in a project related field.
- Specialist Management knowledge or training qualification to Masters level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Project Management Qualification e.g., Prince 2 or equivalent
- Good analytical skills and ability to interpret and present data
- Effective management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to create a team approach amongst Project Leads
- Ability to find ways of pre-empting and solving problems
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of allocated projects within the EMAP Improvement Programme.
- Develop and monitor project plans, milestones, risks, issues and performance measures to ensure successful delivery of agreed outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with clinical, operational and system partners to support service improvement and transformation programmes.
- Prepare and present complex reports, progress updates and performance information to senior stakeholders, programme boards and other governance groups.
- Identify, analyse and mitigate project risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating concerns where appropriate.
- Support the development and implementation of initiatives aligned to national NHS priorities, local strategic objectives and best practice guidance.
- Monitor project budgets and resources, ensuring effective use of funding and delivery of agreed benefits.
- Analyse complex data and performance information to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across organisations, influencing and motivating teams to achieve programme objectives.
- Ensure robust governance arrangements are maintained, with accurate documentation, audit trails and reporting processes in place.
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Job description
Main area Project Manager Grade Band 8a Contract 29 months (FIXED TERM CONTRACT / SECONDMENT - Ending 31st March 2029) Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lincoln County Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:
- Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
- Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
- Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Caring and building a healthier future for all" - stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So,what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours - usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours - having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns - to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing (including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests).
- Learning & Development (including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research)
- Financial support and benefits i ncluding Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition (including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery).
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join the EMAP Improvement Programme.
Working as part of a dynamic programme team, the post holder will lead and deliver complex projects that support service improvement, transformation and strategic objectives across Lincolnshire's health system.
The role involves working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, managing project plans, monitoring performance against key milestones and KPIs, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to a high standard.
The successful candidate will be highly organised, able to analyse complex information, manage risks and dependencies, and build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to drive sustainable improvements in patient services
Main Duties of the Job
- Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of allocated projects within the EMAP Improvement Programme.
- Develop and monitor project plans, milestones, risks, issues and performance measures to ensure successful delivery of agreed outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with clinical, operational and system partners to support service improvement and transformation programmes.
- Prepare and present complex reports, progress updates and performance information to senior stakeholders, programme boards and other governance groups.
- Identify, analyse and mitigate project risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating concerns where appropriate.
- Support the development and implementation of initiatives aligned to national NHS priorities, local strategic objectives and best practice guidance.
- Monitor project budgets and resources, ensuring effective use of funding and delivery of agreed benefits.
- Analyse complex data and performance information to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across organisations, influencing and motivating teams to achieve programme objectives.
- Ensure robust governance arrangements are maintained, with accurate documentation, audit trails and reporting processes in place.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full breakdown of tasks, duties and responsibilities.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
What should you do next?
- Educated to Post Graduate diploma Level or equivalent experience in a project related field
- Specialist Management knowledge or training qualification to Masters level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Project Management Qualification eg Prince 2 or equivalent
- Good analytical skills and ability to interpret and present data
- Effective management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to create a team approach amongst Project Leads
- Ability to find ways of pre-empting and solving problems
- Ability to use IT packages – Microsoft Office
- Ability to make sound judgements and decision making
- Experience of managing complex projects
- Experience of change management / service redesign
- Experience of working at a senior/corporate level within the NHS
- Experience of managing competing priorities
- Demonstrable experience in managing and influencing teams
- Significant experience of communicating and working with staff at all levels
- Experience of budget and staff management
- Experience of managing and successfully delivering a Programme
- Knowledge of programme and project management
- Knowledge of financial and staff management
- Understanding of working with confidential information
- A knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
- A knowledge of project management approaches
- Sufficient seniority and professional credibility to advise and influence project leads on delivery in relation to the programme/projects
- An awareness of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
- Ability to identify links with programme and projects
- A knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
- Committed to continuous improvement and pro-active in problem solving
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.
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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Name Vicky Holden Job title Group Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships Email address victoria.holden7@nhs.net Telephone number 07521761536
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