HR Project Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in Oxford is looking for a project manager to lead initiatives within the Integrated Absence Management System Programme. This role involves championing continuous improvement, collaborating across teams, and analysing complex data to drive changes. Candidates should hold a degree or equivalent experience, with a solid background in project management and data analysis. The Trust supports a culture of innovation and efficient practices.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting projects applying QI principles.
• Good understanding of IT and databases for tracking performance.
• Experience of complex qualitative and quantitative data.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects within the Integrated Absence Management System Programme.
• Champion continuous improvement across the organization.
• Analyse complex data to inform decisions.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Continuous improvement methodologies

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead projects within the Integrated Absence Management System Programme, ensuring delivery against key milestones and organisational priorities.
• Champion continuous improvement, applying recognised methodologies to embed a culture of innovation and efficiency.
• Collaborate across teams, engaging stakeholders and using strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive change.
• Analyse complex data, using insights to inform decisions and demonstrate benefits realisation.
• Coach and support colleagues, enabling them to adopt new ways of working and develop improvement capability.
• Develop detailed project plans for absence management initiatives within the Integrated Quality Improvement Programme.
• Monitor progress against milestones and ensure projects meet agreed timescales.
• Capture baseline data and apply measurement for improvement principles to track impact.
• Lead and coach local project leads and stakeholder groups, ensuring effective governance and reporting.
• Communicate effectively with staff and managers, using negotiation and persuasion skills to build cooperation.
• Motivate and empower staff to adopt new ways of working and test change initiatives.
• Deliver coaching and training to build improvement capability across the Trust.
• Ensure projects have SMART goals and measurable benefits realisation objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of supporting projects and service improvements applying QI principles and approaches.
• Experience in project management and project management tools and approaches to document and deliver projects.
• Experience of complex data with multiple information components in both qualitative and quantitative formats.
• Good understanding of IT and databases for tracking performance and for data analysis.

About the Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital.