Interim Project Manager

Rinnova; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Interim Project Manager to support business continuity and process improvement initiatives during a period of operational change. The role requires a proven Project Manager who is comfortable working closely with operational teams to ensure projects are implemented effectively, focusing on delivering results while managing risks and coordinating stakeholders. This assignment is for 3-6 months starting January 2026 and requires strong hands-on delivery experience in regulated service environments.

Qualifications

• Proven Project Manager with strong hands-on delivery experience.
• Experience in healthcare, diagnostics, or regulated service environments preferred.
• Comfortable working close to operations rather than at a purely governance level.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day project management across assigned initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, and dependencies.
• Coordinate stakeholders to ensure actions, decisions, and delivery remain on track.
• Manage risks, issues, and change control, escalating appropriately.
• Support process redesign and implementation alongside operational leads.

Skills

Project Management

Delivery Focus

Stakeholder Coordination

Risk Management

Job description

Interim Project Manager

Context

A UK based healthcare services organisation is seeking an experienced Interim Project Manager to support business continuity, integration activity and process improvement initiatives during a period of operational change. The role is delivery focused and hands on, working directly with operational, clinical, commercial and technology teams to ensure projects are implemented effectively with minimal disruption to core services.

Assignment Purpose

To plan, manage and deliver defined projects that improve operational consistency, support integration and strengthen core business processes.

Key Objectives

• Maintain continuity of critical operational projects during transition
• Deliver integration activity across teams, systems and ways of working
• Improve efficiency, clarity and consistency of key processes
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, to scope and with clear ownership

Key Responsibilities

• Own day to day project management across assigned initiatives
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones and dependencies
• Coordinate stakeholders to ensure actions, decisions and delivery remain on track
• Manage risks, issues and change control, escalating appropriately
• Support process redesign and implementation alongside operational leads
• Track progress, outcomes and benefits against agreed objectives

Key Deliverables

• Clear project plans with timelines and accountability
• Risk, issue and dependency logs
• Stakeholder action and decision trackers
• Implemented process and integration changes
• Practical handover documentation to support sustainability

Ideal Profile

• Proven Project Manager with strong hands on delivery experience
• Experience in healthcare, diagnostics or other regulated service environments preferred
• Comfortable working close to operations rather than at a purely governance level
• Structured, pragmatic and outcomes focused

Assignment details

• 3-6 months
• Outside IR35
• January 2026 start