Lead Project Manager

NHS Supply Chain; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain is seeking a Lead Project Manager to drive large transformation programmes and complex projects using agile and waterfall approaches. You will guide technology, processes and culture changes to deliver outcomes aligned with strategic objectives.

You will manage cross-functional teams, collaborate with senior stakeholders and external partners, and ensure benefits realization while working in a hybrid setup with two days on site in Nottingham.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in large-scale transformation projects.
• Experience managing diverse delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of MSP, PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Supports delivery of large transformational programmes with budgets up to £3m.
• Ensures end-user adoption and successful change outcomes.
• Delivers key strategic outcomes for assigned projects.
• Monitors progress of work-packages, surfaces capacity and resourcing issues.
• Delivers projects within time, cost and quality constraints with business owners.
• Collaborates with NHS Supply Chain service providers to meet strategic objectives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

MSP/Prince2/Agile

Cost management

Communication

Vendor management

Healthcare knowledge

Logistics & supply chain

Prosci/ADKAR

Job description

Job Title: Lead Project Manager

Function: Strategy & Business Architecture - Change

Location: Hybrid Worker – Expectation is two days per week on site at our Nottingham office

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Offered on a starting salary of £56,476 with the potential to increase £66,443 over the course of three years.

Closing Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026

Job Title: Lead Project Manager

Function: Strategy & Business Architecture - Change

Location: Hybrid Worker – Expectation is two days per week on site at our Nottingham office

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Offered on a starting salary of £56,476 with the potential to increase £66,443 over the course of three years.

Closing Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Lead Project Manager to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first and to deliver against our strategic objectives.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Project Manager who will be responsible for managing and providing perspective on high complexity projects using agile and waterfall methodologies including what technology and processes to use and adapt to achieve the project outcomes.

Every day you will …

• Supports the delivery of large transformational programmes and projects with budgets up to £3m and deliver key strategic outcomes attached to project, which include multiple technology, process, and cultural changes for customers and colleagues
• Ensure that the team are supporting the end users throughout the delivery of the change so that the implementation is successful, and outcomes are achieved
• Deliver the key strategic outcomes attached to the assigned project.
• Pro-actively monitor the progress of work-packages within the project including surfacing capacity, pacing, or resourcing issues and initiating corrective actions as applicable
• Be responsible for the effective delivery of your projects, working closely with the business owner. You will work with senior leaders and functional teams to ensure that the project objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
• Work in collaboration with the service providers across NHS Supply Chain to ensure effective management and execution of your projects to deliver against elements of NHS Supply Chain’s strategic objectives.

What can we offer you?

We Want To Reward You For Your Passion, Enthusiasm, And Hard Work So We Offer Much More Than a Competitive Salary

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Proven industry experience of successfully managing large scale, complex projects and embedding transformational change
• Matrix management experience of project delivery teams
• Demonstrable understanding of project management methodologies as per MSP/ Prince 2 / Agile or equivalent standard
• Experience in scoping and priority setting for large or complex changes and engaging senior stakeholders
• Experience in project cost management across multiple delivery partners
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience of managing a third-party vendor is desirable
• Experience and knowledge of healthcare sector either public or private
• Good understanding of Logistics and Supply Chain organisations
• Relevant business change qualification (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR) or equivalent level of experience

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.