NWLP Project Manager

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Staff wellbeing programmes

Staff awards and recognition scheme

Cycle to Work

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Membership options for onsite leisure

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in North West London is seeking experienced Project Managers to join our Portfolio Office within NWLP. You will lead delivery of complex digital, operational and laboratory projects across a large NHS pathology network.

You will develop robust plans, manage risks, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and deliver projects on time, within budget and to agreed objectives, partnering with clinical, scientific and operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage timely delivery of projects with multiple delivery streams in accordance with OPO methodologies.
• Undertake stakeholder mapping to identify and engage key stakeholders.
• Establish project governance and chair project meetings or working groups.
• Provide day-to-day management of the project, coordinating workstreams and delivery teams.
• Ensure all activities align with scope and delivery schedule.
• Develop and maintain high-quality project documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Maintain documentation version control and filing in the project folder.
• Maintain the portfolio office standards for project folders.

Job description

We have a unique and truly exciting opportunity for experienced Project Managers to join our Portfolio Office team in North West London Pathology (NWLP).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Portfolio Office and lead the delivery of complex projects across digital, operational and laboratory services. Working within one of the UK's largest pathology networks, you will play a key role in delivering projects that support service improvement, innovation and the ongoing development of pathology services across North West London.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to implementation, working alongside clinical, scientific, and operational stakeholders. You will develop robust project plans, manage risks and issues, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure projects are delivered successfully against agreed objectives, timescales and budgets.

Project Managers within the Portfolio Office are assigned to a diverse range of projects and initiatives covering areas such as digital systems and integration, laboratory technology and automation, and service redesign and operational improvement.

If you are passionate about project delivery and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a large and innovative NHS pathology network, we would be delighted to hear from you.

• Manage the timely delivery of projects occasionally complex and with multiple delivery streams, in accordance with the OPO methodologies.
• Undertake thorough stakeholder mapping to ensure all key stakeholders are identified quickly and effectively, building relationships to support engagement and involvement of key stakeholders within designated project terms of reference.
• Establish project governance and chair project meetings and/or working groups.
• Provide day-to-day management of the project, co-ordinating the activity of various workstreams and delivery teams against the agreed project plan.
• Ensure all project activities are in line with the project scope and delivery schedule.
• Develop and maintain the high quality project documentation during the project lifecycle, from project initiation to project closure.
• Ensure documentation version control and filling to the associated project folder.
• Maintain the project folder to the agreed portfolio office standards.

• career development
• flexible working
• staff wellbeing programmes
• staff awards and recognition scheme
• Cycle to Work
• car lease schemes
• season ticket loan
• membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan

NWLP Induction

The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.

2026-2027 start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.

• Monday 7 December 2026
• Monday 4 January 2027
• Monday 1 February 2027
• Monday 1 March 2027
• Monday 5 April 2027

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Lynch Job title: Head of Programmes & Delivery Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02033110390