Project Manager

Transformation Unit; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton, England, invites applications for a part-time Project Manager (Band 7) to lead transformation projects such as ICE Order Communications upgrade and Digital Pathology in Histology. The role is fixed-term 12 months (or secondment) with 30 hours per week.

You will report to Laboratory Medicine leadership, apply formal project management methods, manage risks, and provide regular programme reports to senior teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable commitment to personal development.
• Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate risks and issues with escalation and corrective action.
• Create and maintain project documentation per the Trust framework.
• Use formal project management methods to deliver transformation projects through full lifecycle.
• Generate regular progress reports for the programme and present to senior teams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Prince2 Foundation certification

Job description

Main area Project Manager Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (0.8 WTE - Flexible as to working days) Job ref 241-689FD-26

Employer Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Bolton Hospital Town Bolton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Project Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Full-Time 37.5hours per week. 24 months Fixed Term

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an aspiring, self-motivated individual to join Bolton Foundation Trust's Families and Diagnostics Division as a Project Manager. Primarily supporting ICE Order Comms upgrade and Digital Pathology in Histology.

You will join a team from a number of disciplines and backgrounds to work collaboratively alongside our Senior Leadership Team and colleagues to deliver a number of our small to medium projects across the Trust.

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

Reporting directly to the Laboratory Medicine Leadership team on a range of designated projects.

The successful candidate will (amongst other duties)

• Use formal project management methods for the management and delivery of Transformation Projects, through the full project cycle from case for change to delivery and benefits realisation.
• To create and ensure that project documentation is developed and maintained in line with the Trust project management framework.
• Ensure risks and issues are identified and countermeasures are in place. Where necessary ensure the appropriate escalation and corrective action to ensure these are resolved.
• Generate regular reports on the overall progress of the Programme or project team, in conjunction with Senior Staff. This may involve presentation of contentious or challenging messages to senior clinical, operational and corporate teams.

A key deliverable of this role will be the implementation of the ICE upgrade order comms system and Digital Pathology for Histology.

Working for our organisation

You will be equally happy leading your own project as you will be working collaboratively and being a good team player who demonstrates the organisations values. You will be a natural fit into the team, which is compassionate, friendly and has dedicated professionals who always go the extra mile. The successful candidate will be qualified in Prince2 Foundation, will excellent interpersonal skills and able to engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable commitment to personal development
• Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS

Experience

• Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
• Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS

Skills and Knowledge

• Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
• Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS

Other

• Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
• Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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