We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Technology & Transformation team on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract. Working alongside a Systems Analyst and Solution Architect, you’ll play a key role in delivering projects focused on decommissioning obsolete technology, improving cyber resilience, and ensuring Nuffield Health’s digital infrastructure supports safe and effective care delivery. This role is ideal for a delivery‑focused project professional with strong technical understanding and a passion for driving meaningful change in a purpose‑led environment.
Key responsibilities
- Manage resources / relationships to create initial project plan and costings for workstreams identified by the Systems Analyst and Solution Architect to achieve funding approval.
- Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of projects within the Obsolete Technology and Cyber Resilience Programme, where applicable, ensuring scope, timelines, and quality targets are met.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and reporting dashboards, ensuring alignment with programme governance.
- Work closely with technical and non‑technical teams to manage dependencies, risks, and resource / budget planning across multiple workstreams.
- Coordinate and facilitate key project ceremonies, meetings, and stakeholder communications.
- Ensure project documentation, business cases, and benefits tracking are clearly defined and maintained.
- Oversee procurement and vendor engagement where required, ensuring third‑party delivery aligns with internal standards.
- Manage testing, change, and implementation activities to ensure smooth transition into BAU.
- Report progress into governance forums and provide clear visibility of delivery status to senior leadership.
Qualifications & experience
- Proven experience as a Project Manager initiating projects from idea to delivery.
- Proven experience in delivering IT and transformation projects (ideally within healthcare, public sector, or other regulated environments).
- Strong understanding of technology change delivery, including systems decommissioning, infrastructure, or cyber security initiatives.
- Demonstrable experience managing multi‑disciplinary project teams (including SAs, architects, engineers, and third parties).
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement, risk management, and benefits tracking.
- Experience working within Agile and Waterfall or hybrid delivery frameworks.
- Excellent organisational, planning, and communication skills.
- Recognised project management qualification (Prince2, APM, AgilePM, or similar) preferred.
Person profile
- Pragmatic and delivery‑focused, with strong problem‑solving skills.
- Collaborative and communicative, able to manage a wide range of stakeholders with confidence.
- Structured and organised, maintaining control in a complex and fast‑moving environment.
- Purpose‑driven, with a genuine interest in using technology to improve patient and operational outcomes.
Benefits
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.