Project Manager

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; Híbrido; GBP 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working

Home or remote working

Descripción de la vacante

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support its Transformation team on a fixed-term 12-month basis. The role offers hybrid working and a busy portfolio across Community Mental Health and Physical Health services.

The successful candidate will convene project teams, manage delivery, and apply strong planning, negotiation, analytical and communication skills to drive service improvement across Integrated Community Teams and other

Formación

• A recognised project management qualification.
• Understanding of tools and methodologies used within service improvement projects.

Responsabilidades

• Convene and manage project teams to enable delivery of transformation and change initiatives.
• Develop and redesign services across service groups in line with local strategies and government initiatives.
• Support performance improvement across the organisation as required.

Conocimientos

Project management

Descripción del empleo

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Project Manager

The closing date is 09 November 2026

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months. The hours are full time, 37.50 hours per week.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is seeking an experienced and qualified project manager to join its Transformation team on a fixed term basis to support key strategic transformation initiatives across the Trust. You will be joining an experienced team of project professionals supporting projects and programmes to develop and redesign services in line with local strategies and government initiatives across a diverse portfolio of Community Mental Health and Physical Health Services, with a focus on Integrated Community Teams, development of the OT Heath Service and HomeFirst service following a period of change within the organisation.

Working as a key member of the Transformation Hub within the Digital, Improvement and Partnerships Directorate the role offers a wide and varied portfolio supporting operational and corporate initiatives in the Trust as well as collaboration with System Partners across the OneGloucestershire Integrated Care System.

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the operational and business leads within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust to enable the delivery of transformation and change initiatives.

To develop and redesign services across our service groups, in line with local strategies and government initiatives which will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills.

The post holder will support performance improvement across the organisation as required.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate excellent skills and experience in delivering sustainable transformation through the effective use of project management tools with a focus on benefits realisation and collaborative working. NHS experience would be valued, however we value consider transferable skills from different sectors. The team is based in Gloucestershire but has a flexible working model so can offer hybrid working.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A recognised project management qualification
• Understanding of tools and methodologies used within service improvement projects.

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Highly developed specialist knowledge, delivering a range of projects in complex environment.
• Extensive experience of hands‑on project management, service development/improvement within community services.
• Experience working withing integrated community teams with a focus on service improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working