Project Manager

NHS; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a Project Manager to implement strategic projects across clinical and corporate services. The successful candidate will be responsible for project coordination, monitoring, and reporting. Expertise in project management and strong planning skills are essential. Benefits include flexible working arrangements, employee wellbeing support, and opportunities for career development. Applicants must meet visa requirements for registered healthcare roles.

Benefits

27–33 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• High level of planning and organizational skills, able to meet competing priorities and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Implement key strategic projects and initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinate, monitor, and report on all assigned projects/programmes.
• Assist in planning project teams and monitoring risks and issues.

Skills

Excellent non-verbal and verbal communication skills

Job description

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Project Manager

The closing date is 19 January 2026

The Project Manager will work closely with the senior Project Manager to implement key strategic projects and initiatives across the organization, including projects across clinical and corporate services and estates redesign.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have expertise in project/programme management and be responsible for the coordination, monitoring, reporting and running of all projects/programmes assigned to them. The role includes coordinating project teams in their planning and reporting and helping monitor risks and issues affecting the respective programmes of work, escalating through to the senior Project Manager and SRO where necessary.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27–33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team at [e-mail].

Attached to this advert is our candidate's guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Skills

• Excellent non-verbal and verbal communication skills

Experience

• High level of planning and organizational skills, experience of meeting competing priorities and working independently

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.