Project Officer - Warneford 200

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is recruiting a Project Officer to drive the delivery of projects commemorating 200 years of mental health services. You will play a key role in project planning, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have significant project management experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to engage with various stakeholders. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable project management experience and of successful delivery of projects.
• Experience of project management in charity and third sector roles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, confirm project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Track project progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Engage with stakeholders and develop a communications plan.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder engagement

Strong communication skills

Job description

Warneford 200 is a project to commemorate over 200 years of mental health services provided at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford through a series of events and exhibitions over 2026 and is being coordinated by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's charity (Oxford Health Charity - OHC). Following a successful application for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, OHC are now recruiting a Project Officer role to drive the delivery of the projects over the year including events, exhibitions, communications work and other commemorative projects. This is a full time 12-month fixed term contract and can be offered as a secondment opportunity.

You\'ll report to the Head of Charity and work with other key project leads already working on the project. A Warneford 200 Delivery Group is in place to plan and coordinate project delivery and the successful candidate will play a key role in this group and success of the project as well as with other local stakeholders involved in the commemoration year.

If you have strong project management experience and would like to be part of this landmark project, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Project Planning: Develop comprehensive W200 project plans, including confirming project scope, objectives, and deliverables. Identify and allocate resources, set timelines, and establish project milestones reporting to the W200 Delivery Group, Head of Charity (line management) and where required the Charity Committee;
• Monitoring and Reporting: Track project progress against milestones and deliverables through development of effective project controls e.g. project plan, action log, risk register, etc. Prepare and present regular status reports to stakeholders and senior management and grant bodies as required;
• Stakeholder Management & Communications: Engage with key W200 stakeholders (working with other project leads focused on engagement), including volunteers, service users, experts by experience, and community members. Develop and deliver a W200 Communications Plan working with the Trust\'s Communication Team;
• Budget and Resource Management: Monitor project budgets, escalate approvals to head of charity and senior W200 leads, and ensure efficient use of resources. Identify and address any financial risks or issues.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details on the role and background to the Warneford 200 projects.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people\'s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable project management experience and of successful delivery of projects
• Experience of project management in charity and third sector roles
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills and experience
• Experience of producing high-quality written deliverables for reporting

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.