Project Support Officer

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Project Support Officer for a 9-month role focused on supporting the Medical Education Department. This opportunity involves coordinating various training and onboarding responsibilities while enhancing operational and project management skills within a renowned NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge.
• NHS experience preferred.
• Extensive experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onboarding of Resident Doctors.
• Ensure compliance with Junior Doctor Mandatory Training.
• Assist in developing and implementing strategies and policies.

Skills

Report Writing Skills

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge

NHS experience

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Project Support Officer

The closing date is 06 July 2025

An opportunity has a risen for a Project Support Officer to provide a 9 month cover within the Medical Education Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The role will be 37.5 hours a week and involve coordinating the onboarding of our Resident Drs.

This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to enhance their operational and project management skills.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills and duties include:

Coordinating the delivery of statutory and mandatory training for Medics.

Organise, arrange and facilitate Resident Doctor Induction

Monitor compliance with mandatory training and local induction

Managing administrative tasks

Supporting the delivery of training to meet agreed targets

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job responsibilities

To assist and support the Medical Education Management Team in developing, planning, implementing and monitoring its objectives, strategies and projects. The post holder will be expected to manage their own workload in order to deliver the necessary outcomes.

• To assist and support the Medical Education Manager and the Senior Management team in an organisational role, developing the work of the team in the light of service development and continuing improvements.
• To ensure compliance with Junior Doctor Mandatory Training, Induction and GMC/HEE and all relevant legislative directives.
• To assist the development and support the implementation of post project reviews.
• To assist in the development and implementation of strategy and policy on designated elements of the programme.
• Lead and facilitate meetings as and when required, identifying actions which need to be taken forward by the team.
• To support the communication strategy devised to ensure that programmes are communicated in a co-ordinated way within the Trust and elsewhere.
• Using project management techniques to support the delivery of a range of team projects and to provide project support to each as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level of equivalent of knowledge
• NHS experience

Experience

• Extensive range of experience in project management
• Able to work in team or independently

Skills

• Report Writing Skills

Knowledge

• Mandatory Training compliance knowledge

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£35,964 to £43,780 a yearp.a Inclusive of HCA (pro rata)