Project Support Officer

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a Project Support Officer to support project management activities across Lancashire & South Cumbria. This role involves providing high-quality administrative support, maintaining project documentation, and facilitating meetings. Candidates should possess a degree or equivalent experience, at least two years in an NHS project role, and strong communication and interpersonal skills. The position supports flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive workplace culture

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in an NHS Project role or equivalent.
• Knowledge of NHS and healthcare systems.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support project management practices across various locations.
• Provide administrative support to the PMO Team.
• Arrange meetings and prepare meeting content.
• Maintain project documentation and updates.

Skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage deadlines

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Windows

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Project Support Officer

The closing date is 05 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the LSCFT Programme Management Office (PMO) as a Project Support Officer.

The PMO was formed in December 2022 and since then we have created a team that our people love to work in, with an inclusive and compassionate culture. We are a dynamic team who ensure that we equip all our people with the knowledge and skills to develop their careers, whilst working within a project management environment, alongside a diverse range of services.

We are seeking a highly organised, confident and motivated Project Support Officer to become an integral part of the PMO team, supporting the delivery of locality, corporate and trust-wide projects in various locations within Lancashire & South Cumbria. You will be an enthusiastic individual, able to form relationships easily and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

• Support a diverse range of projects across Lancashire & South Cumbria using best project management practice.
• Provide high quality administrative and project support to the PMO Team.
• Provide project updates and reports via Excel and/or any other PMO tracking systems as required.
• Arrange and facilitate meetings including production of meeting pack content.
• Support the Trust's cost control process and other strands of the programme of work as and when required.
• Actively support and work closely with localities and corporate teams, including Directors, Operational Leads, Clinical Leads and corporate functions / colleagues.
• Develop and enhance the PMO and Trust's reputation and relationships internally and externally.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or evidence of equivalent professional qualification / or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and openness to self‑development.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the NHS and the healthcare system and current policy drivers within the UK.
• Advanced working knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of working in an NHS Project role or equivalent.
• Preparing initial drafts of reports.
• Experience of co‑ordinating, managing and maintaining project documentation.
• Organising workshops and events.
• Interpreting and implementing relevant guidance.

Skills

• Communicate effectively with professionals, colleagues and other stakeholders both verbally and written.
• Absorb, interpret and manipulate new information quickly.
• Work with a wide range of staff groups.
• Organised and able to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to manage periods of prolonged concentration in such settings as meetings and an ability to work in a diverse environment with frequent interruptions.
• Able to travel around Trust footprint and where necessary outside of the Trust footprint with agreement flexibility to work between sites across the Trust footprint.

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.

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust