Project Support Officer

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is looking for a motivated Project Support Officer to join their Programme Management Office. The role involves supporting various projects, providing quality administrative assistance, and ensuring effective communication within teams. Candidates should be highly organized and confident, with strong interpersonal skills. The organization values diversity and inclusivity and encourages applications from under-represented groups. Flexible working patterns are available to promote work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Highly organized and motivated individual with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to form relationships easily within the team and with external parties.
• Experience in providing administrative and project support.

Responsibilities

• Support diverse projects using best project management practices.
• Provide high quality administrative support to the PMO team.
• Update and report on project statuses as needed.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Confidence

Job description

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.

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.