Senior Project Manager

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join the Change and Improvement Team. You will lead complex transformation programmes across directorates, aligning with the organisation's strategy and 28 promises, and ensure benefits are realised through robust governance.

The role involves delivering service improvement, change management and quality initiatives, with responsibility for end-to-end project lifecycles and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in an appropriate area or equivalent experience with level 5 baseline and commitment to level 6.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex projects and provide leadership to others.
• Identify and prioritise projects across directorates, review processes, implement change.
• Assist teams with procurement and evaluation of systems and processes.
• Manage full project lifecycles from initiation to handover.
• Ensure benefits are identified, tracked and realised; follow gateway governance.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication skills

Relationship building

Influence and networking

Advanced IT skills

Independent judgement

Analytical mindset

Organisation and prioritisation

Education

Degree level in relevant area

Continued professional development

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Senior Project Manager

The closing date is 25 November 2026

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our Change and Improvement Team. This role involves working closely with the Operational Directorate and collaborating across all directorates, while also supporting a team of project managers.

You will lead and facilitate the delivery of transformation programmes using a structured, strategic approach aligned with our organisational strategy and 28 promises with clear alignment to our project management methodology. Projects will span service improvement, change management, and quality improvement initiatives

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in change and project management to support both clinical and corporate teams maximising the benefits of change whether through improved services or cost efficiencies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for independently managing complex projects and programmes, while also providing leadership and oversight to others. This includes both internal and system-wide initiatives, ensuring alignment with Trust strategy, values, and governance processes.

• Support directorates in identifying and prioritising projects, reviewing business processes, and implementing change.
• Assist operational and corporate teams with procurement and evaluation of systems and business processes.
• Manage full project lifecycles from initiation through to successful implementation and handover to operational teams.
• Ensure benefits are clearly identified, tracked, and realised at the appropriate time.
• Adhere to the Change Function's methodology and follow the established gateway governance framework.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in an appropriate area of transferable relevance (or can demonstrate equivalent experience plus a baseline attainment at level 5 with a commitment to undertake level 6 at the point of employment).
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

• Programme or Business management experience, with a reputation for successful delivery with positive credibility.
• Demonstrable experience of leading change programmes using best practice methodologies.
• Experience of successfully working with clinicians from a variety of backgrounds and seniority.
• Experience of direct staff management, including day to day management, managing staff through change and managing employee relations and/or performance management aspects.
• Demonstrable experience of working with data and information requiring excellent analytical skills, ensuring both robust analysis and clear presentation to a wide audience.
• Experience of managing within a complex NHS environment.
• Experience of working across different parts of the healthcare system
• Experience of effective partnership working across organisational boundaries.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of best practice standards in Strategic Planning and Delivery; and Programme Management.
• Current and broad knowledge of the NHS operating context.
• Political awareness with an up-to-date knowledge of National and Local policy guidance within priority health and care initiatives.
• Knowledge and understanding of the environment within which the Trust operates, including the complexity of the stakeholder relationships.

Skills

• Demonstrable skills as a well-respected, competent and professional individual, able to motivate and inspire others and deliver results to support ongoing learning, innovation and development.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, with an ability to prepare written documents, presentations and complex proposals that are clear and easily understood and appropriately tailored to the audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills to ensure effective building of relationships to support successful delivery of work, partnership working and development of trusting networks.
• A proven, credible and influential communicator with excellent networking skills, demonstrating an ability to influence others in a positive manner to achieve change and improvement.
• Demonstrable advanced IT skills across Microsoft standard and wider software packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrable ability to exercise independent judgement in a professional and competent manner, assimilating facts which may be inconsistent and require analysis and interpretation to inform robust and rational decision making.
• Calm, methodical and timely approach to analysis, writing reports, submitting returns and analysing statistics.
• Demonstrates confidence, resilience and self-belief when under pressure.
• Open to constructive challenge and leads by example to demonstrate and foster a learning culture.
• Is acutely self-aware, including an awareness of impact on others.
• Is tenacious, resilient and with strong resolve in the face of difficulty.
• Demonstrates ability to self-manage workload and conflicting priorities to operate effectively, reach solutions and embrace decision making responsibilities within defined work area.
• Ability to identify and assess risks and anticipate potential difficulties, developing plans to proactively resolve.
• Take a problem-solving approach to support swift progress and prevent ongoing development of issues or difficulty.
• High level of work organisation with a drive for proactive performance and improvement with flexibility in approach and attitude.
• Proven ability to foster an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision.
• High degree of commitment to Trust values and evidence of actively modelling the associated behaviours.
• Role model for openness and inclusion, actively promoting diversity.
• Strong reasoning skills
• Demonstrates personal integrity, commitment and openness.
• Driven, self-motivated, autonomous worker, able to set clear direction to self and others
• Supportive to colleagues.
• Comfortable working in a highly political environment.

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum, pro rata