Strategic Integrated Project Manager for Research & Innovation

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in High Wycombe is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead their Agile PMO. You will drive impactful research and innovation initiatives that improve healthcare delivery and reduce inequalities. Ideal candidates will have experience in agile leadership, health innovation, and research governance. Join us to shape the future of healthcare through collaboration and strategic thinking. The role offers professional growth and an opportunity to make lasting changes in the community.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Generous annual leave

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience in leading agile transformations and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Financial savvy with project delivery excellence.
• Strong understanding of preventative healthcare models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Agile PMO to foster a growth mindset.
• Coordinate projects that drive health innovation and unlock funding.
• Represent the Trust at regional and national forums.

Skills

Leadership of agile teams

Research governance

Health innovation

Strong communication

Education

Clinical or non-clinical background

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to transform healthcare through innovation, data, and cutting-edge research? At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, we’re building a future where research, innovation, and population health are deeply embedded in everything we do. We’re on the lookout for an ambitious, strategic, and dynamic Project Manager to lead our Agile PMO and accelerate bold, system-changing initiatives that impact thousands of lives. This isn’t just another NHS role. It’s your opportunity to be at the epicentre of innovation — where data, digital, and health expertise converge to reimagine patient care, prevent illness, and reduce health inequalities across the county and beyond.

You’ll Thrive If You

• Love leading agile, cross-functional teams to deliver real-world impact
• Have a strong grip on research governance, funding strategy, or health innovation
• Are excited by scaling innovations that improve lives and reduce costs
• Want to be a change-maker who drives sustainable, scalable health solutions

You will be curious, collaborative, and commercially minded. You love problem-solving and are never afraid to challenge the status quo. You’re a confident communicator with the ability to influence at all levels – from patients and clinicians to board executives and external funders.

Whether you're from a clinical background (nursing, medicine, AHP, pharmacy) or a non-clinical powerhouse (data, digital, finance, health economics), we want to hear from you.

You will be the engine behind our agile transformation, leading high performing "Growth Squads" across research, digital innovation, and population health. You’ll coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to unlock funding, drive strategic projects, and translate national policy into ground-breaking local impact.

You’ll combine financial savvy, project delivery excellence, and bold strategic thinking to:

• Launch and scale impactful research and innovation projects
• Drive preventative healthcare models and reducing inequalities
• Lead on intellectual property, regulatory governance, and strategic grant pipelines
• Foster partnerships with NHS leaders, commercial innovators, academia, and patients
• Lead the Agile PMO, embedding a "growth mindset" across our R&I landscape
• Manage financial performance and unlock external funding
• Spearhead performance reporting, impact analysis, and KPI frameworks
• Represent Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust at regional and national forums
• Support innovative clinics and decision-making in population health
• Shape the future of digital health, AI in care pathways, and preventative medicine

What we offer

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Our values and diversity

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes. We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates. We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application. We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Nicola Bowers, Head of Research and Innovation. Email: [e-mail], Telephone: [phone]. Please contact Nicola for further information Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.