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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Project Manager

The closing date is 09 December 2025

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Job summary

Interviews to be held on 16th and 17 December 2025.

The Project Manager responsible for co-ordinating key strategic projects as part of the OneWolverhampton programme, as well as supporting and monitoring delivery of the cost improvement plans. This is a key role in helping the organisation achieve a fit and sustainable future.

Main duties of the job

  1. Work with Programme Manager to deliver identified project objectives

  1. Regular dialogue with stakeholders to identify potential improvement schemes

  1. Co-ordinate the assessment of the scheme's financial value, quality benefits and key risks to delivery

  1. Develop the project plan, identifying resource requirements, investment needs, milestones, owners, KPIs, engagement and communication strategies

  1. Challenge Partners on their project plans and ensure maximum value is identified and targeted within resource constraints

  1. Ensure that plans are worked up in good time and that the pipeline of schemes meets with the requirements of the project planning lifecycle.

  1. Throughout delivery monitor progress and work with stakeholders to ensure actions are completed on time and in budget, escalating any issues and offer solutions to potential risks and issues.

  1. Ensure the value from the project is clear and the valuation methodology is able to separate out improvements from those associated with other schemes

  1. To provide regular feedback and update on reports, issues and risks to programme board

  1. Review project success, identifying lessons learned and next steps to deliver further value to the Trust

  1. Establishing, monitoring and reporting on budgets and milestones against the implementation plan

  1. Identify the need for, and propose service changes that impact beyond own area of influence

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-CORP-7532279

Job locations

Wolverhampton Civic Centre

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for the day to day management of a project; start up, maintaining, supporting, facilitating, monitoring progress, closing and evaluating the work streams.

Transformational Projects will include complex multi-dimensional project strands that will have wide-reaching impact across the OneWolverhampton Partners. This role will manage the delivery of such projects, including changing demands and pressures that may impact delivery.

The post holder is required to develop subject matter expertise to provide support and interpretation across the Trust.

The Project Manager will be based within OneWolverhampton Programme and Transformation Office and will be responsible for the delivery of complex Transformational Projects. They will report into a Programme Manager who will provide the relevant support and guidance.

Whilst this is not a clinical role, the emphasis will be on managing projects which may contain clinical elements and which require communication & interaction with all level of clinical and non-clinical staff.

It is essential that the postholder must be able to build a strong relationship with the Partnerships Director and relevant senior figures to ensure clarity of direction, priority and pace of decision-making.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for the day to day management of a project; start up, maintaining, supporting, facilitating, monitoring progress, closing and evaluating the work streams.

Transformational Projects will include complex multi-dimensional project strands that will have wide-reaching impact across the OneWolverhampton Partners. This role will manage the delivery of such projects, including changing demands and pressures that may impact delivery.

The post holder is required to develop subject matter expertise to provide support and interpretation across the Trust.

The Project Manager will be based within OneWolverhampton Programme and Transformation Office and will be responsible for the delivery of complex Transformational Projects. They will report into a Programme Manager who will provide the relevant support and guidance.

Whilst this is not a clinical role, the emphasis will be on managing projects which may contain clinical elements and which require communication & interaction with all level of clinical and non-clinical staff.

It is essential that the postholder must be able to build a strong relationship with the Partnerships Director and relevant senior figures to ensure clarity of direction, priority and pace of decision-making.

Person Specification

Experience/Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change
  • Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills.
  • Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan

Desirable

  • Public Sector experience
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Desirable

  • Prince 2 Foundation level or equivalent project management experience knowledge to post graduate diploma
  • ECDL or equivalent qualification/experience in use of Microsoft Office suite.

Communication

Essential

  • Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels, including Senior Management and at Board level meetings
  • Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills

Desirable

  • Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge
Person Specification

Experience/Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a complex change environment with multiple stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change
  • Proven strong organisational, project management and time management skills.
  • Proven ability to engage all stakeholders and include the right tasks in the work breakdown structure of a project plan

Desirable

  • Public Sector experience
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries to achieve results.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Desirable

  • Prince 2 Foundation level or equivalent project management experience knowledge to post graduate diploma
  • ECDL or equivalent qualification/experience in use of Microsoft Office suite.

Communication

Essential

  • Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels, including Senior Management and at Board level meetings
  • Must have excellent presentation and report writing skills

Desirable

  • Skilled in negotiation and influencing techniques including the ability to challenge

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

Wolverhampton Civic Centre

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

Wolverhampton Civic Centre

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Programmes and Transformation

Heidi Burn

heidi.burn@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-CORP-7532279

Job locations

Wolverhampton Civic Centre

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH


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