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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Efficiency Value and Improvement Project Manager

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Job summary

We are seeking highly capable and proactiveEVI Project Manager's to play a critical role in delivering the Trust's Efficiency, Value and Improvement (EVI) Programme and supporting the successful delivery of our £20m savings plan.

This is a demanding and high-impact role, operating at the centre of a complex, Trust-wide portfolio of transformation and efficiency activity. The postholder will work across clinical, corporate and operational services, supporting senior leaders to turn strategic intent into sustainable delivery.

The opportunity

The EVI Programme is central to the Trust's medium- and long-term strategy, enabling high-quality care while maintaining financial sustainability in an increasingly challenging environment. As an EVI Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading and supporting delivery across a portfolio of high-value schemes, many of which are complex, interdependent and time-critical.

You will be expected to operate proactively -- anticipating risk, driving pace, and enabling leaders to make informed decisions -- while maintaining grip on governance, benefits realisation and delivery confidence.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and manage complex EVI projects from initiation through to delivery and transition to business as usual, ensuring benefits are clearly defined, tracked and realised
  • Work closely with Triumvirate leaders and Corporate Directors to provide visible leadership, challenge constructively, and maintain momentum across competing priorities
  • Apply strong analytical skills to understand financial, operational and performance data, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions early
  • Support the delivery of material efficiency savings, including high-value and recurrent schemes that are critical to the Trust achieving its £20m savings plan
  • Ensure projects align to Trust strategy, comply with EVI governance and assurance processes, and maintain appropriate quality, workforce and safety oversight
  • Navigate complexity with confidence, managing dependencies across multiple workstreams and stakeholders in a matrix environment

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is highly proactive, resilient and comfortable working in ambiguity and complexity
  • Brings credible project leadership experience, ideally within large, complex organisations
  • Has strong analytical capability and can translate data into insight and action
  • Is confident engaging with senior stakeholders, influencing without authority and holding to account constructively
  • Understands the realities of delivering efficiency and transformation at pace, while maintaining quality and sustainability

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted

24 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-COR7957922

Job locations

NSFT, Level 7, County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level or with equivalent significant proven experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
  • Project Management qualification or specialised knowledge of a wide range of project management tools and techniques.

Experience

Essential

  • Project Management or equivalent significant experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
  • Proven track record of project management, service redesign and project evaluation and review.

Desirable

  • NHS/public sector experience and knowledge. Excellent negotiating skills.

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of excellent planning and organisational skills. Evidence of effective problem-solving skills.

Desirable

  • Evidence of the ability to use existing information systems effectively and interpret information appropriately.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of a working knowledge of strategic planning and projects

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PRINCE2 methodology
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level or with equivalent significant proven experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
  • Project Management qualification or specialised knowledge of a wide range of project management tools and techniques.

Experience

Essential

  • Project Management or equivalent significant experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
  • Proven track record of project management, service redesign and project evaluation and review.

Desirable

  • NHS/public sector experience and knowledge. Excellent negotiating skills.

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of excellent planning and organisational skills. Evidence of effective problem-solving skills.

Desirable

  • Evidence of the ability to use existing information systems effectively and interpret information appropriately.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of a working knowledge of strategic planning and projects

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PRINCE2 methodology

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

NSFT, Level 7, County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

NSFT, Level 7, County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Efficiency Value and Improvement

Adele Swallow

adele.swallow@nsft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

24 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-COR7957922

Job locations

NSFT, Level 7, County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


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