The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

EPR PMO Lead

The closing date is 09 April 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a PMO Lead.

To ensure project and programme outputs are delivered effectively including the monitoring and reporting of progress for the EPR Programme. This will include maintaining strong governance processes and standardisation of documents for projects and overarching transformation team governance, highlighting any potential impact on delivery/achievement of benefits.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will establish the key quality and performance functions for the EPR Programme, as well as the administration of all aspects of management information required from the PMO team. The role is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of management reporting, supporting the programme delivery and planning in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls, and resource constraints.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

303-7755112

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full list of details on the main responsibilities for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full list of details on the main responsibilities for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
  • oFormal project/programme management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, APM PMQ).

Desirable

  • oPMO-specific training (e.g., P3O)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working within a PMO, programme, or portfolio management environment.
  • Strong experience of RAID, change control, dependency and portfolio reporting.

Desirable

  • Experience of NHS digital change programmes.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of how PRINCE2 methodologies fit into a governance framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of documentation and version-control discipline.
  • Knowledge of how to develop, implement and embed delivery frameworks.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS Trust governance processes.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to create high-quality portfolio, executive and board-level reporting.
  • Ability to mentor, guide and support project managers and project teams
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building ability

Desirable

  • Competent in MS Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, and/or PMO tooling.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
  • oFormal project/programme management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, APM PMQ).

Desirable

  • oPMO-specific training (e.g., P3O)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working within a PMO, programme, or portfolio management environment.
  • Strong experience of RAID, change control, dependency and portfolio reporting.

Desirable

  • Experience of NHS digital change programmes.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of how PRINCE2 methodologies fit into a governance framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of documentation and version-control discipline.
  • Knowledge of how to develop, implement and embed delivery frameworks.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS Trust governance processes.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to create high-quality portfolio, executive and board-level reporting.
  • Ability to mentor, guide and support project managers and project teams
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building ability

Desirable

  • Competent in MS Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, and/or PMO tooling.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of EPR

Aftab Raza

aftab.raza@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

303-7755112

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


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