Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Project/Business Support Officer

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

The Project/Business Support Officer will provide essential administrative, coordination, and project support functions to assist Project Managers in the successful delivery of digital projects.

This role will ensure thatthe Digital Project Management Office (PMO) project activities are well-organised, project delivery deadlines are met and documentation is accurate and up to date.

Main duties of the job

The Project Support Officer will play a key role in supporting project teams and maintaining effective project management processes within the Digital PMO function.

Suitable for someone who Is highly organised, resilient, committed, energetic with strong communication and coordination skills and enjoys working in a fast paced project delivery team environment.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7389813-CORP

Job locations

Trust Headquarters

18 Mole Business Park Unit

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description attached on TRAC for details on the main responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description attached on TRAC for details on the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent
Certification in Project Management (ideally PRINCE 2 or agile project management) or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Working in a complex project and programme environment, with minimal supervision
Excellent MS Office including advanced Excel skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent
Certification in Project Management (ideally PRINCE 2 or agile project management) or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Working in a complex project and programme environment, with minimal supervision
Excellent MS Office including advanced Excel skills

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.