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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Project Officer for Specialty Doctor and Locally Employed Doctor

The closing date is 15 October 2025

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Project Officer for Specialty Doctor and Locally Employed Doctor who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to efficiently co-ordinate a programme of activities for Specialty Doctors (SAS) and Locally Employed Doctors (LEDs) within the East of England. The Project Officer will provide high-quality administrative support to the SAS/LED workstream at Lister Hospital, ensuring smooth delivery of programmes, effective communication, and excellent support to doctors and stakeholders.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

This role will co-ordinate a wide range of activities for Specialty Doctors (SAS) and Locally Employed Doctors (LEDs) across the East of England, providing high-quality administrative support to NHS England (EoE) and the Host Trust at Lister Hospital.

The post holder will provide support in meetings, training events, finance processes, and web updates, while acting as the first point of contact for SAS/LED doctors.

You will work closely with the Associate Dean, Faculty Support Team, and Medical Education colleagues, they will ensure the smooth delivery of programmes and contribute to new initiatives that support doctors' development and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will assist the Associate Dean and Faculty Support Team with Trusts annual development planning process, including budget planning and obtaining quotes for courses and events.

You will also be undertaking the reporting and analysis of project information to support project delivery.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7505420

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience/knowledge from working in a similar area/environment
  • Good understanding of a range of work procedures and practices which require a level of expertise or specialism obtained either through formal training or equivalent experience e.g. project management, data analysis, high level administrative procedures

Desirable

  • Formal programme of project training eg PRINCE 2

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supporting complex projects or programmes within a recognised project or programme management framework.
  • Experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice
  • Experience of assisting with the planning of effective meetings and events
  • Experience of contributing information to formulate project reports
  • Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues which includes identifying, monitoring and escalating the impact of risks and issues via the risk register for each project.

Skills

Desirable

  • Competent use of MS office packages
  • Ability to take information from a number of sources and provide analysis, summary and options within detailed reports
  • Ability to use data systems or office systems e.g. diary management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Practical knowledge of designing, setting up and implementing project management administrative processes and procedures for complex projects
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection legislation including information governance
  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and information analysis

Desirable

  • Knowledge of project principles

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience/knowledge from working in a similar area/environment
  • Good understanding of a range of work procedures and practices which require a level of expertise or specialism obtained either through formal training or equivalent experience e.g. project management, data analysis, high level administrative procedures

Desirable

  • Formal programme of project training eg PRINCE 2

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supporting complex projects or programmes within a recognised project or programme management framework.
  • Experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice
  • Experience of assisting with the planning of effective meetings and events
  • Experience of contributing information to formulate project reports
  • Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues which includes identifying, monitoring and escalating the impact of risks and issues via the risk register for each project.

Skills

Desirable

  • Competent use of MS office packages
  • Ability to take information from a number of sources and provide analysis, summary and options within detailed reports
  • Ability to use data systems or office systems e.g. diary management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Practical knowledge of designing, setting up and implementing project management administrative processes and procedures for complex projects
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection legislation including information governance
  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and information analysis

Desirable

  • Knowledge of project principles

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Education Manager

Trish Raftery

trish.raftery@nhs.net

01438284700

Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7505420

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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