NHS Blood and Transplant

Senior Project Manager

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Job summary

As Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for managing projects and programmes from inception through to completion. You will ensure timely and successful project conclusions and delivery of capability for achieving business benefits through: Planning, supporting and monitoring the progress of the projects; Managing internal resources, external suppliers and consultants; Ensuring that project deliverables are linked to the achievement of strategic initiatives for the business unit; Taking accountability for the planning, structuring, leading and execution of projects; Ensuring adherence to programme objectives; and Participating in the development and improvement of our Portfolio, Programme and Project Management tools and methodology

Main duties of the job

To manage programmes or portfolios of related NHSBT projects from inception through to completion. To ensure timely and successful project conclusions and delivery of capability for achieving business benefits through; Planning, supporting and monitoring the progress of the programme Managing internal resources and external suppliers and consultants, ensuring that programme and project deliverables are tightly linked to the achievement of strategic initiatives for the business unit taking accountability for the planning, structuring, leading and execution Ensuring adherence to programme objectives. Participate in the development and improvement of the NHSBT Portfolio, Programme and Project Management tools and methods

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007594

Job locations

England

England

England

BS34 7QH


NHS Blood and Transplant

Capitol Way, Dodworth

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 3FG


NHS Blood and Transplant

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHS Blood and Transplant

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


NHS Blood and Transplant

Filton

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHS Blood and Transplant

Coxford Road

Southampton

SO16 5AF


NHS Blood and Transplant

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHS Blood and Transplant

New Street

Birmingham

B2 4DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g. business, management, information systems) and Post-graduate level specialist qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in one of the above specialist areas or similar.
  • Practitioner Certificate in PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualification.
  • Thorough knowledge of other Office Automation packages, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).
  • Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive, practical knowledge of benefits delivery by the formal management of strategic business programmes.
  • Extensive experience of formal management of complex programmes, including the use of formal project management tools for the full life-cycle of large scale, complex programmes in a real-world environment.
  • Proven experience of benefits management and realisation in the formal programme context.
  • Extensive experience of creating outline business cases and programme / project briefs for communication at Board / Executive level.
  • Proven experience of managing project team members at remote locations.
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g. business, management, information systems) and Post-graduate level specialist qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in one of the above specialist areas or similar.
  • Practitioner Certificate in PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualification.
  • Thorough knowledge of other Office Automation packages, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio.
  • Demonstrate commitment to own Continued Professional Development (CPD).
  • Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive, practical knowledge of benefits delivery by the formal management of strategic business programmes.
  • Extensive experience of formal management of complex programmes, including the use of formal project management tools for the full life-cycle of large scale, complex programmes in a real-world environment.
  • Proven experience of benefits management and realisation in the formal programme context.
  • Extensive experience of creating outline business cases and programme / project briefs for communication at Board / Executive level.
  • Proven experience of managing project team members at remote locations.
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)

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

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

England

England

England

BS34 7QH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Blood and Transplant

Address

England

England

England

BS34 7QH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme and Portfolio Manager

Jonathan Bamford

Jonathan.Bamford@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

007594

Job locations

England

England

England

BS34 7QH


NHS Blood and Transplant

Capitol Way, Dodworth

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 3FG


NHS Blood and Transplant

Plymouth Grove

Manchester

M13 9LL


NHS Blood and Transplant

Charcot Road

London

NW9 5BG


NHS Blood and Transplant

Filton

Bristol

BS34 7QH


NHS Blood and Transplant

Coxford Road

Southampton

SO16 5AF


NHS Blood and Transplant

75 Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RB


NHS Blood and Transplant

New Street

Birmingham

B2 4DU


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