Project Manager

Oxford

Full Time

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Expires: 08/11/2026

Band 7

Secondment: 12 months

About the Role

Job overview

Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager to support the development, delivery and continuous improvement of services for people with learning disabilities. Working across multidisciplinary teams, partner organisations and stakeholder groups, you will lead projects that improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and ensure services are responsive to the needs of individuals, families and carers.

The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of complex projects from inception to implementation, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards. You will work closely with operational and clinical teams to support service transformation, quality improvement initiatives, workforce development programmes and strategic priorities aligned with local and national learning disability agendas.

This role requires excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, together with the ability to build positive relationships across health, social care, voluntary sector and community partners. You will be comfortable managing competing priorities, producing high-quality reports and presenting information to a range of audiences, including senior leaders and people with lived experience.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities by driving improvements that promote inclusion, independence, person-centred care and equitable access to services.

This role is a 12 month secondment or fixed term contract opportunity due to limited funding.

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager will provide practical project management support to senior leaders and operational managers across Learning Disability Services, helping to deliver strategic priorities, service improvements and business objectives. The post holder will lead and manage projects, improve processes, support service redesign and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and to agreed quality standards.

Main duties of the job:

Lead and coordinate service improvement and transformation projects across Learning Disability Services.
Develop project plans, risk registers, timelines and performance monitoring arrangements.
Monitor project delivery, identifying risks, issues and mitigating actions.
Engage effectively with people with lived experience, families, carers and partner agencies.
Analyse and interpret data to inform decision-making and measure project outcomes.
Prepare reports, business cases and presentations for governance groups and senior management meetings.
Support the implementation of national and local learning disability priorities, policies and standards.
Ensure projects are delivered in line with organisational governance, quality and financial requirements.

Working for our organisation

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying. Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The key skills needed for this role are

Proven project management experience, ideally within healthcare, social care or public sector settings.
Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership working skills.
Experience of managing complex programmes of work and delivering measurable change.
Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills.
Knowledge of learning disability services, health inequalities and person-centred approaches would be advantageous.
Project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APM, MSP) or equivalent experience.

For more detail please refer to job description.

Join us and help shape services that enable people with learning disabilities to live healthier, more independent and fulfilling lives!

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application.