Project Manager
Oxfordshire
Full Time
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Expires: 19/11/2026
Band 7
Secondment: 18 months
About the Role
Job overview
Ready to lead transformation projects that improve productivity, staff wellbeing and patient experience across Oxfordshire?
This is a key operational improvement delivery role within the Community Health Services, Dentistry and Primary Care Directorate, managing small to medium-sized transformation projects, initially focused predominantly on operational estate improvements.
The Project Manager will work directly with clinical and non-clinical staff to review current working practices, operational processes and estate spaces, and to implement sustainable changes that improve staff wellbeing, efficiency, productivity and access and experience for patients.
This is a site-based role requiring the post holder to work across different locations throughout Oxfordshire a minimum of four days per week. Reporting to the Partnerships, Improvement and Programmes Lead, they will apply recognised project, change, Lean and quality improvement methods; engage staff, patients and partners; and manage plans, governance, benefits, risks, resources and delivery within agreed timescales, quality standards and financial parameters, supporting NHS, Trust and directorate priorities.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
- Work with senior managers, teams and partners to review, redesign and implement service-level business processes that improve efficiency, productivity, capacity, quality and safety.
- Provide practical project management and improvement support, using data, benchmarking and performance measures to identify issues, implement remedies and deliver agreed outcomes.
- Identify and develop opportunities for service redesign, turnaround and new business, including business cases and bids, while building improvement capability across the directorate.
- Lead the design, development and implementation of core business processes to improve service performance and achieve directorate objectives.
- Drive performance management through data analysis, reporting and benchmarking, identifying improvement opportunities and monitoring corrective actions.
- Support strategic planning and the development of future service models to meet organisational objectives and commissioning requirements.
- Deliver complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring quality, safety, risk management and governance standards are maintained.
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.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Prince 2 qualification - foundation and practitioner or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Programme management qualification
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
- First degree or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification in leadership or business
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Proven NHS experience in projects
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leading service improvement and coordination
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of use of IT to communicate to teams and coordinate information
- Evidence of use of data to drive change
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
- QI qualification
Desirable criteria
- Green Belt six sigma
Documents to Download
Band 7 Project Manager (PDF, 240.4KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Sarah Lee
Title: Partnerships, Improvement and Programmes Lead
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07502 628984