Project Manager

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join the EMAS Transformation Team as a project manager, as we continue our improvement and transformation journey.

This role is to provide maternity cover for the existing Project Manager and so will take on an existing suite of projects, ranging from capital development through to operational service improvement.

The Transformation Team is a central team in EMAS providing specialist change and transformation support across critical, complex and large scale change programmes. You will be joining the team as they move into 2025/26 Transformation Programme which is set to be an exciting and pivotal year for the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver projects to time, budget and quality requirements via the application of agreed tools, techniques and expertise in line with the Trust Project & Programme Framework.
• To shape the delivery of the overarching programme by applying tools, techniques and expertise, aimed at achieving delivery of the agreed business outcomes, including:
• To develop robust links with key project and programme stakeholders.
• To identify and manage key dependencies.
• To develop and initialise appropriate project plans, project documentation including, risks and issues logs.
• Ensure lessons learned are shared with project, Trust governance boards and appropriate staff.
• To provide guidance and leadership to project resources as appropriate.
• Utilise, maintain and update appropriate digital repositories and/or utilise defined software packages for project/programme management.
• Define measurable benefits and ensure that these are realised during or post project.
• Assign tasks/actions to the project team and ensure they are completed on time.
• Define appropriate communication plans and stakeholder engagement.
• To participate on Trust wide project groups which propose service wide developments.
• Perform any duties as may be directed and appropriate to the post.

About us

The Transformation Team is a small team but with wide scope and works across the breadth of the organisation both in operational and corporate areas.

The team is patient and colleague focused and strives to improve the experience and quality of the services that we deliver.

The team work closely together and support each other; this is a key expectation of anyone joining the team as we approach our objectives jointly.

Learning and development is a key benefit of working in the team and opportunities for development will form part of the core team offer.

Job responsibilities

To deliver projects to time, budget and quality requirements via the application of agreed tools, techniques and expertise in line with the Trust Project & Programme Framework.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 4 x GCSE Grade C or equivalent.
• Degree or equivalent.

Experience

• 1 year project management experience.
• Project delivery experience with formal project methodology, e.g., PRINCE/Agile.
• Experience of using project/programme management software solutions.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of NHS organisations and information requirements.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of business case processes.

Skills

• Able to present highly complex technical issues to a non-technical audience via various media.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate, engage, influence and motivate teams.

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.