Project Support Officer

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Project Support Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 10 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-MRI-7109568C*

Site Endoscopy Unit Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/04/2025 23:59

Job Overview

At the North West Endoscopy Academy, we take pride in our model of continuous improvement. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly qualified Project Support Officer to help us maintain our position as an innovative organisation.

Key to the delivery of our ambitions is collaborating with external partnerships from across different sectors to help drive new innovation and transformational activity.

Partnership working is embedded across the north west and related NHS education fostering entrepreneurial and innovative thinking and building a thriving community.

The Project Support Officer will provide comprehensive, high quality business development and relationship management support for the Commercial and Industry Team and support the drive of the corporate strategy.

The ideal candidate will have project management experience and strong skills in developing and overseeing work plans for collaboration, with insight into working across organisational boundaries and different sectors to deliver innovation and patient benefit through the power of partnership.

The role would suit an individual with demonstrable experience of working at the NHS / clinical academic and industry interface to identify, develop and support the delivery of new opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Support teams to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively. Support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including analysis of complex information, communications, project management and stakeholder management.

Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals, researching and drafting correspondence and papers, ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead on reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects. Maintains and fosters effective communication within the team, actively encouraging collaborative working, sharing of best practice and developing the skills of the whole team.

Acting as a central point within the team to ensure work planning and activity is fully supported and co-ordinated. Co-ordinating and delivering inductions to new starters within the team. Using project management software systems (i.e – MSP) to monitor and track project development and delivery.

As a member of the team, proactively seeking opportunities for the integration and flow of the team activities within the wider organisation and that intelligence and learning is shared across the team.

Please refer to the attached documents for the full Job Description and Person Specification. The information below is only a brief summary.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Considerable experience of project management or equivalent transferable skills and experience.

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands - Flexible and responsive to change.

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise and manage own workload.

Skills And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Skills for managing aspects of projects ensuring they meet financial targets.

Skills And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills. Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 472.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 48.7KB)
• Functional Assessment (PDF, 928.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Michael Dawson Job title NWEA Greater Manchester Spoke Centre Manager Email address michael.dawson2@mft.nhs.uk