Location
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Profession
Project manager
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
13 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Short term funding)
Posted Date
28 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

10 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience of delivery of complex projects and programmes

  • Experience

    Experience of cross organizational working

  • Experience

    Experience of delivering service improvements

  • Experience

    Experience of working within and across complex health systems

  • Experience

    Experience of managing risk and reporting

  • Qualifications

    Degree or degree level professional qualification or equivalent experience

  • Qualifications

    Post graduate qualification or working towards

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of continuous professional development

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Knowledge of Diagnostic Services and the national Diagnostic agenda

  • Knowledge and Expertise

    Knowledge of service improvement methodologies

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of project management within an NHS environment

  • Experience

    Experience of developing, presenting and delivering business cases

  • Qualifications

    Project Management qualification

Job overview

C&M Diagnostics Project Manager – Cheshire & Merseyside Diagnostics Programme

NHS Agenda for Change Band 7, 12 month Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional candidate to join the Cheshire & Merseyside Diagnostic Programme.

The C&M Diagnostic Project Manager will have responsibility for overarching project management across the Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostic Programme working collaboratively with colleagues across the diagnostic programme, Cheshire and Merseyside Provider Collaborative, and with stakeholders across the ICS to ensure a standardised and consistent approach to project management and service development. One of the key deliverables of this role will be to ensure the implementation of Thrive (productivity tool) in Physiological tests within CDCs

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint an experienced project manager with excellent communication and organisational skills who is able to work with senior, clinical and operational teams across the Diagnostics programme to coordinate the planning of projects, develop documentation including progress and assurance reports and ensure timely and effective communication across all stakeholders to support the successful delivery of multi organisation system change.

There is an expectation that as a project manager, you may work across all the pillars of the Diagnostic Programme (Endoscopy, Imaging, Pathology, CDC and Physiological Sciences)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

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This advert is for C&M Diagnostics Project Manager with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Project manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Short term funding). The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.

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