New Workforce Solution Project Manager

Job summary

NHS Band 8A Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum

Hours per Week: Full Time 37.5

Contract: Temporary for 12 months

Interview Date: Thursday 4th June 2026

We are excited to be working as an early adopter for the New Workforce Solution and are looking for a dynamic and responsive Project Manager to support our implementation journey.

Working alongside the Implementation Lead and national support team, you will be responsible for the internal tracking and day-to-day support to make this project a success. With a track record in project management, you will have excellent IT skills to support tracking, reporting and support the project team to deliver the technical aspects required for project success. You will have excellent communication skills, including experience of writing reports for project boards.

Main duties of the job

• Monitor and report on progress of the project to the Project Board and all stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate quality activities to meet quality objectives. Manage project risks, issues and change control, communicating the impact to the Project Board.
• Monitor projects against time, budget and quality standards.
• Identify the location of support to resolve technical issues affecting the transition into support, and formally closing off the project.
• Conduct or contribute to post-implementation reviews and identify any lessons learned.
• Evidence of the ability to persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to consistently challenge the status quo.
• Act as a change agent in the new workforce solution supporting people to think differently about the digital solution.
• Support the System Implementation Lead to challenge the status quo.

Job responsibilities

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.