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Job overview
The post holder will support a specific project across South West London, providing leadership, support and guidance for clinical and senior leadership colleagues
They will provide managerial leadership to the project successfully engaging with key stakeholders, defining a clear strategic direction, setting out plans for project delivery, coordinating redesign and improvement initiatives and supporting implementation.
This will include managing the project from inception to completion and developing medium to long term strategies that impact across the South West London and the wider sector. Success in the role will rely on excellent teamwork with key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) within the trust and across partner organisations.
The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously ensuring appropriate prioritisation of workload to ensure completion of the project within agreed timescales.
The post holder may be requested to support additional projects as needed depending on capacity.
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for the day to day planning and delivery their particular projects within a workstream.
- Establish and agree SMART objectives in order to ensure first time, on time delivery of projects
- Work in partnership with appropriate management, clinical staff and others to ensure support and engagement for their project(s) and embed programme outcomes and deliverables within the day-to-day work of Group (and Trust sites).
- Use influencing and facilitation skills to inspire staff allocated to their projects to approach things innovatively
- Provide positive leadership to become a ‘champion’ of integration across GESH
- Manage all project risks, issues and dependencies effectively.
- Take responsibility for developing a robust project management framework, including the preparation of project plan, key outcomes, deliverables and timescales
- Ensure effective performance management of associated project/s
- Ensure active engagement, accountability and ownership from key stakeholders on project/s
- Contribute to developing a culture that improves quality and service delivery
- Contribute to the communication of divisional work, ensuring that project successes are publicised across the Group and, where appropriate, external audiences.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full detailed job description and person specification please see attached documentation for details.
Person specification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of project management/be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the principles of project management
- Knowledge of service improvement tools and techniques
- Knowledge of the principles of change (inc persuasion techniques).
- Experience of leading a project team
- Knowledge of Procurement
Desirable
- Experience of using LEAN techniques and of facilitating rapid improvement events.
Addition Information
Essential
- A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Formal training in programme / project management to practitioner level or equivalent (eg PRINCE 2, Managing Successful Programmes)
- Evidence of significant personal development through formal courses and/or experience
- Management qualification or significant equivalent experience at a senior level
Desirable
- Post graduate education or equivalent experience in an area relevant to service improvement
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Able to contribute immediately to the work of the Group and establish credibility.
- Able to build positive relationships with clinicians, managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
- High standard of verbal and written communication skills, able to generate own correspondence and reports
- Highly developed motivational, influencing and negotiating skills, with proven experience of success at senior levels of organisations, including with clinicians and directors
- Able to convey ideas and advice clearly, concisely, with conviction and in a persuasive manner often in the face of opposition or hostility when challenged. Appropriately assertive.
- Organisationally and politically aware.
Desirable
- Proven presentation skills
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This advert is for Procurement Project Manager - Transformation with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 Including inner london HCAS. The contract type is 18 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 19 Jun 2026.
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