Project Manager - Research & Innovation

Job details

• Job reference: 247851
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 12/06/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: University Hospital Monklands
• Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
• Hours Per Week: 21.6
• Job posted date: 29/05/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Research & Innovation

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

SEISMIC SHIFT (SEISMIC Systemic Health Innovation Future Transformation) is a five-year innovation partnership led by the University of Strathclyde, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Highland and NHS 24. It aims to transform from disease-based to symptom-focused health delivery, for the whole person, whole system and whole life. It uses a systems-thinking, systems-engineering approach to co-design interventions across three workstreams; symptom-focused multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) pathways, system planning for strategic transformation, and patient empowerment in prevention and self-care. SEISMIC SHIFT will be the sole focus for this post.

The post-holder will manage the NHS Lanarkshire components of SEISMIC SHIFT. The initial priority will be the practical implementation, coordination and evaluation of the NHS Lanarkshire breathlessness pathway, including supporting/refining related pathways and understanding the impact of MLTCs on unscheduled care. Wider SEISMIC SHIFT workstreams will be supported where they directly intersect with this local implementation work. High-level project plans have been created for each workstream, but the post-holder will develop more detailed plans with achievable milestones. This will require management of multiple discrete project plans, with the potential for overlap.

NHS Lanarkshire completed an earlier project which informed the SEISMIC SHIFT programme. This demonstrated that focusing on the symptom of breathlessness rather than the clinical specialty (respiratory and cardiac disease) reduced patient waiting times, supported earlier intervention, avoided hospital attendance for some patients, and increased multi-disciplinary working. The post-holder will support the practical delivery of the Lanarkshire breathlessness pathway, including patient pathway mapping, stakeholder coordination, MDT process development, implementation planning, action tracking, data capture, evaluation reporting and preparation for sustainable scale-up. This may include supporting the development of referral/vetting processes and agreed pathway markers within NHS Lanarkshire systems.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 24 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

To establish and implement the Project through scoping of project, development of business case and development and execution of project plan that is acceptable to the project stakeholders.

Implement and maintain high quality Project Management & planning procedures to ensure all Projects under the remit of the department are effectively managed and controlled, to deliver the expected benefits to patients and staff. Provide advice, support and education in this area to the Projects Team and other relevant functions.

Build multi-disciplinary Teams with the appropriate mix of skills and knowledge for each Project (clinical, OD & Training, business analysis, technical etc) and establish strong relationships within teams in order to secure commitment to the organisational goals of each Project.

Establish & maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full communication and co-operation with each Project to provide the highest level of Project management support and deliver expected outcomes

What You'll Bring:

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Management or Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 or equivalent relevant experience

Experience of working within the NHS

Proven track record of successfully managing diverse projects, through significant experience and evidence

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Experience in dealing directly with stakeholders and customers.

Up to date awareness of Once for Scotland and other relevant policies

Effective project and action planning skills

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact , Prof Andy Smith on andrew.smith@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or Prof Manish Patel on Manish.Patel@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.