Senior Project Manager - Productivity

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Project Manager (Productivity) within the Finance Department.

This newly established role sits within the Financial Sustainability Team and will lead the development, delivery and monitoring of productivity improvement programmes across clinical and corporate services. Working at the interface of operational delivery, service improvement and financial sustainability, the post holder will support teams to identify opportunities to improve value, productivity and outcomes while ensuring the best use of available resources.

The successful candidate will manage complex transformation and productivity projects, bringing together colleagues from operational, clinical, workforce, digital and finance teams to deliver sustainable improvements that support the Trust’s strategic objectives, service quality ambitions and financial sustainability priorities.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and deliver productivity and service improvement projects across clinical and corporate services.
• Support the identification, development and implementation of opportunities that improve productivity, efficiency and value for money.
• Develop robust business cases, implementation plans, benefits realisation frameworks and performance reporting arrangements.
• Work closely with clinical, operational, workforce, digital and finance colleagues to facilitate change and support delivery of agreed objectives.
• Monitor project progress, risks, issues, dependencies and benefits, ensuring appropriate governance and escalation arrangements are maintained.
• Analyse complex information and translate data into actionable insight to support decision making.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leaders, programme boards and governance groups.
• Support the Trust's wider financial sustainability, service transformation and improvement agenda through effective project leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager (Productivity) will be responsible for leading complex productivity, performance improvement and transformation projects across the Trust.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the planning, mobilisation and delivery of productivity improvement programmes.
• Developing project plans, delivery milestones, governance arrangements and reporting mechanisms.
• Working with service, clinical and corporate teams to identify opportunities for improvement and support implementation.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary working groups and maintaining effective stakeholder engagement throughout project lifecycles.
• Establishing and monitoring project benefits, ensuring improvements are measurable, sustainable and aligned to Trust priorities.
• Identifying, managing and escalating project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Producing high-quality reports, presentations and papers for senior management and governance forums.
• Supporting the development of productivity methodologies, benchmarking approaches and improvement tools.
• Contributing to the Trust's financial sustainability objectives through delivery of recurrent productivity and efficiency improvements.
• Providing expert advice and support on programme and project management methodologies, continuous improvement approaches and benefits realisation.

The post holder will work autonomously on a portfolio of projects while maintaining strong collaborative relationships across operational, clinical, digital, workforce and finance teams.