# Senior Project Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-project-manager/da60b83a-d963-44aa-a46a-7fa06556cebb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-project-manager/da60b83a-d963-44aa-a46a-7fa06556cebb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 PA - **Contract type:** 17 months (Fixed Term until 30.11.27) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T10:01:06.089Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Broughton/North_West_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8048071 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8048071?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Senior Project Manager - Fixed Term until 30.11.27 An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the North West Ambulance Service’s established Programme Management Office (PMO). This exciting new role is an ideal opportunity for someone with significant experience of working within digital and strategic project environments. As a Senior Project Manager you will work as part of a dynamic team responsible for the delivery of projects within the Trusts strategic and digital Portfolio. You will have experience of delivering projects using both traditional project management methodologies and agile methodologies and must possess demonstrable experience in the delivery of digital innovations, workforce development, including management of complex project situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness. This role is responsible for the delivery of a clear and agreed range of projects of work aligned to the Trust’s Workforce, Estates and digital portfolio. You will be responsible for ensuring effective project governance is in place across projects and will be required to develop and present complex reports and plans whilst managing and monitoring progress, managing risks and issues and providing stakeholder management and communications. ### Main duties of the job You will be required to flex your skills to drive each individual project forward; this will include responsibility for leading and managing projects from outline through to the delivery of new capabilities and realisation of benefits; working in close liaison with a variety of management personnel and other Programme and Project Managers to ensure full alignment in delivery of all aspects of the trust’s portfolio. You must possess the ability to negotiate and persuade senior leaders using your own expertise and / or drawing on evidence-based data, identifying and managing the impact of any significant organisational change, including establishing new systems and ways of working. The role requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual who pays particular attention to detail, you will undertake the development of complex business cases which will include options appraisal development. This will require detailed analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options, using your experience and specialist digital knowledge, to research and assess technology and digital solutions. Regular travel in your own vehicle may be required across the North West. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received. Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying. ## Job Details Senior Project Manager - Fixed Term until 30.11.27 An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the North West Ambulance Service’s established Programme Management Office (PMO). This exciting new role is an ideal opportunity for someone with significant experience of working within digital and strategic project environments. As a Senior Project Manager you will work as part of a dynamic team responsible for the delivery of projects within the Trusts strategic and digital Portfolio. You will have experience of delivering projects using both traditional project management methodologies and agile methodologies and must possess demonstrable experience in the delivery of digital innovations, workforce development, including management of complex project situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness. This role is responsible for the delivery of a clear and agreed range of projects of work aligned to the Trust’s Workforce, Estates and digital portfolio. You will be responsible for ensuring effective project governance is in place across projects and will be required to develop and present complex reports and plans whilst managing and monitoring progress, managing risks and issues and providing stakeholder management and communications. ## Job Description You will be required to flex your skills to drive each individual project forward; this will include responsibility for leading and managing projects from outline through to the delivery of new capabilities and realisation of benefits; working in close liaison with a variety of management personnel and other Programme and Project Managers to ensure full alignment in delivery of all aspects of the trust’s portfolio. You must possess the ability to negotiate and persuade senior leaders using your own expertise and / or drawing on evidence-based data, identifying and managing the impact of any significant organisational change, including establishing new systems and ways of working. The role requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual who pays particular attention to detail, you will undertake the development of complex business cases which will include options appraisal development. This will require detailed analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options, using your experience and specialist digital knowledge, to research and assess technology and digital solutions. Regular travel in your own vehicle may be required across the North West. ## Responsibilities The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received. Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of change management, service improvement or practice improvement with demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement. - - Experience of successful working across organisational boundaries and whole systems developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships to achieve common goals. - - Good knowledge and understanding of the structure, processes and functions operating within the NHS, and the impact of legislation and national initiatives. - - In depth working knowledge of Project management, governance and assurance, risk management and benefit management. - - Minimum 2 years Project Management in a large and complex organisation. - - Experience of managing multi-disciplinary projects involving matrix working. - - Evidence of ongoing professional development. - - Leadership experience and line management experience. - - Evidence of successfully handling sensitive situations efficiently and confidently. - - Excellent analytical skills. - - Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups. - - Evidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness. - - Can demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change. - - Can demonstrate experience of representing an organisation at external meetings and events, delivering project related communications/presentations to a wide range of audiences. ### Skills / Competencies **Essential** - - High level of communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills. - - Evidence of managing complex situations to a high degree of accuracy, timelines, and effectiveness. - - Can demonstrate successful partnership working through collaboration. - - Can demonstrate achievement of successfully introducing, managing, and sustaining change. - - Strong analytical and investigative skills. - - Good analysis and interpretation skills. - - Excellent organisational skills and team leader skills. - - Demonstrate commitment to continuously improve outcomes, tackling health inequalities and delivering the best value for money initiatives. - - Significant capability to understand and analyse multiple complex issues simultaneously, drawing on a breadth of knowledge, experience, understanding and data sources to inform judgment and decision making to balance competing priorities and make difficult decisions. - - Expertly leading the production of key reports and papers to positively influence and support strategic directions across the Trust. - - Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. - - Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and processes/practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve change - - Demonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership - - Experience in the application of HR processes - - Demonstrable experience of line management responsibilities ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable ### Qualification and Knowledge **Essential** - - Educated to degree level and/or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience. - - Experience of Project Management or change leadership role. - - Possess a professional project management qualification or have knowledge of a formal project management method such as PRINCE2, APM, Agile. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337091) - [application guide (pdf, 207.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2376) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3013) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1984) - [recruitment terms and conditions (pdf, 40.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1413) - [candidate's guide to nhs employment checks standards (pdf, 221.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1412) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.