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Senior Project Support Officer
This role requires on-site working within the North West.
If you are an enthusiastic and motivated individual who pays particular attention to detail and want to kick start your career in project management then this is the role for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Support Officer to join the North West Ambulance Service’s Programme Management Office (PMO). The role is based at Broughton House in Preston with a minimum of two days a week working in the office.
You’ll need to be flexible and adaptable, as you’ll be supporting a varied workload across a wide range of projects.
Senior Project Support Officers provide vital support to project managers; this role requires a highly organised, proactive professional who has the capability to work on a variety of projects. As a Senior Project Support Officer, you won’t only perform routine administrative duties like minute-taking rather, your responsibilities will be inextricably tied to the success of the project you are working on. Driving everything forward from planning to implementation, your actions will directly influence the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the project. This exciting role will lead you to work with a variety of key stakeholders both inside and outside of the Trust and will provide the opportunity to be part of a team that delivers fundamental change to continually improve patient care.
Main duties of the job
The PMO here at NWAS is filled with friendly, dynamic and skilled project professionals with a great ethos and drive for delivery. We are supportive, compassionate and focused on improving patient care with the projects we are delivering. We offer a clear career pathway and are passionate about developing our staff to succeed in their project management journey.
The organisation also places a high emphasis and importance on staff health and wellbeing with a pool of resources available to all staff and a range of support networks aimed at diversity and inclusion.
The role will involve travel to different sites, so access to your own vehicle is required (in line with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
If you have the experience and skills that we are looking for, enjoy supporting a range of projects and want to play a part in supporting the vital role of the North West Ambulance Service please complete the online application form.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage with all levels of hierarchy.
- Good verbal and written communication skills including report writing.
- Ability to work on own or in a group with minimal direct supervision.
- A flexible and methodical approach to work to meet the needs of the role.
- Strong IT skills, able to use a wide range of software packages including Visio, Microsoft Project, Powerpoint, Excel – produce spreadsheets/formulas etc.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Ability to keep accurate and complete records consistent with best practice policies and procedures.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Project Administration Experience.
- Knowledge of project management including change management and benefit realisation.
- Experience of policy formation and procedures in relation to Programme Management Offices.
- Experience of prioritising workload and working to set time parameters.
- Experience of handling confidential information.
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience.
- PRINCE2 Foundation qualified
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This advert is for Senior Project Support Officer with North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Bolton, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 PA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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