Senior Project Manager - Transformation
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
York, YO32 9XW
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
An opportunity has arisen within the Transformation Programme Team for a full time, permanent Band 7 Senior Project Manager. This post will play a key...
The postholder will project manage one or more specific large-scale projects, helping to develop the project's business case and ensuring that the outputs specified in the business case are delivered on time and to specification.
The project(s) may be part of a programme, or stand-alone reporting directly to EMT. The post holder will have a high level of autonomy in decision-making, making recommendations to the Trust on implementation at a strategic level.
You will keep the relevant Programme or Project Board and/or Locality Management and Governance Board and/or Trust Executive Management Team aware of progress and risks (escalating as appropriate).
In addition to this, the postholder will ensure the Trust's project management framework is fully utilised and that the planning, monitoring and governance of the project are carried out in line with relevant Trust policies and procedures, raising any concerns to senior management level in a timely manner.
You will establish and sustain effective arrangements to plan, manage and monitor the outputs of any workstreams that underpin the project, ensuring that they deliver the required outputs to the agreed specification and deadlines.
You will manage the project's budget appropriately and carry out the role of Authorised Signatory in accordance with Trust policy.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to postgraduate diploma level in a relevant subject
- Evidence of training in programme or project management principles and techniques
- The Trust's QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders Certificate (or willing to achieve within agreed timescale)
Desirable
- Project Management qualification
- Quality improvement qualification, or evidence of training in quality improvement principles and techniques
Experience
Essential
- Developing and monitoring complex programme or project plans
- Experience of producing written reports and relating to complex information and data
- Experience of producing written reports and relating to complex information and data
Desirable
- Experience of developing project scopes, initiation documents and business cases
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the issues and context underlying the specific programme/projects to be managed
- Has understanding of nationally recognised project management systems.
- Understanding of the political and managerial context of the NHS and drivers of reform and change within the NHS
Desirable
- Understanding of mental health and/or learning disability issues and services
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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