Job overview
Are you an experienced and driven project manager looking to make a real impact in healthcare transformation? LSC Pathology Service is seeking a proactive and results-oriented individual to join our central team on a fixed-term basis. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of pathology services across the region, supporting the delivery of a high-profile transformation programme aimed at improving service quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and are passionate about driving meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.
The role itself will require liaising across all four trusts within the network delivering essential and exciting transformational change with significant benefits. Working towards the network priorities, bringing Pathology closer together, reaping the rewards along the way.
Working in a small team, you will be expected to provide cover for each other and lend your skills across all projects.
If you would like to find out about the role a little further, send an email to who will be happy to provide more information.
Main duties of the job
Duties of this role are described in detailed within the job description and person specification attached.
Working for our organisation
At LTH, we have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.8 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the host of LSC Pathology Service, which is a collaborative organisation in place serving the entire Lancashire and South Cumbria system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
-Lead the design, planning, delivery, and evaluation of pathology projects inline with national best practice and Trust objectives.
-Develop and maintain robust project documentation, including project initiation documents, risk registers, Gantt charts, and status reports. Monitor progress against project milestones and ensure timely delivery of key outcomes.
-Lead and manage multiple pathology-related projects, from initiation to completion, ensuring all objectives are met on time, within budget, and to the desired quality standards.
-Develop detailed project plans, including resource allocation, timelines, and risk management strategies.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
1. Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience
2. Project Management Qualification e.g., Prince 2/ Agile
Desirable criteria
3. Qualified to Masters level or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience of project management
5. Experience of agreeing complex specifications
6. Experience of tendering large complex systems
7. Experience of working with external commercial organisations
8. Experience of production and management of risk registers
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of project management
10. Extensive experience of working in the NHS
11. Strategic knowledge of health systems and related policy
12. Knowledge of the Lancashire and South Cumbria health economy
13. Local relationships with participating organisations
14. Experience of Pathology services
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
15. Excellent communication skills
16. Self-motivated
17. Able to inspire followership without direct line management
18. Excellent presentational skills
19. Able to deal with conflict effectively
20. Excellent analytical skills
21. Excellent organisational skills
22. Ability to work independently
Desirable criteria
23. Able to lead a team effectively