Project Manager - Our Dorset Provider Collaborative
The closing date is 26 April 2026
Are you an experienced project manager passionate about working collaboratively to improve patient pathways and clinical services? Do you thrive in complex environments, bringing people together to deliver meaningful change? If so, we'd love you to join Our Dorset Provider Collaborative as our new Project Manager.
You’ll help shape improvement projects across acute, community and primary care partners. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, you’ll drive the development and delivery of Single Dorset Services, and provide high‑quality insight to deliver transformation.
You’ll be an experienced project manager who is confident working in complex environments and balancing competing priorities. You’ll be a strong communicator, relationship builder and problem solver with the ability to motivate others and bring people together.
We have set up a single strategic provider collaborative, the ODPC to improve population health and healthcare, tackle unequal outcomes and access, enhance productivity and value for money, and help the NHS to support broader social and economic development.
In return we will offer a supportive, collaborative team working across the Dorset system, flexible working arrangements, a permanent contract, opportunities for professional development and leadership growth, and the chance to deliver projects that genuinely improve services and patient care.
The role is hybrid, with a nominated base and travel required for meetings.
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Be Doing
* Leading the planning, delivery and management of ODPC projects
* Supporting the development and coordination of working across acute, community and primary care
* Using data, benchmarking and national tools to identify opportunities for improvement
* Producing project documentation including project initiation documents, plans, highlight reports and end‑of‑project products
* Developing strong and collaborative working relationships with clinical, managerial and administrative colleagues
* Presenting project progress, risks and benefits to senior stakeholders
* Contributing to the development of policies, guidelines and evidence‑based practice
About the Organisation
In Dorset we have set up a single strategic provider collaborative governed by a leadership board. The goals of the ODPC are:
* Improving population health and healthcare
* Tackling unequal outcomes and access
* Enhancing productivity and value for money
* Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification and Training
* Degree or equivalent experience
* Project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Ability and willingness to undertake further short training on local project management software system
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience in Project Management including developing project initiation documents, action plans, and project reports, in a complex environment to challenging deadlines
* Experience of partnership working across organisations and teams whose goals may not be aligned
* Understanding of structure of current acute health services
* Knowledge of the drivers for change in acute services
* Knowledge of national data sources to inform performance and service change
* Experience of project management within a defined approach
* Experience of working in or with health or social care
* Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance and identifying how this could be implemented successfully to achieve service delivery
Skills and Abilities
* Effective communication skills with a range of stakeholders
* Ability to establish strong working relationships
* Able to solve problems and work on own initiative
* Able to manage opposition and conflict
* Proven ability to work with and motivate others
* Able to prepare and present briefing papers and reports to tight deadlines
* Ability to balance competing demands and work to tight timescales
* Well‑developed IT skills (e.g. Microsoft office package, email systems)
* Facilitation skills and ability to work with a group of mixed stakeholders
* Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills (including written, verbal)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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