New Workforce Solution Project Manager
The closing date is 28 May 2026
Hours per week: Full Time 37.5
Contract: Temporary for 12 months
We are excited to be working as an early adopter for the New Workforce Solution and are looking for a dynamic and responsive Project Manager to support our implementation journey.
Working alongside the Implementation Lead and national support team, you will be responsible for the internal tracking and day‑to‑day support to make this project a success. With a track record in project management, you will have excellent IT skills to support tracking, reporting and to deliver the technical aspects required for project success. You will have excellent communication skills, including experience of writing reports for project boards.
Main duties of the job
* Monitor and report on progress of the project to the Project Board and all stakeholders.
* Co‑ordinate quality activities to meet quality objectives. Manage project risks, issues and change control, communicating the impact to the Project Board.
* Monitor projects against time, budget and quality standards.
* Identify the location of support to resolve technical issues affecting the transition into support, and formally close the project.
* Conduct or contribute to post‑implementation reviews and identify any lessons learned.
* Demonstrate the ability to persuade teams to take on new ways of working and consistently challenge the status quo.
* Act as a change agent in the new workforce solution, supporting people to think differently about the digital solution.
* Support the System Implementation Lead to challenge the status quo.
Job responsibilities
Job summary
* Support implementation of the quality strategy, including any processes and templates, across all projects.
* Implement the change control process across all projects and portfolios.
* Support the definition of small/medium project Business Cases (scope, goals, deliverables, costs, timescales, plans, dependencies, resource requirements, and milestones).
* Ensure a pre‑scope project plan is communicated to all project stakeholders together with their individual responsibilities.
* Provide effective management support to project teams on small to medium sized projects.
* Ensure project plans are created and maintained, deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation is monitored.
Specific core functions
* As a Project Manager, you will lead on the implementation of the new Workforce Solution, working autonomously on some areas and closely with the Implementation & Transformation Manager and the rest of the team.
* The post‑holder will need to work across different levels of the organisation with a high level of autonomy, self‑drive and motivation to inspire, design and lead projects, manage multiple priorities and work effectively within teams to achieve the plan set out.
* The role requires engagement with a complex agenda and to support the organisation in driving forward the transformation and quality agenda.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of training and facilitating group development and delivering training, education and development opportunities.
* Significant experience working autonomously, working within defined parameters to meet defined objectives and make rational decisions.
* Experience of providing specialist service change and modernisation advice to a range of professionals in various environments.
* Experience of working in a change environment with multiple stakeholders, across organisational boundaries and securing their engagement.
* Experience of working as a digital specialist within a non‑digital environment, preferably involving clinical or supporting health services.
* Experience of working in a People Services environment.
Qualifications
* Educated to master’s level and evidence of post‑graduate qualification, or equivalent by virtue of experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Project management qualification or significant knowledge of methodologies.
* Professional registration (BCS, IET, UKCHIP).
* Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, IT and public service developments, to advise clients and develop proposals for the IT Department to respond to corporate needs.
Skills and Knowledge
* Knowledge and experience of organisational change or continuous improvement.
* Knowledge and understanding of the current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust.
* Knowledge of clinical pathways across the Trust and understanding of Trust mandatory performance standards.
Employer
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub
Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road
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