Job Summary
Project Officer: 37.5hr - fixed term for 12 months
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of people in Cumbria? Do you enjoy working with people and supporting them to transform the way they work?
An Exciting Opportunity Exists Within Our Digital Programmes Team, Liaising With Our Health Partners, Including Acute Hospitals, Community Services And GP Practices. The Project Officer Will Be a Key Member Of The Team Driving a Transformational IT Modernisation Programme, Supporting:
maintenance of project documents and data
user groups
project coordination
If you have strong administration and organisation skills, other skills can be learnt in post. You may have transferable skills from other roles outside project management and will be supported in the role and with your development by our team of project management professionals. Training opportunities include project management principles, risk and issue management, process mapping, benefits management and communications.
You will benefit from a great annual leave scheme, flexible working, excellent development opportunities and access to NHS discounts. For an informal chat, email to request a call with a Senior Project Manager.
Main duties of the job
This role involves assisting programme and project managers on one or more digital programmes / projects. This assistance may include:
Support the development and maintenance of project documents and data collection systems
Gather, interpret and present information
Help introduce user-led design to projects
Work with user groups
Provide project coordination
Administration of project / programme meetings
Providing support to users
About Us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Details
Date posted
18 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
262-A-25-7125599-B
Job locations
Maglona House
69 Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA3 0HA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure And Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The Changes Mean That:
youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email:
Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust Is Committed To Safeguarding Adults And Children Therefore If The Post Is Subject To The Rehabilitation Of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as Amended) The Successful Candidate(s) Will Be Subject To a Criminal Records Check With The Disclosure And Barring Service (DBS). The Cost Of The DBS Must Be Met By The Successful Candidate(s) Through Salary Deduction. DBS Charges Are As Follows if Applicable To The Post:
Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
Junk Mail is checked regularly
The Trust Is Committed To Safeguarding Adults And Children Therefore If The Post Is Subject To The Rehabilitation Of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as Amended) The Successful Candidate(s) Will Be Subject To a Criminal Records Check With The Disclosure And Barring Service (DBS). The Cost Of The DBS Must Be Met By The Successful Candidate(s) Through Salary Deduction. DBS Charges Are As Follows if Applicable To The Post:
Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Educated to Diploma level or equivalent or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge
Desirable
MS Office
PRINCE2 Foundation
Evidence of continuous personal development
Experience
Essential
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of delivering tasks to quality, time and budget requirements
Options appraisal
Preparation and maintenance of schedules for activities and events for a change initiative, taking into account dependencies and resource requirements
Obtaining estimates for the cost of activities, events and overheads
Developing internal documents and contributing to policies
Desirable
Working as part of a project team in the NHS and/or IT
Working on a project using a PRINCE2-based framework
Working as part of a team operating in a matrix management environment
Interfacing with other disciplines such as legal, finance and HR on the development of requirements for projects
Managing conflict
Monitoring financial performance against a budget
Process mapping
Contributing to the development of business cases for projects
Researching, assessing and prioritising stakeholder requirements
Knowledge
Essential
Basic understanding of formal project management methodologies and tools
Principles of Risk & issue management
Principles of Budgeting
Principles of Benefits Management
Principles of planning and resource management
Desirable
Team development & leadership
Service improvement tools and methodologies
Healthcare Finance
Specifying requirements
Contract management
Estimation methods for scheduling
Quality management processes; metrics for processes and quality standards
Development of stakeholder management and communications plans
Information Governance & Cyber Security requirements
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
Takes responsibility for own learning, development and behaviour - actively seeks to develop and demonstrate own competence
Effective interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, obtaining, providing and presenting information
Methodical
Organised
Analytical
The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
Ability to think clearly, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information
Desirable
Ability to clear communicate and reinforce to team members and stakeholders the vision, values and objectives of a project
Essential
Other requirements
Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Ability to travel independently across West North and East Cumbria on a regular basis and occasionally nationally
Promote equality and value diversity
Person Specification
Essential
Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Ability to travel independently across West North and East Cumbria on a regular basis and occasionally nationally
Promote equality and value diversity
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maglona House
69 Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA3 0HA
Employer's website
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maglona House
69 Kingstown Broadway, Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA3 0HA
Employer's website
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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