Employer: 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS Site
Location: Worthing Hospital, Worthing
Band: 5
Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 Pro rata, per annum
Closing date: 29/10/2025 23:59
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years. Our hard‑working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to deliver Excellent Care Everywhere for our patients, our people and our communities. Whatever your role here at UHSussex you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
Job overview
We have a fantastic position available to start as soon as possible to work within an established PMO that supports the directorate capital portfolio of projects and property function. Join our dynamic team and contribute to successfully delivering projects that make a real impact! This opening is your chance to showcase your skills, gain valuable experience, and potentially pave the way for a rewarding career in project management within our organisation.
Main duties of the job
About you:
* Educated to a degree level or equivalent, ideally in Project Management or Business Administration, with relevant experience in programme/project progress reporting, scorecards, dashboards and metrics.
* Experience working closely with Project Managers and stakeholders, supporting complex projects and continuous improvements to project execution and reporting processes.
* Proven skills in effective communication and stakeholder relationship management.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages including Excel and Word, and experience supporting a complex project or programme.
Communication:
* Foster effective and supportive relationships with operational teams and external stakeholders to enable the delivery of agreed outcomes.
* Develop strong and supportive working relationships with both operational and corporate teams.
* Work with multi‑disciplinary teams across the Trust to deliver agreed outcomes.
Analytical and Judgmental Skills:
* Analyse projects by monitoring various project and programme logs.
* Manage project meeting schedules, making decisions about priorities and balancing conflicting requests.
* Develop and maintain effective and efficient office systems.
Planning and Organisational Skills:
* Plan and prioritise personal and project teams’ work.
* Manage competing and changing priorities to ensure Programme outcomes are achieved.
* Identify and plan personal professional development needs.
* Undertake training to support continuous improvement and lean skills development.
* Contribute to and ensure compliance with best practice project management.
* Provide regular reports to the capital and projects committees.
* Prepare reports and provide evidence of governance regarding all activities undertaken.
* Apply best practice project, change and workforce management to the PMO corporate projects programme.
* Advocate for excellent project delivery.
* Support and encourage innovation in service delivery.
* Continuously work towards improving the quality of service to the Trust.
People Management and Development:
* Contribute to the training of new staff members within the department, as required.
Patient Care Delivery:
* Incidental patient contact.
* Carefully manage and phase capital projects.
Learning and Development:
* Attend mandatory training updates as required.
* Engage in necessary training in accordance with the development of your role.
What we offer
Choose to work with us, and you will find we offer investment in your career development, an open and collaborative working environment where you will be encouraged to develop your leadership skills. You will be supported personally and professionally by a commitment to care and compassion that applies as much to our staff as to our patients. We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Qualifications and Skills
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in office management and/or business administration with the ability to provide a comprehensive ‘Programme Management Office’ function in support of the department’s programme of work.
* Relevant experience in financial management and supporting complex projects and/or teams, and have clear evidence of continuing professional development.
* Proven skills in effective communication and an understanding of the importance of stakeholder relationships.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages including Excel and Word.
* Experience of supporting a complex project or programme.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Important information for applicants
We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations—elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to take the time to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.
Additional Information
In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified. Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information: For help with the application process for Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nursingteam@nhs.net. For help with the application process for Non‑Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nonnursingteam@nhs.net.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Name: Lydia DeSouza – Job title: PMO Manager – Email: lydia.desouza@nhs.net – Telephone: 07557 861 580. If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Lydia De Souza, PMO Manager, preferred contact (Mobile) 07557 861 580.
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