Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate complex multidisciplinary healthcare projects. This role requires proven project management experience in a healthcare setting, along with a strong understanding of the NHS research environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in driving healthcare innovation, ensuring the efficient delivery of projects that enhance patient care and service performance. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading NHS Trust and contribute to meaningful healthcare improvements.
A Certificate of Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates. Apply today to take the next step in your healthcare project management career.
About the Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest NHS Teaching Trusts, providing care for over two million patients each year across its five hospitals and extensive community health services. Employing 18,500 dedicated professionals, the Trust consistently achieves high ratings for the quality of care and patient satisfaction. Its clinical services are supported by a strong foundation of research and innovation, placing it at the forefront of numerous medical advancements adopted both in the UK and internationally. Working in collaboration with local communities and partners, the Trust continually evolves its care delivery to meet the needs of those it serves.
Position: Project Manager
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Sheffield, UK
About the Role
Fantastic opportunities have arisen for Project Managers to join the newly established NIHR HealthTech Research Centres (HRC) Network. These exciting roles will each lead one of the Network’s key functions, which include Strategic Collaboration, Cross-HRC Coordination, Workforce Development, and Patient and Public Involvement.Working closely with the Network team, you will be responsible for implementing initiatives and coordinating activities across the Network’s 14 HealthTech Research Centres. Based at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with travel to partner institutions, you will manage workstream activities, develop relationships with key stakeholders, and support the delivery of the Network’s strategic objectives. You will work collaboratively with NHS organisations, academic partners, and national bodies to ensure the successful coordination of your designated function.
The Ideal candidates will have experience in project management within a research or healthcare environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously while building strong working relationships across a geographically dispersed network. A master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field is essential.These roles present an excellent opportunity to play a key part in shaping the future of health technology research and development across the NHS.
Main Duties
Working closely with the Network’s Chief Operating Officer and function leads, you will implement key initiatives and coordinate activities across our 14 HealthTech Research Centres. You will develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders while supporting the delivery of your workstream’s objectives. The role may include line management responsibilities for Network support staff and requires effective collaboration with the Trust’s HR team for recruitment and staff development.
You will build strong working relationships across all HRCs, supporting cross-network activities and contributing to quality assurance processes. Your responsibilities will include monitoring performance, preparing reports, and supporting the overall delivery of Network objectives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 2 years due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust’s legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Person Specifications
Qualifications (Essential)
- Educated to master’s level
Desirable
- Experience of managing successful programmes in a research-related setting
Experience (Essential)
- Project Management experience in a healthcare setting, coordinating complex multidisciplinary projects
- Experience of NHS research environment
- Experience of working with health technologies and industry.
- Experience of effective working in research environments
- Proven ability to learn new information effectively
- Proficiency with computer systems including Excel.
- Demonstrated skills in multi- disciplinary project management
Desirable
- Extensive project management experience with a history of delivering significant activities
- Demonstrated good team leadership
- In-depth knowledge of the research and development process
- People management Experience
- Experience of working alongside industry for patient and NHS benefit
Further Training (Desirable)
- Project Management Training
Special Skills/Aptitudes (Essential)
- Project planning skills with an ability to understand the big picture, identify key deliverables
- Delivery focus with an ability to oversee and control multiple project deliverables.
- Team/meeting skills with an ability to set an appropriate climate and keep meetings focused and productive.
- Interpersonal skills with an ability to deploy a range of influencing styles
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Effective communication skills
- Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work as both as a team member and independently as needed
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to contribute to dissemination of results of research programme by co- ordinating and preparing presentations and papers.
- Flexible, self-motivated team player
- Ability to work autonomously
- Proactive problem solver
- Ability to work to strict deadlines despite unpredictable work pattern
Other Factors (Essential)
- Willingness and ability to travel to meetings in the UK with occasional overnight stay
- Professional approach
- Motivation to meet deadlines
Benefits
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
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
To learn more and apply for this role, kindly visit the NHS WEBSITE.
Application Deadline
February 27, 2025