Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

We are seeking highly capable and proactive EVI Project Manager's to play a critical role in delivering the Trust's Efficiency, Value and Improvement (EVI) Programme and supporting the successful delivery of our £20m savings plan.

This is a demanding and high-impact role, operating at the centre of a complex, Trust-wide portfolio of transformation and efficiency activity. The postholder will work across clinical, corporate and operational services, supporting senior leaders to turn strategic intent into sustainable delivery.
The opportunity

The EVI Programme is central to the Trust's medium- and long-term strategy, enabling high-quality care while maintaining financial sustainability in an increasingly challenging environment. As an EVI Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading and supporting delivery across a portfolio of high-value schemes, many of which are complex, interdependent and time-critical.

You will be expected to operate proactively - anticipating risk, driving pace, and enabling leaders to make informed decisions - while maintaining grip on governance, benefits realisation and delivery confidence.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex EVI projects from initiation through to delivery and transition to business as usual, ensuring benefits are clearly defined, tracked and realised
• Work closely with Triumvirate leaders and Corporate Directors to provide visible leadership, challenge constructively, and maintain momentum across competing priorities
• Apply strong analytical skills to understand financial, operational and performance data, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions early
• Support the delivery of material efficiency savings, including high-value and recurrent schemes that are critical to the Trust achieving its £20m savings plan
• Ensure projects align to Trust strategy, comply with EVI governance and assurance processes, and maintain appropriate quality, workforce and safety oversight
• Navigate complexity with confidence, managing dependencies across multiple workstreams and stakeholders in a matrix environment

We are looking for someone who:

• Is highly proactive, resilient and comfortable working in ambiguity and complexity
• Brings credible project leadership experience, ideally within large, complex organisations
• Has strong analytical capability and can translate data into insight and action
• Is confident engaging with senior stakeholders, influencing without authority and holding to account constructively
• Understands the realities of delivering efficiency and transformation at pace, while maintaining quality and sustainability

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level or with equivalent significant proven experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
• Project Management qualification or specialised knowledge of a wide range of project management tools and techniques.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Project Management or equivalent significant experience implementing complex projects/change programmes.
• Proven track record of project management, service redesign and project evaluation and review.

Desirable criteria

• NHS/public sector experience and knowledge. Excellent negotiating skills.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of excellent planning and organisational skills. Evidence of effective problem-solving skills.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of the ability to use existing information systems effectively and interpret information appropriately.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of a working knowledge of strategic planning and projects

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of PRINCE2 methodology

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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