Job summary

NHS Band 8A Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum

Hours per Week: Full Time 37.5

Contract: Temporary for 12 months

Interview Date: Thursday 4th June 2026

We are excited to be working as an early adopter for the NewWorkforce Solution and are looking for a dynamic and responsive Project Managerto support our implementation journey.

Working alongside the Implementation Lead and nationalsupport team, you will be responsible for the internal tracking and day-to-daysupport to make this project a success. With a track record in projectmanagement, you will have excellent IT skills to support tracking, reportingand support the project team to deliver the technical aspects required forproject success. You will have excellent communication skills, includingexperience of writing reports for project boards.

Main duties of the job

• Monitor and report on progress of the project to the ProjectBoard and all stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate quality activities to meet quality objectives.Manage project risks, issues and change control, communicating the impact tothe Project Board.
• Monitor projects against time, budget and quality standards.
• Identify the location of support to resolve technical issuesaffecting the transition into support and formally closing off the project.
• Conduct or contribute to post-implementation reviews andidentify any lessons learned.
• Evidence of the ability to persuade teams to take on newways of working and to consistently challenge the status quo.
• Act as a change agent in the new workforce solutionsupporting people to think differently about the digital solution.
• Support the System Implementation Lead to challenge thestatus quo.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust andPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellencein care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aimsunderpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across bothorganisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may berequired to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staffacross multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in personleadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront ofeverything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantasticbenefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for thoselong summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimmingpool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality andDisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe wecan offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring interms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, genderidentity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans'status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job summary

• Support implementation of the quality strategy, includingany processes and templates, across all projects.
• Implement the change control process across all projects andportfolios.
• Support the definition of small/medium project BusinessCases (scope, goals, deliverables, costs, timescales, plans, dependencies,resource requirements and milestones).
• Ensure a pre-scope project plan is communicated to allproject stake holders together with their individual responsibilities.
• Provide effective management support to project teams onsmall to medium sized projects.
• Ensure project plans are created and maintained,deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation ismonitored.

Specific Core Functions:

• As a Project Manager, you will lead on the implementation ofthe new Workforce Solution, working autonomously on some areas and closely withthe Implementation & Transformation Manager and the rest of the team.
• The post-holder will need to work across different levels ofthe organisation with a high level of autonomy, self-drive & motivation, toinspire, design and lead projects. You will be able to manage multiplepriorities and work effectively within teams to achieve the plan set out.
• The role requires the individual to engage with a complexagenda and to support the organisation in driving forward the transformationand quality agenda.

For further details please refer to enclosed jobdescription.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Job summary

• Support implementation of the quality strategy, includingany processes and templates, across all projects.
• Implement the change control process across all projects andportfolios.
• Support the definition of small/medium project BusinessCases (scope, goals, deliverables, costs, timescales, plans, dependencies,resource requirements and milestones).
• Ensure a pre-scope project plan is communicated to allproject stake holders together with their individual responsibilities.
• Provide effective management support to project teams onsmall to medium sized projects.
• Ensure project plans are created and maintained,deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilisation ismonitored.

Specific Core Functions:

• As a Project Manager, you will lead on the implementation ofthe new Workforce Solution, working autonomously on some areas and closely withthe Implementation & Transformation Manager and the rest of the team.
• The post-holder will need to work across different levels ofthe organisation with a high level of autonomy, self-drive & motivation, toinspire, design and lead projects. You will be able to manage multiplepriorities and work effectively within teams to achieve the plan set out.
• The role requires the individual to engage with a complexagenda and to support the organisation in driving forward the transformationand quality agenda.

For further details please refer to enclosed jobdescription.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to master's level or above or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration (BCS, IET, UKCHIP).
• ITIL Practitioner Certificates.
• Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, IT and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the IT Department to respond to corporate needs.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to masters level or above or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration (BCS, IET, UKCHIP).
• ITIL Practitioner Certificates.
• Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, IT and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the IT Department to respond to corporate needs.

Desirable

• 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.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and Experience of organisational change or continuous improvement.

Desirable

• 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to master's level or above or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration (BCS, IET, UKCHIP).
• ITIL Practitioner Certificates.
• Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, IT and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the IT Department to respond to corporate needs.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to masters level or above or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration (BCS, IET, UKCHIP).
• ITIL Practitioner Certificates.
• Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, IT and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the IT Department to respond to corporate needs.

Desirable

• 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.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and Experience of organisational change or continuous improvement.

Desirable

• 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 details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO6 3EN

United Kingdom

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