Project Lead, Healthcare

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

This is a role that's all about driving smarter, faster, more impactful change. This position calls for someone who brings confident, evidence-based leadership and a strong track record in project delivery, service transformation and quality improvement. Your expertise will help shape how teams work, innovate and continuously raise the bar.

You'll need to have persuasive negotiation skills, analytical strength and be a clear communicator.

As a core member of the team, you'll help plan, develop and implement high-value projects and improvement initiatives. You'll work with the support of a project manager, but with the autonomy to make meaningful decisions based on each project's scope, ensuring quality, consistency and measurable improvement at every step.

• Drive project design and delivery by supporting the project sponsor through all stages of planning and implementation.
• Lead and coordinate key meetings across the organisation, ensuring the right people are engaged at the right time.
• Track progress with precision, monitoring timelines, identifying risks, and escalating issues with clear, proactive mitigation plans.
• Communicate with confidence and sensitivity, handling complex or challenging information that may impact staff, patients, carers and wider stakeholders.
• Model excellent interpersonal skills,consistently upholding Trust standards of professionalism and customer care.
• Produce high-quality reporting, working with service leads to generate updates for the Service Planning and Transformation Group and other reporting streams
• Collaborate closely with senior managers, providing regular performance insights and supporting informed decision-making.
• Develop others, offering guidance and support to less experienced colleagues to strengthen their project management and communication capabilities.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Please review the attached job description for full details for the role including the main responsibilities.

• Degree or Technical qualification which incorporates systems management to degree level or significant proven experience of successful project management
• Evidence of expertise within a specialism
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to the relevant service area
• Ability to work with sensitive information and approach issues diplomatically
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work autonomously and use initiative and judgement in decision making
• Post-graduate or…