Perinatal Safety Improvement Programme Project Officer

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The closing date is 13 October 2026

We have a great opportunity for a project officer to join the Leicester Maternity & Neonatal team. It's an exciting time to be part of the multiple projects which are pivotal to improving standards of care for all our women and babies throughout their maternity and neonatal journey. This opportunity follows the successful trial of the Project Officers role into our Quality Improvement team.

Our Maternity & Neonatal team is creative and innovative and, like all maternity services, has investment and support from the national team. We work with women and their families to make changes based on their experience. Our project officers oversee multiple projects within the four work streams of the Maternity & Neonatal Improvement Plan.

We are seeking a Project Officer who are organised and systematic with the ability to manage project plans. Effective communication skills are essential as you will be working closely with workstream leads, sharing information with the multi‑disciplinary team and preparing reports for board. The Project Officer will provide a coordination role to increase the team's capacity to deliver multiple projects.

Applicants should have a project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, AgilePM or similar is ideal), experience of communicating with a range of stakeholders and experience in managing projects using project management software, ideally  or similar. Previous experience in managing NHS projects would be an advantage.

The Project Officer is responsible for the operational management of the Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement Programme, providing project and administration support to:

• Senior Project Manager
• Lead Midwife, Quality Improvement

The Project Officer will also support various work streams and projects across the Maternity & Neonatal Improvement Programme

The post holder is required to provide leadership, direction and support to other members of the team, whilst developing effective working relationships, efficient practices and a motivated workforce.

The post holder further functions as the expert resource and first point of contact and on‑going liaison for all internal and external parties on matters relating to the Maternity & Neonatal Services Improvement Programme

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

The post holder will support positive working relationships with staff across the clinical management groups (CMG), corporate directorates and other provider and commissioner organisations, including the Local Maternity & Neonatal Services (LMNS) partnership, Maternity Voice Partnership, Neonatal Voices Partnership (NVP), local authorities and social enterprises.

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