Breast Service Project Manager

Breast Service Project Manager - Peterborough

This fixed term role will work alongside the Breast Services Manager and clinical team to develop and progress the long term sustainability plan for the trust Breast Services, building on a recently completed 'Fragile Services Review'.

The successful candidate will be required to work at pace given the short term nature of funding for the role to interpret the outputs from the recent review, and work with the service as a whole to plan and implement change increasing sustainability.

This role would suit an applicant with existing project management experience, ideally within the NHS, who has the confidence to lead this change programme within a complex multidisciplinary setting.

Lead and co-ordinate internal change activity within the Breast Unit, focused on both symptomatic and screening pathways, to realise improvements in quality, patient experience and service sustainability.

Initially focus on the outputs from a 2026 Fragile Service Review but also incorporating recommendations from a March 2026 Breast Screening QA visit. To develop as part of the project an action plan for submission to the Screening QA team outlining actions against key required service improvements with achievable and affordable timelines.

Manage the full project lifecycle from initiation (noting that significant work has already taken place) through to implementation and closure.

Develop and maintain robust project documentation including project plans, business cases, risk registers, action logs and highlight reports.

Ensure effective project governance is in place including clear decision-making structures, escalation routes and assurance processes.

Work closely with clinical, operational, corporate and senior leadership teams to plan and deliver change effectively.

Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities including workshops and working groups to ensure alignment and buy in.

Support where required the development and implementation of improved policies, procedures and clinical governance frameworks.

Coordinate and support change management activities including communication plans, staff engagement and implementation support.

• Educated to Degree level and evidence of masters qualification or equivalent by virtue of experience
• Further specialist training to role eg change management or project management qualification
• Further specialist training relevant to the role, eg change management or project management qualification

• Experience in managing transformational change, ideally within the NHS, preferably in a service-related environment
• Experience of training and facilitating group development and delivering training, education and development opportunities
• Experience of leading and motivating teams to deliver to a high standard whilst under pressure and when facing changing circumstances
• Experience of managing internal and external stakeholder engagement, including managing relationships and coordinating work between cross-functional teams and third parties
• Experience of influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the teams including users and stakeholders
• Experience supporting teams through a process of change, sensitively managing complex issues and managing where performance has not been met, including where that is unwelcome news
• Evidence of successful delivery of financial and/or quality benefits within agreed timescales
• Experience of analysing areas of highly complex and multifaceted activity in relation to current performance to drive opportunities for future improvement
• Experience of report writing

• Demonstrate effective analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options, coupled with the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Proven ability to deliver sustainable transformational change rather than just undertaking incremental change.
• Able to empathise and build rapport with clinicians, front-line staff, managers and others, to influence, motivate and engage them into adopting new ways of working…