Project Manager - Transformation

Project Manager - Transformation

Closing date is 08 July 2026.

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:

• Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
• North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
• University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
• Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.

The Strategy and Transformation Directorate within MPFT are looking to recruit a B6 Project Manager to support a range of commercial activities over the coming months.

These posts are being offered on a fixed term basis only for 6 months and will be for 30 hours per week.

Experience of working on NHS tenders and business cases is essential. We also need applicants to be immediately available for work.

If you have any further queries regarding these posts, please email Alex Robinson – Associate Director Transformation Delivery

The post holder will manage the planning and execution of multiple projects.

The post holder will independently manage a range of projects (subject to a level of complexity appropriate to the role) and will, on occasion, provide project support to large/complex projects whilst supporting Senior Project Managers.

The post holder will work closely with Project Managers and Business Leads to support Care Groups and Corporate Teams to deliver positive and sustainable change for service users and staff through effective delivery of projects and initiatives.

The post holder will support the Project Managers/Owners on developing project documentation, including identifying project scope, milestones and priority.

A key part of the role will be to build positive relationships through good excellent communication and engagement with Stakeholders.

Ensure projects remain on track by management of project actions and through the identification (and mitigation) of risks and issues.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

• Support the delivery of organisational, directorate and Care Group objectives through effective project management and transformation activities.
• Apply recognised project management methodologies and ensure compliance with organisational project management and transformation frameworks.
• Lead and coordinate multiple concurrent projects from initiation to closure, ensuring delivery of agreed objectives, benefits, quality standards, budgets and timescales.
• Support project teams in selecting appropriate project management approaches and methodologies.
• Develop project mandates, briefs, plans and governance arrangements, defining scope, milestones, risks, benefits and performance measures.
• Engage stakeholders across clinical, operational and corporate services to ensure project objectives, deliverables and benefits are clearly defined and measurable.
• Establish effective governance structures, project meetings, reporting arrangements and decision‑making processes.
• Maintain project documentation, libraries, reporting systems, risk registers, issue logs, action logs and benefit tracking mechanisms.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, implement mitigation plans and, where required, escalates concerns.
• Manage project changes, exceptions and conflicting stakeholder priorities, ensuring decisions are formally documented and approved.
• Produce progress reports, highlight reports, presentations and assurance updates for stakeholders and governance groups.
• Support the development of business cases, service improvement proposals and tender submissions through research, stakeholder engagement, analysis and coordination.
• Maintain and update project management systems, tender portals and reporting databases.

• Use Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Project and project management platforms to manage and report project activity.
• Maintain information databases and utilise finance, invoicing and risk…