Project Manager Together | Healthcare NHS Trust

This vacancy is open only to applicants working within the Black Country Integrated Care System (ICS).

The Project Manager role within Walsall Together is central to supporting system-wide transformation across health, social care and wider partners. Working within a collaborative, multi-agency environment and a Project Management Office (PMO) structure, you will manage and support a portfolio of programmes and projects aligned to Walsall Together priorities, helping to design, deliver and evaluate initiatives that improve outcomes for local residents and reduce inequalities.

You will apply recognised project management methodologies and tools to ensure effective planning, delivery and reporting, while working closely with stakeholders across the NHS, local authority, voluntary and community sector and other partners. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative, place-based approaches to integrated care, supporting change at neighbourhood, place and system level.

Joining Walsall Together means being part of a partnership committed to collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about making a tangible difference for communities, thrive in complex environments and enjoy working with diverse stakeholders to deliver meaningful change, this role offers a rewarding opportunity.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

• Support the delivery and governance of complex programmes and projects, ensuring actions are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
• Provide high-level, confidential administrative and coordination support to senior members of the team, enabling informed decision-making.
• Analyse and report on complex information and performance data, supporting assurance processes and reviews.
• Communicate and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, building strong multi-agency relationships and representing senior colleagues when required.
• Plan, organise, and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events, including managing resources, budgets, and authorised expenditure.
• Lead and manage PMO administrative functions, including staff recruitment, induction, training, workload management, and compliance with policies and targets.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit.

A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

• Provide comprehensive, confidential programme/project administration, overseeing the management of complex and sensitive information involving a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with staff and partner organisations to support delivery of projects, ensuring cooperation and adherence to organisational deadlines.
• Support senior project managers and programme managers by conveying project objectives, progress, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Assist in reviewing complex situations, taking appropriate action, and escalating where necessary, ensuring decisions are informed and timely.
• Prepare and deliver routine and complex presentations to groups of varying size, adapting content and style to suit different audiences.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across multi-agency teams, promoting collaboration and engagement in project delivery.
• Support the facilitation of stakeholder events and workshops.
• On occasions represent the senior project managers or other senior members of the Walsall Together Team, within delegated meetings, forums and events.

• Use analytical and judgement skills to interpret and evaluate complex information and situations, involving the comparison of a range of options, in order to support and inform decision-making by senior colleagues within the team, including senior project managers, programme managers and directors.
• Where appropriate support internal Gateway Reviews which will involve the analysis, interpretation and judgement of highly complex information.
• Developing and providing key operational management data and programme reports, for review and use by the Walsall Together Partnership Board.

• Support the day-to-day delivery of programmes, projects and activities, ensuring that all actions are completed to a high standard and within the…