Senior Project Manager (CoS Available) At The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Working pattern: Part-time, Home or remote working
Closing Date: 26 April 2026

Job Summary

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading a number of transformation, service improvement, financial and productivity related projects within an assigned Division and lead on Trust-wide workstreams and projects.

The Senior Project Manager will also contribute to the delivery of the Trust’s strategy and annual planning processes. Success in this role will require the post holder to work closely with clinical and operational leadership colleagues, including the Divisional leadership triumvirate and will contribute directly to the success of the Division in delivering sustainable quality, performance and cost improvement.

The Senior Project Manager will operate as a member of a dynamic PMO team, which provides specialist expertise, delivering an effective, high quality, professional and well coordinated programme management and transformation function.

The role is for 4 days a week covering 30 hours.

Main Duties of the Job

The role carries specific responsibility for:

• Being a key member of the Divisional leadership team and be confident to actively lead and support the identification, development and implementation of transformation opportunities at Divisional and specialty levels.
• Managing and delivering multiple complex projects which support the Trust’s transformational programmes.
• Establishment, oversight, challenge and support to the Trust’s transformation work-streams, including those associated with the Trust’s Cost Improvement Programme, strategy development and annual planning processes.
• The Senior Project Manager will have extensive project management experience, managing the delivery to best practice standards, as well as the ability to develop and influence the adoption and implementation of project standards across the Trust.
• Line management of 1 x Project Support Manager.

About the Organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit staff who share the vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, employee wellbeing is a priority, and the organisation is committed to ensuring employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. The organisation believes no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, the organisation fosters an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. The organisation aims to ensure that the workforce is representative of the population served. More information – inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offers many opportunities for staff to develop and grow within their roles through the Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view the EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion – The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Please refer to the included Job Description and People Specification to fully understand the nature of the role and all responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with post graduate qualification or relevant experience
• Project management qualification such as Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes or relevant experience

Desirable

• QSIR or change management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Considerable experience in holding project team members to account for delivery of all assigned projects along with confidence to negotiate with and influence clinical colleagues for engagement and buy in.
• Significant experience of managing high profile contentious projects within an Acute Trust.

Desirable

• Project management experience within the NHS.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Previous experience of analysing and presenting information effectively in report form, in discussion and in presentations.
• Significant experience of identification and exploitation of business development opportunities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

How to Apply

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