Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£73,496 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust includes the largest dental school in Europe, a £160 million Cancer Centre, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and one of the largest critical care units in the UK. It is part of King’s Health Partners and has a strong reputation for clinical excellence, teaching, and research.

This role offers the opportunity to join an ambitious Programme Management Office (PMO) within a growing organisation. The PMO supports internal teams to deliver project and procurement activities effectively, providing oversight and governance across the organisation. The Project Manager will actively promote and lead the delivery of core PMO services, working independently and as part of a team.

The role involves leading a portfolio of internal and external projects from initiation to completion, contributing to project planning, start-up, and delivery. You will champion the PMO vision, provide advice on project approaches, and manage the full project lifecycle including budgets. The role requires flexibility to lead multiple projects simultaneously and strong stakeholder management skills.

We welcome candidates with a can-do attitude, an energetic and innovative approach, and the ability to work calmly under pressure to meet deadlines. This is a key role in embedding best practice for project and programme management across the organisation.

Working for our Organisation
NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) is hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and operates under its legal framework. NHS LPP manages collaborative procurement projects for a range of NHS trusts and Integrated Care Boards, primarily in London but also beyond. The role requires subject matter expertise, technical skills, and the ability to engage constructively with internal and external stakeholders on sensitive business issues. The organisation aims to be a centre of commercial excellence delivering sustainable cost and service improvements.

Qualifications
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
- Formal project management qualification (PRINCE2 Practitioner level or equivalent)
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Experience
- Proven track record managing successful projects and/or operational performance improvements including business case preparation, service initiation/commissioning, contract negotiation, and monitoring of outputs and outcomes
- Experience managing complex services involving design, development, implementation, and change management in multi-stakeholder environments
- Experience working within a Programme Management Office is desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas is desirable

Skills
- Extensive knowledge of operations and project management methodologies and techniques
- Excellent understanding and proven success in change and project management
- Highly effective people and project management skills

About You
You are energetic, innovative, and calm under pressure with a can-do attitude. You are comfortable working to deadlines and managing senior stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes. You are adaptable and able to lead multiple projects simultaneously while promoting best practice and professional discipline in project management.