Location
London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£56,276 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust is home to leading centres including 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. In 2021, the merger with Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust created a world-renowned heart and lung centre, enhancing clinical excellence, teaching, and research capabilities.

The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London supports the spread and adoption of innovation in health and care. The Mental Health Programme is seeking an experienced Project Manager with passion and drive to lead key projects that deliver positive change through innovation across South London’s health and care organisations. This role involves close collaboration with NHS providers, commissioners, voluntary organisations, and private technology partners.

The successful candidate will lead project development, delivery, and coordination, ensuring effective implementation and reporting. They will build strong stakeholder relationships, drive service improvement initiatives, oversee performance management and evaluation, and represent the Programme at relevant meetings and events. The role requires applying service improvement methods, collaborating with systems and design teams on data modelling, and working effectively with service users, clinicians, and managers to influence change and overcome barriers.

Join us in shaping mental health innovation across South London and contribute to improving care pathways across primary, community, and acute services.

Experience
- Demonstrable project management experience within a healthcare setting, including evidence of affecting change, process redesign, and establishing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
- Proven track record of delivering projects in health and/or social care.
- Experience in report writing, meeting facilitation, and contributing to bids or business cases.

About you
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across multiple organisations.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and balance priorities across multiple projects.
- Confident in facilitating groups of external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver objectives within agreed timeframes.
- Sound analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information and produce high-quality written reports.
- Understanding of challenges and opportunities in mental health across primary and secondary care for all age groups.

Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience/qualifications.
- Strong project management skills including planning, managing, and monitoring projects within agreed budgets.