Job summary
- Main area
- Project Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed Term 18 Months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 327-26-849
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edward Jenner Court
- Town
- Brockworth,
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 26/11/2026
Employer heading
GPP MH Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a fixed term basis for 18 months. The hours are full time, 37.50 hours per week.
The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the delivery of high-priority transformation projects within Mental Health across Gloucestershire, ensuring strategic alignment, operational effectiveness, and timely achievement of system-wide outcomes on behalf of the GPP.
To develop and redesign services in line with Mental Health transformation priorities of the Gloucestershire Provider Partnership which will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills.
The post holder will support performance improvement across the Gloucestershire Provider Partnership as required.
Main duties of the job
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To formulate, develop and adjust project plans and strategies.
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To plan and organise a broad range of complex activities using best practice project management tools and techniques.
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To provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; agreement or co-operation required; present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to groups.
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To encourage collaborative working to improve services/performance where there may be resistance to change.
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To present workshops to large groups of staff.
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The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Work with members of the Projects Team, GPP and other stakeholders to investigate the causes of any variance from project plans and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.
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Management of a project register risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes.
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Deliver monthly reports that are necessary for project governance and monitoring, in a format consistent with the project methodology and reflective of the needs, size, pace of development, and political sensitivities of each project.
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Lead and present to large groups related to projects, negotiate with groups and support services involved in delivering the project.
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Link work to other change initiatives, monitor and rectify performance related to delivery and targets
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Ensure thorough and recorded planning, monitor expenditure and budgets and where agreed act as signatory, maintain project records and systems, deliver post project evaluations
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Write and present reports up to and including Board level - all as agreed with Project Sponsor or Director, and in accordance with project methodology.
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The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of hands-on project management, service development, transformation and change management, and/or business planning.
- Evidence of successfully leading and implementing change/innovation.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge and understanding of the NHS and the Trust’s objectives.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- A recognized project management qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Swarbrick
- Job title
- Head of Transformation
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07833257703
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