Job vacancy: Diagnostic Project manager, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn

Job summary

Main area

Programme and Projects

Grade

Band 7

Contract

8 months (Fixed Term or Secondment - Until March 2026)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Home based - travel to sites as required)

Job ref

435-1LSC-ELHT-046-25

Employer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Blackburn Hospital
Town: Blackburn
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/09/2025 23:59

Diagnostic Project manager

Band 7

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will require close working and positive relationships to enable strong collaboration with a wide variety of key stakeholders, including clinical, operational and managerial colleagues within L&SC acute trusts diagnostic services, work stream groups and programme board members, interdependent programme leads e.g. Cancer Alliance, as well as NW Regional Diagnostics Team and wider NW partners, patients and the public.

The post-holder will be required to have an in-depth knowledge and understand of Project Management principles and requirements, e.g., Prince2 or MSP qualification would be desirable, and ideally a qualification in quality improvement methodologies (e.g., Model for Improvement) and experience of working with clinical and non-clinical teams to drive transformation or improvement.

The post-holder will provide expertise, advice, education, and support to ensure that projects and service developments are delivered effectively and for the ultimate benefit of patients and staff.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience)
PRINCE 2, MSP (or equivalent project/ programme management experience)
Lean management (or equivalent improvement qualification/experience)

Desirable criteria

Management qualification
ECDL
Vital Signs training complete

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of leading change in a complex organisation (e.g., health and/or social care)
Experience of facilitating change using project management principles
Ability to write formal reports and presentations and deliver them to senior groups of people.
Leading on formulation of new plans, strategies and policies

Desirable criteria

Previous project management experience
Experience of staff management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Ability to identify organisation requirements and to apply those to a variety of situations and circumstances within the Division
Knowledge of Improvement Methodologies such as Model for Improvement, collaboratives, Lean, PDSA Cycles, process mapping etc.
Evidence of delivering to challenging deadlines.
Evidence of building effective working partnerships with colleagues within and outside the Division
Good IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent oral and written communication
Resilience to deliver projects and key benefits when faced with opposing views
Strategic and analytical thinker with strong diagnostic and problem solving skills
Ability to motivate, enthuse and empower others

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Corporate Governance
Knowledge of Standing Financial Instructions and good governance

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Ability to cope under pressure and meet challenging deadlines
Ability to work autonomously and be self- motivating
Able to work collaboratively as a member of a team
Able to work flexibly and adapt to suit the changing requirements of the organization and Division
Maturity to know when and how to seek help

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email [email protected] or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH