Job summary
- Main area
- Projects
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CS2831-SH
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- L7F9 L9399 Project Management Office
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Project Support Officer
Band 5
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the LSCFT Programme Management Office (PMO) as a Project Support Officer.
The PMO was formed in December 2022 and since then we have created a team that our people love to work in, with an inclusive and compassionate culture. We are a dynamic team who ensure that we equip all our people with the knowledge and skills to develop their careers, whilst working within a project management environment, alongside a diverse range of services.
We are seeking a highly organised, confident and motivated Project Support Officer to become an integral part of the PMO team, supporting the delivery of locality, corporate and trust-wide projects in various locations within Lancashire & South Cumbria. You will be an enthusiastic individual, able to form relationships easily and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Main duties of the job
· Support a diverse range of projects across Lancashire & South Cumbria using best project management practice.
· Provide high quality administrative and project support to the PMO Team
· Provide project updates and reports via Excel and/or any other PMO tracking systems as required.
· Arrange and facilitate meetings including production of meeting pack content.
· Support the Trust’s cost control process and other strands of the programme of work as and when required.
· Actively support and work closely with localities and corporate teams, including Directors, Operational Leads, Clinical Leads and corporate functions / colleagues.
· Develop and enhance the PMO and Trust’s reputation and relationships internally and externally.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or evidence of equivalent professional qualification / or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and openness to self-development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS and the healthcare system and current policy drivers within the UK
- Advanced working knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet explorer
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years of working in a NHS Project role or equivalent
- Preparing initial drafts of reports
- Experience of co-ordinating, Managing and maintaining project documentation
- Organising workshops and events
- Interpreting and implementing relevant guidance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate effectively with professionals, colleagues and other stakeholders both verbally and written
- Absorb, interpret and manipulate new information quickly
- Work with a wide range of staff groups
- Organised and able to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
- Ability to manage periods of prolonged concentration in such settings as meetings and an ability to work in a diverse environment with frequent interruptions
- Able to travel around Trust footprint and where necessary outside of the Trust footprint with agreement Flexibility to work between sites across the Trust footprint
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Saki Iqbal
- Job title
- Associate Director - Project Management Office
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal discussions about the role are encouraged, if you’d like to learn more about the role or being part of our team please contact: Saki Iqbal - Associate Director (PMO) [email protected]
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