Project Manager (Health and Wellbeing)
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9200-26-0085 |
Summary
As well as project management, this role includes the following responsibilities. Financial management Manage and monitor the use of the project budget ensuring that the projects financial objectives remain on course and that progress is measured and reported on. Stakeholder management Day-to-day management of the project support team, including allocating project tasks to individual members of the project team and ensuring that the quality of work produced meets the required levels of quality, and/or responsible for the development and delivery of training in the project to key stakeholders across the organisation. Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues across HR, Learning and Development, EDI, Staff Support, Organisational Development, Continuous Improvement, and senior leadership teams. Communications and relationships Develop, agree and implement a rigorous communications strategy for the project, reaching all stakeholders within the Trust and, where appropriate, further to key individuals and groups across the NHS and beyond, ensuring the project's aims, objectives and benefits are cascaded. Ensure there is a high level of awareness and ownership of the project, that vital information is shared, and that key learning points and good practice are disseminated effectively. Working in partnership with programme and finance leads to providing robust monthly monitoring and quarterly forecasts on delivery to relevant programme boards/steering groups. The post holder will be expected to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders on the project, including the most senior personnel, internally and externally. To undertake the role will require developed communication skills to enable key messages of the project to be cascaded effectively to stakeholders. Skills of persuasion, negotiation, tact and diplomacy will be required when communicating on behalf of the team. Communications relating to the project may be complex, sensitive and emotive and may be made in verbal, written or electronic format. Professional Standards and Personal Development Accountable to the workstream operational lead, with whom objectives will be agreed and performance reviewed. Receive overall direction from the Project Board/Steering Group but work autonomously with freedom to make judgments within role parameters. Develop and maintain a project plan with achievable and sustainable objectives within agreed timeframes. Make informed, autonomous decisions regarding project issues that could impact delivery timelines and implement solutions accordingly. Participate in annual performance reviews through the Personal Development Planning & Review system.