Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Project Support Officer

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about improvement & change? Do you enjoy working with people, understanding the services they provide, and supporting them to transform the way they work? Do you have excellent organisational skills?

Are you looking to explore a future career as a project manager?

Anddo want to be part of a Team leading strategic transformational & digital change and improvement?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on....

The Transformation Team is looking to recruit a Project Support Officer to support delivery of its transformation programmes and projects as part of the transformation portfolio spanning continuous quality improvement, innovation and digital change aligned through the Project Delivery System of the Trust's Continuous Improvement approach,Improving Together.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with a keen interest in pursuing a career in project management. This post offers an exciting entry into this professional field. In this role you will have direct opportunity to work with a team of qualified project managers. Access to a project management apprenticeship may also be possible.

Main duties of the job

Unfortunately we cannot accept those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to updated government guidelines.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9233

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

shortlisting criteria

Essential

  • One year's experience of working in a public sector, or large organisation, project or programme environment
  • Educated to diploma level, or have equivalent experience
  • Good awareness of a recognised project management methodology
  • In depth knowledge of assurance procedures, committee, boards
  • Proven track record of minuting meetings, note taking and administrative duties & using initiative

Desirable

  • Continous & Quality improvement experience
  • Project management qualifications
  • Experience of process mapping & scoping requirements
Person Specification

shortlisting criteria

Essential

  • One year's experience of working in a public sector, or large organisation, project or programme environment
  • Educated to diploma level, or have equivalent experience
  • Good awareness of a recognised project management methodology
  • In depth knowledge of assurance procedures, committee, boards
  • Proven track record of minuting meetings, note taking and administrative duties & using initiative

Desirable

  • Continous & Quality improvement experience
  • Project management qualifications
  • Experience of process mapping & scoping requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Transformation Resourcing

Louise Arnett

l.arnett@nhs.net

01722336262

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

269-SFT9233

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


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