Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Support Officer to support the South East London (SEL) Community Provider Network by leading and delivering workstreams within the Healthier Together Programme, a digital platform offering advice and support for young people, parents, and health professionals. The role involves managing the implementation, development, and content of the Healthier Together website, enhancing access to local services, and ensuring clinically governed content and review.
This post is offered on a 12 month contract. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of this exciting project.
Main duties of the job
- Manage and lead workstreams within the Healthier Together programme.
- Oversee and develop the Healthier Together website, including content and clinical sign-off processes.
- Apply project management methodologies to deliver project outcomes effectively.
- Maintain documentation, risk logs, and reporting to ensure governance and progress.
- Collaborate with clinical leads, programme managers, and stakeholders to meet objectives.
- Promote and support the use of the website among professionals, young people, and families.
- Provide administrative and strategic project support, including procurement, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will act as a central coordinator for Healthier Together, ensuring delivery of high-quality, locally relevant digital content and resources. This includes:
- Leading subgroups and ensuring coordinated planning and reporting.
- Applying change and configuration management best practices.
- Conducting evaluations and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.
- Building partnerships across NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community sectors.
- Managing competing deadlines, expectations, and complex demands.
- Being a contact point for all issues related to the website and project delivery.
The role requires strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence others without direct authority. Hybrid working and site visits across South East London are expected.
1. Main Responsibilities
- Leadership: Drive forward the Healthier Together agenda and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
- Project Management: Develop plans, monitor milestones, manage risks, and ensure delivery.
- Website Management: Keep content updated and clinically approved.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage young people, families, and partners to shape the platform.
- Governance: Ensure alignment with SEL ICS and organisational priorities alongside development of governance process for local content on the website.
- Procurement & Budget Monitoring: Follow procurement procedures and manage workstream budgets.
- Communication: Act as liaison between projects and key stakeholders, promoting transparency and collaboration.
- Compliance: Adhere to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust policies on safeguarding, equality, risk management, and sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will act as a central coordinator for Healthier Together, ensuring delivery of high-quality, locally relevant digital content and resources. This includes:
- Leading subgroups and ensuring coordinated planning and reporting.
- Applying change and configuration management best practices.
- Conducting evaluations and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.
- Building partnerships across NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community sectors.
- Managing competing deadlines, expectations, and complex demands.
- Being a contact point for all issues related to the website and project delivery.
The role requires strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence others without direct authority. Hybrid working and site visits across South East London are expected.
1. Main Responsibilities
- Leadership: Drive forward the Healthier Together agenda and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
- Project Management: Develop plans, monitor milestones, manage risks, and ensure delivery.
- Website Management: Keep content updated and clinically approved.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage young people, families, and partners to shape the platform.
- Governance: Ensure alignment with SEL ICS and organisational priorities alongside development of governance process for local content on the website.
- Procurement & Budget Monitoring: Follow procurement procedures and manage workstream budgets.
- Communication: Act as liaison between projects and key stakeholders, promoting transparency and collaboration.
- Compliance: Adhere to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust policies on safeguarding, equality, risk management, and sustainability.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate diploma level in relevent subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level
- Experience of working in a complex multidisciplinary envrionment
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible can do approach
Experience
Essential
- Experience of drafting briefing papers
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Confidence - able to deal with individuals at all levels and in challenging situations
Skills Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Ability to draft correspondence
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate diploma level in relevent subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level
- Experience of working in a complex multidisciplinary envrionment
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible can do approach
Experience
Essential
- Experience of drafting briefing papers
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Confidence - able to deal with individuals at all levels and in challenging situations
Skills Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Ability to draft correspondence
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
