Project Manager - Learning Disability and Autism

Job summary

Are you a passionate, motivated, and dynamic individual looking to make a real impact in the field of Learning Disability and Autism? Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is offering a fantastic opportunity to join our team as the Project Manager for Learning Disability and Autism.

This vacancy is for a fixed term of 2yrs.

This is a unique role for someone with exceptional communication skills, capable of adapting their approach to engage diverse audiences.

You'll need to be a strong team player while also working independently, using your initiative to prioritise workloads effectively. With a keen strategic mindset, you'll ensure each project aligns with the bigger-picture vision of improving services for individuals with Learning Disabilities and Autism.

Why Join Us?Be at the heart of driving meaningful change in an area that truly makes a difference.

Work closely with operational, clinical, and strategic leads to identify and implement best practices.

Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users, clinicians, and operational teams, to embed sustainable improvements across the organisation.

Apply your experience in delivering complex projects to support transformation in services accessed by those with Learning Disabilities and Autism.

If you're passionate about making a difference and have the skills to lead impactful projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As the Project Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving transformation across the organisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• Project Design & Delivery - Defining project scope, develop a structured plan, and coordinate multiple complex workstreams across the organisation to achieve long-term objectives.
• Data Analysis & Problem-Solving - Analyse and interpret complex data and qualitative information, identifying challenges and developing effective solutions.
• Risk & Quality Management - Oversee risk and issue management, ensuring programme integrity, quality assurance, and alignment with organisational and national standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration - Work closely with service users, carers, staff, and external partners to ensure meaningful involvement in project design and delivery.
• Project & Resource Management - Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard, managing resources effectively across multiple workstreams.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices (base location is open to negotiation)

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TJ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices (base location is open to negotiation)

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TJ

Employer's website

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

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