Project Manager

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a team that cares for one another and drive change through your project management skills to directly contribute to saving and improving peoples lives? If so, this is the role for you! You will be joining a diverse team of professionals in NHSBT during an exciting year as we grow our team and support our transformational projects. NHSBT has a large portfolio of complex, sometimes high-risk projects and programmes and this role is critical in managing the design and delivery of key interventions across the NHSBT estate. Note: This role offers a hybrid working option; however, you will be assigned a base location at one of NHSBTs main centres, which will be finalized after the interview process is complete.

Main duties of the job

As a Project Manager you will manage Transformation projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with business strategies, budgets, and operational needs. Your responsibilities will include: Overseeing specific projects under the Programme and Portfolio Manager's guidance, maintaining high professional standards and compliance with all relevant regulations. Deputising for the Programme and Portfolio Manager as needed, supporting project and programme assurance across the organisation. Contributing to Transformation portfolio planning, reporting, and the development of NHS Blood & Transplant Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management tools and methods. Maintaining project documentation, such as board update packs, project plans, runbooks, and RAIDD logs. You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.