University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Project Manager
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Project Manager
Project Manager – Transformation Team
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Powerful Opportunity to Transform Healthcare.
This role offers the chance to lead high-impact projects within one of the UK’s largest acute foundation trusts, influencing real change in patient care and service modernisation. Join a dynamic team delivery strategic improvement programmes, working closely with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary colleagues.
About the Role
As a Project Manager in the Transformation Team, you’ll:
- Shape the future of healthcare through innovative projects that enhance quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
- Engage with clinical, operational, and senior leadership teams across the Trust.
- Deliver sustainable, patient-centred change in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. -Champion continuous improvement with high visibility and strategic influence.
This is an opportunity for an ambitious professional with experience in project management, quality improvement, and change leadership to drive meaningful transformation in healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery & Leadership
- Lead and deliver transformation projects aligned with the Trust’s Always Improving strategic approach.
- Apply project management and quality improvement methodologies to drive measurable results.
- Monitor financial outcomes, ensuring projects meet time, cost, and quality targets.
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Data-Driven Improvement
- Analyse complex datasets (activity, patient flow, demand/capacity, performance) to identify improvement opportunities.
- Translate insights into actionable strategies for service redesign and delivery.
Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership
- Build influencing and diplomatic relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
- Address conflicting or sensitive information, presenting findings persuasively to drive change.
- Overcome resistance to transformation initiatives through negotiation, coaching, and consensus-building.
Training & Development
- Facilitate training, improvement events, and action learning sets to empower colleagues in change management techniques.
- Support fully developed organisational capability in localised improvement initiatives.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications & Experience
- First Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- Clear demonstration of a recognised service improvement technique (or equivalent at Masters level).
- Evidence of further training, study, or leadership courses.
- Proven experience in project management, with structured methodology application.
- Training in project/change management.
- Experience facilitating multi-professional teams in care delivery settings.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical care groups and divisions.
- Senior-level experience within healthcare or another complex sector.
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Technical & Analytical Skills
- Data literacy: ability to interpret sensitive, conflicting, or technical information and present actionable insights.
- Problem-solving: breakdown complex challenges into practical, implementable solutions.
- Stakeholder efficiency: negotiate diplomatically and persuade teams toward transformative change.
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience in healthcare settings.
- Specialised training in quality/service improvement methodologies.
- Coaching/teaching experience for leadership/improvement teams.
- Facilitation of action learning sets or equivalent organisational learning formats.
- Membership in professional improvement bodies (e.g., QSIR College Associates).
About Us
Career Growth & Culture
- Region’s largest acute teaching trust, offering diverse learning/development opportunities.
- Commitment to flexible working to support personal and professional balance.
- Inclusive, anti-discriminatory culture that celebrated diversity as a strength.
Location & Community Value
- Southampton’s scenic southern coast, blending accessibility to London with coastal beauty (New Forest, South Downs, Jurassic Coast).
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