NHS Blood and Transplant
Project Manager
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Job Summary
At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we provide a service that is unique, we help our donors do something extraordinary to save or enhance a life in need. You too can join us and play your part in our life-saving organisation.
Are you ready to take the next step in your Project Management Career? Join our dedicated team in NHSBT organ donation and transplantation. You’ll be part of a programme team at the forefront of organ transplantation transformation, ultimately saving and improving lives.
We are hiring a Project Manager to support delivery of the ARCs Programme. The establishment of a national Assessment and Recovery Centre (ARC) will extend equitable access to life-saving products and treatments to everyone that needs them, helping to bridge the gap between shortage of organs available and demand.
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with exceptional stakeholder, communication, and analytical skills. If you are adaptable, have a get‑it‑done mentality, outstanding organisational skills, and the ability to make decisions under pressure, this role could be for you.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Project Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team to lead projects that deliver essential change benefits to help improve and save lives, supporting senior business leads. The post holder will be expected to lead a number of standalone projects or projects with a programme.
The Duties Will Include
- Be accountable for full projects life cycle, in line with NHSBT standards and delivery methodologies, by leading on governance, design, planning and implementation of projects to achieve the project outputs and expected benefits within agreed tolerances.
- Be the subject matter expert on all aspects of the relevant project, supporting and contributing to the overall delivery of a standalone project or a programme, including the development of a business case.
- Lead and motivate a diverse and multidisciplinary project team by ensuring the team members, understand their role in the project and are best placed to deliver assigned projects tasks/outputs projects.
- Be accountable for ensuring appropriate and proportionate governance and control over the project, including minimising risk/issues to deliver successfully.
- Inform the efficient use of resources, through regular monitoring, tracking and visible reporting of resource usage, including budgets.
- Track, monitor and produce high quality and fit for purpose progress reports that drive timing decision making, meeting audience needs including for CPMO.
- Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations, suppliers and individuals, enabling effective engagement and contribution to deliver required project outputs and benefits.
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About You
Experience and Knowledge
- Significant experience in the day-to-day management of projects, including planning,, risk and issue management, and business readiness.
- Proven knowledge and experience in effectively closing projects and embedding lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
- Experience in implementing organisational policies within a project context and contributing to the development of new policies or services.
- Experience of managing budgets and forecasts for projects and managing procurement of assets and supplies.
- Knowledge and practical experience of the '5 Case Model' for business cases.
- Knowledge of change management and experience of supporting people through complex change
- Advanced Key board skills
Qualifications And Training
- Educated to Master's degree level in a relevant subject, or demonstrable knowledge and experience equivalent to a Master's level.
- PRINCE2 Practitioner certification
- Agile training or an Agile DSDM qualification.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing Continued Professional Development (CPD).
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll 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.
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What We Offer
- Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
About
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process. You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
- Read about our application process
- Learn more about our culture at NHSBT
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next Steps
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on 21 July 2026 however this vacancy may close sooner than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.
The assessment process for this role may likely include a presentation assessment and an interview. Interviews are anticipated to be held on 4 August 2026– subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact Daniel Madzikanda Lead Recruiter - via email at daniel.madzikanda@nhsbt.nhs.uk
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