Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Project Manager - Workforce Reporting and Data
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Merger Announcement
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This creates an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong, and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.
Flexible Working
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognises the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
Diverse Workforce
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
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Job Overview
As a project manager working at Bristol Foundation Trust in the People Systems and Data Merger Programme, you will have direct responsibility for overseeing the delivery of projects that will support the bringing together of Southmead and City and Weston systems, processes, and reporting to create a unified fit for purpose Bristol Foundation Trust view.
The role will work within our Workforce Data and Reporting work stream which aims to deliver unified core workforce metric reporting with standardised data sources, processing, and metric definitions through a single Bristol Foundation Trust data model and make accessible via a single Power BI front door.
As a Project Manager in the team, you will be responsible for ensuring your project is well planned, coordinated, and delivered with benefits identified upfront and realised on delivery. You will be expected to use your knowledge and experience to ensure projects are delivered within time and cost constraints and your ability to build strong relationships and trust with teams who will support the implementation of these programmes and projects.
The post holder will be working in a dynamic change environment, with tight timescales, and with a wide variety of stakeholders. This exciting role has a real opportunity to drive and contribute to the People Systems and Data Merger Programme.
Main Duties of the Job
Within the project, the role holder will be responsible for:
- Managing projects associated with the Workforce Data and Reporting merger workstream from inception to delivery.
- Managing projects on a day-to-day basis.
- Supporting corporate teams to come together to develop and plan the project and update documentation describing these plans.
- Supporting the creation of business cases and decision papers and managing them through the organisational review and approval cycle.
- Identifying and supporting achievement of project benefits realisation.
- Developing and maintaining project plans, forward planners, and other documentation such as RAID logs.
- Supporting corporate teams with the delivery.
- Organising project boards and ensuring actions are captured and completed.
- Providing routine reporting and communications material for boards and the wider organisation.
In Addition:
- Be prepared to step in and provide occasional operational support to other project and programme managers.
- Provide focused pieces of work on specific areas, as necessary.
- Provide input into regular summary reports which are submitted to the Integration Programme Group, People Programme Oversight Group, and other groups.
- Deputise for project and programme managers, as required.
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Working for Our Organisation
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre, and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
See Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification in project/programme management e.g. PRINCE 2, MSP, APMP or equivalent work-based experience
- Educated to Master’s degree level or holds equitable substantial work-based experience
Desirable criteria
- Change management qualification e.g. Lean Six Sigma
Work Experience, Knowledge And Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of using programme and project management approaches such as PRINCE2 and/or Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
- Significant experience of managing stakeholders
- Experience of developing, tracking, and managing both risks and issues
- Experience of developing Benefits profiles and then managing the project benefits through the project lifecycle
- Experience of the application of change management techniques and best practice through the project lifecycle
- Experience of establishing, preparing for, running, and following up project boards
- Experience of undertaking Service Improvement projects
- Sound knowledge and experience of using office-based IT systems
- Demonstrable skills in dealing with a wide and diverse range of professional and managerial staff and others within a multi-agency setting
- Significant experience of project/programme management, including experience of managing a range of projects that result in pathway improvements
- Experience of delegating appropriately and management of people and performance e.g. awareness of annual appraisals, objectives, and personal development plans and the need to support junior members of staff
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to learn rapidly and track and understand a complex range of multi-faceted activities within individual areas
- Ability to self-start, often working with minimal direction from line management or programme SROs
- Ability to effectively self-develop through the application of training and courses
- Analytical, creative, and solution-oriented
- Able to effectively manage workload and competing priorities
- Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines in the production of high-quality work
- Strong, demonstrable experience of project management, working across teams to ensure customer, staff, quality, financial, and efficiency benefits are defined and delivered.
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Desirable criteria
- Change management qualification e.g. Lean Six Sigma
- Experience of business process improvement, ideally including benchmarking from analysis of datasets. Experience of data analytics would be advantageous
- Experience of working with financial information
- Knowledge of health and social care issues and priorities
- Experience of project management in a healthcare setting
- Broad understanding of the NHS, its organisation, roles, and responsibilities in a changing environment
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points-based system.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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