Project Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Project Manager (Band 6) to join the EPR Programme team at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing defined EPR-related projects, applying recognised project management tools and techniques to achieve successful outcomes. The position involves working closely with clinical, corporate, and operational colleagues to support the implementation and optimisation of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. This is a fixed-term, full-time role with flexible working options, aimed at driving digital transformation and improving patient care.
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in managing projects or change programmes.
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation, APM PFQ) or demonstrable knowledge of project management tools and techniques.
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile or equivalent advanced project management certification.
- Experience managing defined projects or supporting change initiatives within a team or department.
- Experience in applying project management tools and techniques to deliver project outcomes.
- NHS/public sector experience and knowledge.
- Experience of EPR implementation
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to use information systems effectively and interpret data appropriately
- Strong planning and organisational skills for managing project tasks and timelines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Power BI, and Teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation
- Ability to interpret and present data to support decision-making
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Understanding of project planning principles, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Familiarity with project management tools and techniques (e.g. risk registers, Gantt charts, stakeholder mapping).
- Knowledge of project governance and reporting processes within defined parameters
- Awareness of change management principles and how they apply to project delivery.
- Awareness of PRINCE2 or similar project management frameworks.
- Other
- Able to work at Trust sites and locations as required
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in managing projects or change programmes.
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation, APM PFQ) or demonstrable knowledge of project management tools and techniques.
- PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile or equivalent advanced project management certification.
- Experience managing defined projects or supporting change initiatives within a team or department.
- Experience in applying project management tools and techniques to deliver project outcomes.
- NHS/public sector experience and knowledge.
- Experience of EPR implementation
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to use information systems effectively and interpret data appropriately
- Strong planning and organisational skills for managing project tasks and timelines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Power BI, and Teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation
- Ability to interpret and present data to support decision-making
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Understanding of project planning principles, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Familiarity with project management tools and techniques (e.g. risk registers, Gantt charts, stakeholder mapping).
- Knowledge of project governance and reporting processes within defined parameters
- Awareness of change management principles and how they apply to project delivery.
- Awareness of PRINCE2 or similar project management frameworks.
- Other
- Able to work at Trust sites and locations as required
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Project Manager
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about driving digital transformation in healthcare? We are seeking a proactive and organised Project Manager (Band 6) to join our dynamic EPR Programme team at NSFT. In this pivotal role, you will help deliver key projects that support the implementation and optimisation of our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, working closely with clinical, corporate, and operational colleagues across the Trust.You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing defined EPR-related projects, applying recognised project management tools and techniques to achieve successful outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact on patient care and service delivery, while developing your skills in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.If you have experience managing projects or supporting change initiatives, strong communication and organisational skills, and a commitment to our Trust values of Team, Accountable, Learn and Improve, and Kind, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Plan, coordinate, and deliver defined projects within the EPR Programme, supporting the Trust's digital transformation.
- Work collaboratively with clinical, corporate, and operational colleagues to achieve project objectives.
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