Senior Project Officer
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- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
NHS Highland is seeking a Senior Project Officer for a two-year fixed-term or secondment opportunity within its Strategy and Transformation department. This role supports the delivery of improvement opportunities as part of annual delivery planning and a new 10-year strategy. The successful candidate will work across Community, Acute, and Corporate services, supporting portfolio programmes and projects to benefit communities and staff. It involves close collaboration with various stakeholders and senior management in a dynamic environment.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256956
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
30/08/2026
Job Type:
Administrative Services
Location:
Assynt House
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
17/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Strategy and Transformation
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FIXED TERM / SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS
NHS Highland has a unique opportunity in Strategy and Transformation to join as a Senior Project Officer on a fixed term basis.
The Health Board is enhancing its project management and support resource to help facilitate the delivery of improvement opportunities as part of Annual Delivery Planning and the new 10 year strategy.
This will be a challenging task in the present NHS financial climate with pressure on resource to deliver services whilst systematically transforming to improve quality of care, become more efficient and redesign pathways to meet the needs of the population.
Working across NHS Highland, our successful candidate will have opportunities to work across Community, Acute and Corporate services, supporting the delivery of portfolio programmes which include a variety of projects across all areas of our organisation to benefit our communities and staff.
The role will involve close working with
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