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Band 6
Full-time

Project Manager - Specialist Care Group

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustMellor House, Stafford, ST16 3SR, United Kingdom£39,959 - £48,117Closes 06/10/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 6
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
22/09/2026
Closes
06/10/2026

Sponsorship verdict

This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.

The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship top undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Quoted verbatim from the source advert

Role summary

This role is for a Project Manager within the Business Development Team of the Specialist Care Group. The successful candidate will manage and support various projects, including service mobilisations, business developments, and tender submissions. It involves coordinating teams, tracking actions, and delivering real projects across services in England. The position requires someone organised, collaborative, and ready to develop their career in project management.

Key responsibilities

  • Independently manage a range of projects and provide project support to large/complex projects to deliver change and service improvements.
  • Engage effectively with Services within the Specialist Care Group, wider Trust Care Groups and corporate team leads to ensure effective delivery of programmes and projects.
  • Support the development of bids/tenders and implementation of new service developments.
  • Manage the planning and execution of multiple projects.
  • Build positive relationships through excellent communication and engagement with Stakeholders.
  • Ensure projects remain on track by management of project actions and through the identification (and mitigation) of risks and issues.

Essential criteria

  • Project Management qualification i.e. Prince2/Agile/MSP
  • Experience of managing a project to successful delivery
  • Significant experience of supporting project teams within a project or programme environment
  • Experience in monitoring and reporting on project or programme progress in a variety of ways including standard reporting tools
  • Experience of supporting the development of bids/tenders
  • Comprehensive skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Project, Powerpoint, Word, Excel
  • Knowledge and understanding of programme and project management structures and governance
  • Ability to keep accurate and up to date project documentation to report progress and assurance

Desirable criteria

  • Quality Improvement training or qualification
  • Benefits Management training
  • Experience of business planning
  • Experience of group facilitation and management of multiple stakeholders to ensure project outcomes are delivered
  • Knowledge of Specialist Care Group services and understanding of NHS systems, applications and processes

Useful to know

Band 6 pay context

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.

Application window

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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Project Manager - [contact details removed]

The closing date is 06 October 2026

Job summary

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship top undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Do you like things being organised, love bringing people together, and want to help build things that matter?We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Business Development Team in the Specialist Care Group.You won't just be updating spreadsheets all day, you will be working alongside our team to co-ordinate service mobilisations, business developments, supporting tender submissions and business cases, tracking actions and helping deliver real projects in real time within our services based across England from Cumbria down to the Isle of Wight.We are looking for someone with experience of co-ordination and admin experience who is ready to develop their career path in project management. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

o To independently manage a range of projects and provide project support to large/complex projects to deliver change and service improvements across the organisation to ultimately benefit the serv

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