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Job summary

Main area
Project Governance - EPR
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
18 months (Fixed term)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
303-7755112
Employer
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/04/2026 23:59

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EPR PMO Lead

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a PMO Lead.

To ensure project and programme outputs are delivered effectively including the monitoring and reporting of progress for the EPR Programme. This will include maintaining strong governance processes and standardisation of documents for projects and overarching transformation team governance, highlighting any potential impact on delivery/achievement of benefits.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will establish the key quality and performance functions for the EPR Programme, as well as the administration of all aspects of management information required from the PMO team. The role is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of management reporting, supporting the programme delivery and planning in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls, and resource constraints.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full list of details on the main responsibilities for the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level education or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
  • • Formal project/programme management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP, APM PMQ).
Desirable criteria
  • • PMO-specific training (e.g., P3O)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience working within a PMO, programme, or portfolio management environment.
  • Strong experience of RAID, change control, dependency and portfolio reporting.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of NHS digital change programmes.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of how PRINCE2 methodologies fit into a governance framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of documentation and version‑control discipline.
  • Knowledge of how to develop, implement and embed delivery frameworks.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of NHS Trust governance processes.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to create high‑quality portfolio, executive and board-level reporting.
  • Ability to mentor, guide and support project managers and project teams
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building ability
Desirable criteria
  • Competent in MS Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, and/or PMO tooling.

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Application numbers

The vacancy has been set to cap a specific number of applications. As a result, the position may close earlier than the advertised closing date once this limit is reached. If you are interested in the opportunity, we strongly encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aftab Raza
Job title
Head of EPR
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Karen McCarthy

Digital Programme Manager

[email protected]

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