Job vacancy: Senior Project Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff / Swansea / Wrexham

Job summary

Main area

Senior Project Manager

Grade

Band 7

Contract

6 months (Fixed term for 6 months until 31/03/2026 due to funding)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

028-AC172-0725

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: To be confirmed
Town: Cardiff / Swansea / Wrexham
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/07/2025 23:59

Senior Project Manager

Band 7

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.

This is a hybrid role working in a flexible manner but predominantly working from home. However, meeting attendance will be expected at Public Health Wales sites on a regular basis.

Interviews for the post will be held in the week commencing 11th August 2025.

For further information or to have an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Danielle Gething, Head of Risk Management: [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 4, Degree or equivalent level of experience.
Prince 2 practitioner or equivalent level of experience.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of communicating with all levels of professional staff and the public.
Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records.
Experience of operating Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience of producing management information reports.
Experience of project implementation and monitoring ongoing projects.
Experience of managing finance systems e.g. budget monitoring.
Experience of managing, maintaining and developing systems and procedures.
Experience of implementing administrative policies and procedures.
Experience of actively tailoring project management methodologies.

Desirable criteria

Experience of monitoring performance indicators.
Understanding of project management methodologies.
Working in an NHS environment.

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work on own initiative and self manage workload.
Able to organise multi-disciplinary meetings and events.
Excellent management and communication skills and knowledge.
Analysing information from numerous sources.
Advanced IT/keyboard Skills.

Desirable criteria

Ability to speak Welsh / willingness to learn.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good knowledge of MS Office Suite.
Thorough understanding of administrative procedures.
Thorough understanding of programme office functions.
Knowledge of filing/data systems including records management.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and understanding of Public Health Wales.
Advanced Microsoft Project.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Work to deadlines and under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Work on own initiative.
Good time-keeping.
Respect confidentiality.
Willingness to learn and develop skills.
Flexible approach to work

Desirable criteria

Continuing Professional Development.

Other

Essential criteria

Willingness and ability to travel.

Desirable criteria

Ability to carry resources.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.