Job summary
- Main area
- Project Manager
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (to meet the needs of the service.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 020-AC048-0525
- Employer
- Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pan Wales
- Town
- Pan Wales
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Project Manager
Band 6
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
Gwahoddir ymgeiswyr i wneud cais yn Gymraeg, ni fydd unrhyw gais a gyflwynir drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau a wneir yn y Saesneg’
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
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
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to support the Clinical Directorate for 9 months to cover a period of maternity leave. The successful individual will be required to support the transformation of the Trust to a clinically led organisation, by being integral to the delivery of key clinical projects. The role of the post holder will be to provide professional project management expertise to deliver major change in accordance with standard industry methodologies.
The post holder’s role is to deliver projects according to required standards, strict deadlines and within budget. This includes specifying funding, procuring, and assigning resources, managing the project budget, managing, and coordinating the efforts of those involved in the project deliverables including Trust staff, third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver all projects according to plan, using specialist project methodologies recommended for use in the public sector.
The post holder has the authority to run projects (e.g national immunization project) on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Clinical Directorate within defined constraints. The post holder’s prime responsibility is to ensure that projects produce the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. The post holder is also responsible for projects producing a result capable of achieving the benefits as defined in the Business Case.
Main duties of the job
This post is a fixed term contract/ secondment for 9 months to the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
- Help define the project objectives and desired benefits and will oversee quality control / performance throughout its life cycle.
- Matrix manage project staff, at all levels throughout the organisation, and co-ordinate and arrange training for the Project Team as required.
- Be required to continually develop project management methodologies.
- To lead, manage and ensure the successful delivery of individual local, national, and business as usual projects or multiple projects of significant size, complexity and risk; ensuring that projects produce the required products or outcomes, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. The post holder has the authority to run projects on a day to day basis, within defined constraints.
- Support the organisation in the funding and procurement of all internal and external resources necessary to deliver the project.
- Monitor project budgets during the life of the project and ensure alignment with approved expenditure or authorised business case.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
#RemarkablePeople
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
In line with the Trust’s Starting Salary Procedure, all applicants will start at the bottom of the band for the position applied for, but can apply for a higher salary if they have previous experience relevant to the position.
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 in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree Level in a professionally related subject or equivalent level of practical experience within a project management environment
- Experience of project management or equivalent experience.
- Prince 2 registered practitioner or similar (or willing to work towards).
- Evidence of experience in managing large complex projects
- Experience of designing, implementing and managing projects.
- Effective leadership and communication skills with experience in motivating, managing and developing effective teams
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams at varying levels of seniority and a commitment / proven experience of partnership working
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters MSc.
- Microsoft project
- Developing business cases / strategic documents.
- Ability to work across directorates/services to understanding operational and corporate needs and requirements
- Ability to adapt and deal with situations and manage expectations during periods of change and be able to take account of the broader perspective and how it affects other areas.
Aptitude and Abilities Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner confidence to deal with different priorities and differing views in order to instigate and achieve change and improvement
- Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, negotiation, obtaining, providing and presenting information.
- Ability to prepare and present reports to management teams on project status and advising on issues and risks to detailed specification for Trust and others as requested.
- Ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the emergency services.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in a variety of ways
- Strong delivery focus, with the ability to drive progress forward and a concern for results and achieving goals
- Detailed knowledge of budgeting, benefits tracking and resource allocation processes
- Ability to produce business cases and strategic documents.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Additional demonstrable qualities that are be beneficial to the role e.g. competence and communication, trust and loyalty.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines including changing demands and priorities.
- Preparedness to travel throughout Wales and UK as required.
- Compliance with policies and procedures.
- Full driving license (this is a mandatory requirement).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jen Lloyd
- Job title
- Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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