Job overview

Are you an experienced project manager passionate about working collaboratively to improve patient pathways and clinical services? Do you thrive in complex environments, bringing people together to deliver meaningful change? If so, we’d love you to join Our Dorset Provider Collaborative as our new Project Manager. 

You’ll help shape improvement projects across acute, community and primary care partners. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, you’ll help drive the development and delivery of Single Dorset Services, and provide high‑quality insight to deliver transformation.

You’ll be an experienced project manager who is confident working in complex environments and balancing competing priorities. You’ll be a strong communicator, relationship builder and problem solver with the ability to motivate others and bring people together.

We have set up a single strategic provider collaborative, the ODPC to improve population health and healthcare, tackle unequal outcomes and access, enhance productivity and value for money, and help the NHS to support broader social and economic development

In return we will offer a supportive, collaborative team working across the Dorset system, flexible working arrangements, a permanent contract, opportunities for professional development and leadership growth, and the chance to deliver projects that genuinely improve services and patient care

The role is hybrid, with a nominated base and travel required for meetings

Main duties of the job

What You’ll Be Doing

·        Leading the planning, delivery and management of ODPC projects

·        Supporting the development and coordination of  working across acute, community and primary care

·        Using data, benchmarking and national tools to identify opportunities for improvement

·        Producing project documentation including project initiation documents, plans, highlight reports and end‑of‑project products

·        Developing strong and collaborative working relationships with clinical, managerial and administrative colleagues

·        Presenting project progress, risks and benefits to senior stakeholders

·        Contributing to the development of policies, guidelines and evidence‑based practice

Working for our organisation

Our Dorset Provider Collaborative (ODPC)

In Dorset we have set up a single strategic provider collaborative which is governed by a leadership board.

The goals of the ODPC are:

• Improving population health and healthcare
• Tackling unequal outcomes and access
• Enhancing productivity and value for money
• Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development.

The partner organisations of Dorset ODPC are:

• Dorset County Hospital 
• Dorset HealthCare University
• University Hospitals Dorset
• Dorset General Practice Alliance 

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.
Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.