Job summary
- Main area
- Faculty of Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed Term/Secondment until 31st March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR638-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester / Ipswich
- Town
- Colchester / Ipswich
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/09/2025
Employer heading
Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We’re looking for a driven and proactive individual to take the lead on three transformative projects within ESNEFT:
Tendring 100 Project:
A partnership-led initiative launched in late 2024 by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with Colchester Institute, Career Track, Tendring District Council, Essex County Council, and Healthwatch Essex.
Our ambition is to create 100 new apprenticeship opportunities across the Tendring District Council area, targeting local residents and aiming to drive economic growth and improve health equity
Colchester Apprenticeships Project:
A locally delivered initiative supported by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. Our ambition is to create 25 new apprenticeship opportunities across identified Colchester area, targeting local residents and aiming to drive economic growth and improve health equity.
King’s Trust initiative:
An employment project aimed at supporting employment pathways for young people & those facing barriers to employment.
This fixed term role is a fantastic opportunity, you’ll be at the heart of delivering impactful change whilst working alongside senior leaders.
In this role, you’ll not only gain hands-on experience in planning, delivering, and evaluating projects. You will also have the chance to line manage team members and develop your leadership skills in a supportive environment.
(We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications)
Main duties of the job
- Consistent provision of higher level comprehensive project management and administrative support.
- Undertake the management of projects
- Responsible for a defined area of work
- Manage, prioritise, plan and organise own time and co-ordinate that of your team and external partners if appropriate, using extensive knowledge, skills and experience.
- Provide leadership that encourages high performance from other staff within your team, external
partners with the aim of maintaining optimum efficiency within the projects you are working on. - Train and provide support/line management to enable other team members and partners to deliver against project objectives.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevant experience to degree level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous project management experience
- Working collaboratively as part of a team
- Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
- Experience of dealing with non-routine administrative matters
- Excellent communication and problem solving skills
- Highly effective written skills
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the Apprenticeship industry
- Experience of working with members of the public
- Supervision/co-ordination of other team members
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Confidentiality and Data Protection
- Project Management Understanding of employability and training programmes, including apprenticeships
- Knowledge of relevant work area and specialist terminology
- Data management and reporting methodologies
- Microsoft word/excel and power point
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Apprenticeship levy utilisation
- Good working knowledge of NHS careers and how to access further information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Whale
- Job title
- Talent for Care Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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