Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours may be possible)
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0244
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/05/2026
Employer heading
Project Manager - Ophthalmology, Band 6
Band 6
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Project Manager to join the Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust’s Ophthalmology service line within the surgical division on a 12-month fixed term basis. The Project Manager will be expected to lead the design and implementation phases of specialty improvement initiatives to support the delivery of the local and national objectives and deliver specific projects in defined areas.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with Clinical and Operational teams to jointly design, test and embed change. The projects will range in size and scale and will be determined by the priorities of the organisation but will allow for a broad insight to the operations and governance of the division.
The role allows for the individual to network with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining important relationships, and working creatively and dynamically. They will work within an experienced multi-disciplinary team that are supportive and encouraging and offer a good collaborative team ethic. There are opportunities available for development and progression within the Trust largely supported by the team and line management.
The proposed interview date Thursday 7th May.
Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join a team leading on a major transformation programme including a wide variety of local and national ambitions to improve services. The post holder will be responsible for delivering appropriate project documentation and delivering progress updates across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring milestones are met and risks mitigated and/or managed where possible. Therefore, the individual will need the ability to work under pressure and respond to short timescales.
They must be credible, flexible and innovative, with project and change management skills, developed in healthcare or other fast-moving environments. The role will require good planning and organisational skills, specifically the development of clear and pragmatic plans for delivering complex projects. Given the nature of the projects, experience of the service line is desirable.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder should be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be pro-active and motivated to lead others whilst also working to varied senior managers and clinical leads, sometimes with competing priorities.
Key Result Areas
- To proactively manage and lead projects of work aligned with the strategic objectives of the Trust, division and service line. In achieving this, the post holder will be guided in most situations by Trust objectives, policies and procedures, and wider national requirements but will need to be able to interpret, apply and implement these locally and to align with the change being implemented.
-To develop and performance manage project plans with clear outcomes / benefits identified and all links and dependencies established.
Skills:
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, negotiating and influencing skills demonstrated through experience of working in complex and demanding environments, including the ability to persuade senior clinicians (or equivalent), and managers to adopt new ways of working.
- Ability to organise and plan a highly complex range of multi-faceted activities with a significant number of links and inter-dependencies.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Project related accreditation or qualifications
- Service improvement related accreditation or qualifications
Kowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience and understanding of the specific clinical and operational environment for ophthalmology services
Desirable criteria
- Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and programme and project management software to enable production of high-quality reports to project boards and other audiences
- Proficient in the use of internet and email
- Knowledge of basic service improvement tools and techniques including process mapping, financial and data analysis, process and pathway redesign, working with groups, redesigning roles, defining and measuring improvements
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS (or similar fast moving, customer focused, quality led environment), with demonstrable experience leading complex change and service development
- Demonstrable experience of working with clinicians (or other professional body), and operational staff groups, securing early and consistent engagement
- Involvement in national and local service improvement initiatives that cross divisional and organisational boundaries
- Involvement in service improvement initiatives that work to tight timescales
- Evidence of strong team working across divisional and organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience in leading change and service improvement initiatives
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to organise and plan a highly complex range of multi-faceted activities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Roberts
- Job title
- Ophthalmology General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 3738
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