Job vacancy: Project Officer for Specialty Doctor and Locally Employed Doctor, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, Stevenage

Job summary

Main area: Medical Education
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (End date: 12 months from start date)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 361-7505420-A

Employer: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Lister Hospital
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/10/2025 23:59

Project Officer for Specialty Doctor and Locally Employed Doctor

NHS AfC: Band 5

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience/knowledge from working in a similar area/environment
Good understanding of a range of work procedures and practices which require a level of expertise or specialism obtained either through formal training or equivalent experience e.g. project management, data analysis, high level administrative procedures

Desirable criteria

Formal programme of project training eg PRINCE 2

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of supporting complex projects or programmes within a recognised project or programme management framework.
Experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice
Experience of assisting with the planning of effective meetings and events
Experience of contributing information to formulate project reports
Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues which includes identifying, monitoring and escalating the impact of risks and issues via the risk register for each project.

Skills

Desirable criteria

Competent use of MS office packages
Ability to take information from a number of sources and provide analysis, summary and options within detailed reports
Ability to use data systems or office systems e.g. diary management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Practical knowledge of designing, setting up and implementing project management administrative processes and procedures for complex projects
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection legislation including information governance
Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and information analysis

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of project principles

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
Role model our Trust values every day

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [email protected]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.