Job summary
- Main area
- Project Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (0.8 WTE - Flexible as to working days)
- Job ref
- 241-689FD-26
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Full-Time 37.5hours per week. 24 months Fixed Term
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an aspiring, self-motivated individual to join Bolton Foundation Trust's Families and Diagnostics Division as a Project Manager. Primarily supporting ICE Order Comms upgrade and Digital Pathology in Histology.
You will join a team from a number of disciplines and backgrounds to work collaboratively alongside our Senior Leadership Team and colleagues to deliver a number of our small to medium projects across the Trust.
As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.
Main duties of the job
Reporting directly to the Laboratory Medicine Leadership team on a range of designated projects.
The successful candidate will (amongst other duties)
- Use formal project management methods for the management and delivery of Transformation Projects, through the full project cycle from case for change to delivery and benefits realisation.
- To create and ensure that project documentation is developed and maintained in line with the Trust project management framework.
- Ensure risks and issues are identified and countermeasures are in place. Where necessary ensure the appropriate escalation and corrective action to ensure these are resolved.
- Generate regular reports on the overall progress of the Programme or project team, in conjunction with Senior Staff. This may involve presentation of contentious or challenging messages to senior clinical, operational and corporate teams.
A key deliverable of this role will be the implementation of the ICE upgrade order comms system and Digital Pathology for Histology.
Working for our organisation
You will be equally happy leading your own project as you will be working collaboratively and being a good team player who demonstrates the organisations values. You will be a natural fit into the team, which is compassionate, friendly and has dedicated professionals who always go the extra mile. The successful candidate will be qualified in Prince2 Foundation, will excellent interpersonal skills and able to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable commitment to personal development
Desirable criteria
- Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
Desirable criteria
- Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
Desirable criteria
- Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS
Other
Essential criteria
- Meets the Essential Criteria as set out in the PS
Desirable criteria
- Meets the Desirable Criteria as set out in the PS
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lewis Hurley
- Job title
- Laboratory Medicine Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390088
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