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Job summary

Main area
Construction Professional
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
179-7438888-F
Employer
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Suffolk Hospital
Town
Bury St Edmunds
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/10/2025 23:59
Interview date
17/10/2025

Employer heading

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Project Officer

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will support the Project Delivery Manager with delegated responsibility for Capital Projects.

The post holder will develop and maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with Estate colleagues, Clinicians, Directorate Managers, Senior Managers, together with any appointed Consultants and Contractors in connection with any project work.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the management of delegated Capital Projects and the appointment and management of contract staff employed in delivering capital projects and ensuring they comply with Trust policies and procedures (e.g. H&S, HR, GDPR etc.).

Responsibility for the following budgets.

·         Non-Staff Expenditure - Capital Project Budgets up to the value of £5M

 

 

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

 

·         Capital Project Delivery Management

·         Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

·         Produce, manage and maintain all relevant Project Documentation

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

 

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for job role responsibilities. 

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Degree level in a Construction or Property Discipline or comparable demonstrable experience.
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards chartered status (MCIOB, MRICS, MCIBSE, M.Arb etc.)
  • Formal Project Management Qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Successful track record of working in Property Investment and Improvement
  • Knowledge in managing clients, contractors and consultants
  • Experience of delivering value for money / efficiency related changes
  • The ability to demonstrate knowledge across the Estates and Facilities Portfolio
Desirable criteria
  • Experience/knowledge of working in a health service environment.
  • Experience of leading a team of professionals
  • Successful track record of working in high performing teams, delivering challenging targets and achieving results.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective interpersonal & communication skills.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Able to work with groups and multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation and lead where appropriate.
  • The ability to represent the service when representing the Trust internally and externally
  • Attention to detail and achieve high level of accuracy
  • Organised approach to work.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
  • Ability to develop and implement solutions to address problems
  • Ability to collate, interpret information and implement agreed policies & procedures.
  • PC literate with office and design packages i.e. Auto-cad.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
  • The ability to lead change where required

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Dedicated and committed
  • Flexible approach to working hours and duties and adaptable to change
  • Patient and Quality focused
  • Professional approach

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Booth
Job title
Head of Estates and Development
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07866251296
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