Project manager
NHS project managers set up and lead projects that are vital to patient care being of the highest possible standard.
Working life
You’ll be responsible for the planning, delivery and implementation of a new policy or service. You'll manage each step of this including planning, budgets, risk assessment and planning.
Staff will work on a broad range of projects in the NHS. Job roles and titles are varied but examples include:
Primary care development manager
You would work closely with GP practices to develop new ways of working in order to improve patient access and patient experience. You may work in a clinical commissioning group (CCG) or commissioning support unit (CSU) and coach, facilitate and share good practice across the region.
Specific duties may include:
- managing the rollout of local projects and programmes
- responsibility for the monitoring and analysis of primary care access data
- development and implementation of a local referral management initiatives.
You might be tasked to review services in specific clinical settings and map the workforce needed to deliver this. You will work with stakeholders such as local health providers, workforce planners and local education and training boards.
The role of a project director will really depend on the area and setting they are working in.
For example, a project director working in a CCG or CSU could lead on a strategic review of services across primary and secondary care resulting in concrete plans for a major reconfiguration and development of services.
This type of post would be responsible for handling all aspects of the work, from ensuring a full review of health needs is delivered, along with clinical engagement in service reviews, to briefing local politicians and the media and ensuring significant patient and public involvement throughout the project.
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Most jobs in the NHS are covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scales. This pay system covers all staff except doctors, dentists and the most senior managers.
Your career in project management in the NHS could start at Agenda for Change Band 6 or 7, with the most senior roles rising to Band 9.
Staff in the NHS will usually work a standard 37.5 hours per week. They may work a shift pattern.
Terms and conditions of service can vary for employers outside the NHS.
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With further training and/or experience, you can develop your expertise in project management further into more senior managerial roles, including those at director level.
Progression for those with ability is typically via operational management in a large hospital.
Relocation for promotion is common.
More diverse routes are now opening up, for example, jointly-funded posts between health and social services.
Graduates from the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme are expected to gain rapid promotion.
When you’re looking for managerial jobs, there are a number of sources you can use, but most vacancies can be found on the NHS Jobs website
Just some of the current vacancies are below.
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Project Manager
Bradford, BD1 4AS
- Salary :
- £31000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Bradford Care Alliance
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Project Manager
Carlisle, CA1 2SE
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Cumbria Health
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Project Manager
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,, NG5 1PB
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
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Project Manager
Axbridge,, BS26 2BJ
- Salary :
- £43000.00 to £50000.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- North Sedgemoor PCN
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Project Manager
Colchester / Ipswich, CO4 5JL
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Project Manager
Doncaster, DN4 8QN
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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Project Manager (XN06)
Leeds, LS9 7TF
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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Digital/Technical Project Manager
Cottingham, HU16 5JQ
- Salary :
- £37338.00 to £44962.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Building Services Project Manager
Chester, CH2 1UL
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Mechanical Engineering Project Manager
Blackshaw Rd, London, SW17 0QT
- Salary :
- £64156.00 to £71148.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Mechanical Engineering Project Manager
Blackshaw Rd, London, SW17 0QT
- Salary :
- £64156.00 to £71148.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Capital Project Manager - (Building)
Crewe, CW1 4QJ
- Salary :
- £55690.00 to £62682.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Digital Project Manager (Smart Buildings)
Crewe, CW1 4QJ
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Manager - INTERNAL TO NHS WALES
Cardiff, CF11 9AD
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Secondment
- Employer :
- Digital Health and Care Wales
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Project Manager - Macmillan Personalised Cancer Care
Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Project Manager Value Based Healthcare
Nantgarw, CF15 7QZ
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Velindre University NHS Trust
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Band 8A Operational UEC Project Manager
Hampstead, NW3 2QG
- Salary :
- £64156.00 to £71148.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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Portfolio & Project Management Office (PPMO) Officer
Bangor, LL57 2PW
- Salary :
- £31516.00 to £38364.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Project Support Manager
Hull, HU3 4AE
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- City Health Care Partnership CIC
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Senior Project Manager - SEL Pharmacy Homecare Transformation
London, SE1 9RT
- Salary :
- £72921.00 to £83362.00
- Type :
- Secondment
- Employer :
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Talent, OD and Inclusion Project Support Manager
Nantgarw, CF15 7QQ
- Salary :
- £31516.00 to £38364.00
- Type :
- Secondment
- Employer :
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
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Project Analyst
Preston, PR2 9HT
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Hope Project Worker
Bristol, BS5 0TX
- Salary :
- £27198.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Second Step
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Project Development Lead
Stanmore, HA7 4LP
- Salary :
- £61631.00 to £68623.00
- Type :
- Secondment
- Employer :
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
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People Transformation & Project Lead
Lincoln, LN2 4WH
- Salary :
- £64455.00 to £74896.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Service/ Project/ Trial Coordinator
Cambridge, CB24 3BA
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Optimum Patient Care
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Prevention Project Support Worker
Cannock, WS11 1JN
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Inclusion
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Maternity Education Project Support Administrator
Manchester, M13 9WL
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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Digital Engagement and Projects Lead
Grimsby, DN32 0QE
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Navigo Health and Social Care CIC
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Appropriate Adult Project Support Officer
Middlesbrough, TS4 2QX
- Salary :
- £27661.67
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Teesside Mind Ltd
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Band 4 Cardiology Audit Project Officer
Solihull, B91 2JL
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Administrator and Project Support, Band 4- Strategy and Transformation
Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Assistant Manager / Manager
Birmingham, B71 3LN
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Stone Cross Medical Centre
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Practice Manager
Brighouse, HD6 1AT
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Rydings Hall Surgery
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Practice Manager
Hounslow, TW3 3ET
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Bath Road Surgery
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Nurse Manager
Derby, DE23 3TX
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Aspiro Healthcare
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Dispensary Manager
Exeter, EX2 5DW
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Home Manager
Chipping Norton, OX7 5YF
- Salary :
- £50000.00 to £60000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Barchester Healthcare
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Operations Manager
Bromley, BR1 4PX
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- The Links Medical Practice
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Ward Manager
Ashington, NE63 9JJ
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Home Manager
Fishcross, FK10 3GN
- Salary :
- £60000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Aria Care
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Dispensary Manager
Shrewsbury, SY5 0RF
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice
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Home Manager
Pevensey, BN24 5NU
- Salary :
- £50000.00 to £75000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Barchester Healthcare
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Home Manager
Oxted, RH8 0NH
- Salary :
- £50000.00 to £100000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Barchester Healthcare
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Practice Manager
London, SE8 5DA
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Penrose Health
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Nurse Manager
Bristol, BS9 4HT
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Fallodon Way Medical Centre
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Home Manager
Morriston, SA6 7BJ
- Salary :
- £55000.00 to £58000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- HC-One
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Communication Manager
Bolton, BL1 5DD
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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Ward Manager
Ipswich, IP4 5PD
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
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Operational Manager
Worthing, BN11 2DH
- Salary :
- £55690.00 to £62682.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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Pathway Manager
South Tyneside, NE32 5NN
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
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HR Manager
Huddersfield, HD2 1GQ
- Salary :
- £43680.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Local Care Direct
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Disclosure Manager
Basingstoke, RG23 9NA
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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General Manager
Ilkley, LS29 7QZ
- Salary :
- £65000.00 to £70000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
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General Manager
Bagshot, GU195HN
- Salary :
- £78000.00 to £82000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
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Pharmacy Manager
Redruth, TR15 2AF
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Superdrug
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Practice Manager
London, W1T 6EU
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Fitzrovia Medical Centre
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Support Manager
Sheffield, S7 1NF
- Salary :
- £31620.17
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Primary Care Sheffield
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Sustainability Manager
Maidstone, ME16 9QQ
- Salary :
- £64455.00 to £74896.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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HR Manager
Bushey, WD23 2NN
- Salary :
- £35000.00 to £45000.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Manor View Practice
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