Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Job Type: Part-time & Full-time
Closing Date: 27 November 2025
Job Summary
The role of the Project Manager is to support service development and service re-design across the CAMHS T4 Provider Collaboratives in Wessex & Dorset and Kent & Sussex, taking a project management approach to the successful implementation of each initiative and workstream.
The role will have an emphasis on service development and will work closely with clinical and other colleagues across the Provider Collaboratives partner Trusts and within SPFT as the Lead Provider for both Collaboratives. The postholder will have a good balance of clinical service re-design experience, understanding clinical pathways and the ability to work with senior clinicians to develop services, alongside a good understanding of project planning approaches and experience.
The role is an exciting new post within the Provider Collaboratives to help us shape and transform CAMHS Tier 4 services across the counties covered.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will:
Support the CAMHS Provider Collaboratives to ensure the successful implementation of strategic transformation of services across Wessex & Dorset and Sussex & Kent, and other regions where SPFT may provide services in the future.
Be personally responsible for the delivery of one or more projects within the CAMHS Provider Collaboratives to time, budget and the required quality.
Apply project management, quality improvement and best practice tools and techniques in a consistent manner across service development projects.
Support, facilitate and monitor progress of projects and service development initiatives.
Support performance improvement across projects, analysing performance against plan and resolve failures to meet project standards.
Identify project and workstream risks and escalate as and when appropriate ensuring proactive and timely resolution.
Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working/steering groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where required.
About Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The Hampshire, Sussex and Kent Provider Collaborative is a great place to work with a vibrant team. The organisation offers regular supervision and training.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
See Job Description and personal specification for main responsibilities.
Support the CAMHS Provider Collaboratives to ensure the successful implementation of strategic transformation of services across Wessex & Dorset and Sussex & Kent, and other regions where SPFT may provide services in the future.
Person Specification
Qualifications — Essential
Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience at working at a similar level in a specialist area
Qualification, or equivalent project or service redesign experience, in Project Management methodology such as PRINCE2 (Practitioner level)
Post-graduate degree (in management studies or clinical equivalent)
Knowledge / Experience — Essential
Experience of project management in complex and challenging environments, including all stages: initiation, start-up, planning, execution, benefits realisation and closure
Experience of managing and reporting project progress, risks and issues through appropriate logs and Highlight/Exception reports
Experience of managing Project Board meetings, including the setting of agenda, drafting all associated papers and correspondence and presenting to senior stakeholders
Experience in healthcare environment/service development and redesign
Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as PRINCE2 and Microsoft Project
Experience of managing a team without direct line management
Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Experience of managing stakeholder relationships
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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How to Apply
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