Project Manager | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Here at WUTH we understand and appreciate the vital role of a dedicated and highly skilled improvement team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with existing project management experience who is passionate about making a difference and is looking to develop their skills and knowledge of leading improvement projects further, within a supportive team environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading change in an acute hospital setting.

• Support Improvement Team to provide project management expertise to support the delivery of successful change projects.


• Take guidance and support from the Improvement Team to undertake small or partial service reviews to support the redesign of future service delivery. This will include process improvement and service redesign resulting in improved outcomes, experience, quality and

safety for patients, reduced running costs and obtaining sustainable service delivery for the future.

• Ensure that individual project plans and risk, quality and issue logs are developed and maintained for each of the project areas in a robust and proactive manner; resolving issues arising from these that cannot be resolved at programme level.


• Ensure that all necessary assurance documentation and evidence is developed to provide assurance of appropriate governance and provide evidence into the assurance framework.


• Maintaining a current view of performance against project plans. Inform stakeholders of key risks, issues, and performance information, addressing items that require action by the Programme Board or appropriate governance.


• Engage and manage relationships across a complex and challenging stakeholder environment working alongside a range of professionals and partners.


• Provide reports and information as required and escalate non-compliance in accordance with agreed governance frameworks.


All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.