About this role
Job summary
Are you an organised, proactive and improvement-focused professional looking to develop your project management experience and make a measurable difference across healthcare services?
We are seeking a Project Officer to join the Strategic Programme Delivery Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. This is an opportunity to support a varied portfolio of strategic projects and programmes that contribute to sustainable improvements in quality, performance, productivity and patient outcomes.
The role:
Working with clinical, operational and corporate teams, you will provide project coordination, governance and administrative support across projects and workstreams. You will help ensure that activity is planned, monitored and reported effectively, supporting delivery from initial scoping through to implementation, evaluation and transition into operational practice.
Closing date of applications: 25 October 2026
Interview date: 9 November 2026
Main duties of the job
You will:
Coordinate and provide administrative support across projects and workstreams.
Maintain plans, milestones, action logs, risks, issues, decisions and governance records.
Organise meetings and workshops, including papers, minutes and action follow-up.
Gather and analyse information, producing clear reports, presentations and updates.
Monitor key performance indicators, benefits and outcomes.
Work with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues, escalating concerns appropriately.
Support pathway redesign, continuous improvement and sustainable change.
About you
You will be degree educated or have equivalent experience, with knowledge of project management, change or continuous improvement. Strong organisational, analytical, IT and communication skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage priorities, produce accurate reports and work collaboratively. NHS knowledge and experience in data analysis, meeting coordination or project reporting are desirable. Flexibility and travel between Trust sites may be required.
You will join the Strategic Programme Delivery Team, supporting major Trust projects and gaining experience in project delivery, governance, service improvement and stakeholder engagement.
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Experience and knowledge Essential
Knowledge of NHS challenges, opportunities, National and Local drivers Working knowledge of project management and experience of managing change. Possess excellent technical / analytical skills involving the use of appropriate software packages to input, manipulate and adapt data. Produce reports relevant to programme of work. Working knowledge / experience of continuous improvement methodologies
Desirable
Ability to support colleagues in accessing and using agreed project information and reporting tools
Skills Essential
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work. Ability to assimilates and analyses information and situations related to the implementation of the project/Service Change Interprets and compares information to reach and agree appropriate decisions Identify hazards, assess and categorise risks escalating as appropriate.
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent Advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of applications
Desirable
Further training or experience in project management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)