About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly organised Project Co-ordinator to support the delivery of a nationally significant workforce development programme for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).
This 12-month fixed-term role will coordinate the BCSP Accreditation and Mentorship Programme at a national level, supporting work across England rather than within a single region. The programme aims to increase the number of accredited BCSP endoscopists and help services prepare for the anticipated rise in demand associated with FIT80 implementation and the expansion of bowel cancer screening.
Based within the North West Endoscopy Academy, the successful candidate will work as part of the Academy team while collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues across England. This will include clinical leads, mentors, Higher Education Institution partners, NHS England colleagues, screening centres and representatives from Endoscopy Training Academies in other regions.
Acting as the central point of coordination, the postholder will support delivery to agreed timescales, monitor progress against key milestones and provide high-quality project management support to this complex national initiative. The role offers a valuable opportunity to build relationships across regions and professions while contributing to a programme with national impact.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the day-to-day coordination of the project and will be responsible for:
- Maintaining project plans and ensuring delivery milestones are met.
- Coordinating trainee recruitment, onboarding and engagement activities.
- Collecting, monitoring and analysing programme data.
- Producing regular reports, dashboards and performance updates for governance groups.
- Supporting programme evaluation and the collection of outcome measures.
- Organising meetings, webinars, workshops and stakeholder events.
- Maintaining risk, issue and action logs and supporting mitigation plans.
- Developing effective working relationships with regional and national stakeholders.
- Liaising with trainees, mentors, Academy Leads, NHS England, higher education partners and screening centres.
- Supporting communication and engagement activities across all participating academies.
- Ensuring accurate documentation and audit trails are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.
Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support
- Onboarding and tracking of over 100 trainees nationally.
- Delivery of programme governance and reporting requirements.
- Data collection and evaluation activities.
- Stakeholder engagement across seven Endoscopy Training Academies.
- Delivery of project milestones within agreed timescales and budget.
- Development of a sustainable national model for BCSP screener development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- PRINCE2 Foundation certificate
Experience
Essential
- Computer literacy Windows based computing
Desirable
- Experience of Project Management, e.g. PRINCE2
- Planning courses and training schedules
- Process Mapping
- Preparation of standard project documentation - preferably using PRINCE 2
- Experience of working in a NHS environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of IT
Desirable
- Data Protection principles and NHS confidentiality requirements
Skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret requirements, deployment schedules and expected benefits of projects
- Teaching and presentational skills
- Organisational skills
- Planning and Prioritisation
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across organizational boundaries - both written and verbal
Other
Essential
- Tactful, diplomatic
- Able to manage own time and work unsupervised
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Liverpool Hospital site
Mount Vernon Street
Liverpool
L7 8YE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)