Job Summary
Senior Project Managers play a key role within Health Innovation West Midlands (HIWM), leading the delivery of high‑impact programmes that drive innovation and improvement across health and care systems. Working in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment, you will manage projects spanning real‑world evaluation, innovation adoption, funding opportunities and stakeholder engagement. Closing date 09 June 2026.
Responsibilities
You will lead and manage a range of projects, ensuring delivery to time, budget and quality standards. This includes developing and implementing project plans, monitoring progress, managing risks and reporting on outcomes. You will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to facilitate engagement, support the adoption and spread of innovations, and ensure successful delivery across programmes.
The role also involves assessing business development opportunities, contributing to funding bids and income generation, and leading the analysis and interpretation of complex data to evaluate impact. You will support strategic planning and help shape new programmes aligned to organisational priorities.
Key Skills and Qualifications
Key skills include strong leadership, excellent communication and the ability to build effective relationships across diverse groups. You should be confident managing multiple priorities, working independently and applying project management, quality improvement and analytical approaches to deliver results. A proactive mindset, strong organisational skills and a commitment to inclusive, patient‑centred working are essential.
Qualifications
- Relevant degree or equivalent additional training plus relevant experience to a postgraduate level in a related arena.
- Postgraduate project management qualification or proven equivalent practical experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable Qualifications
- Recognised qualification in one of the following: Patient safety, Quality improvement, Change management, Benefits realisation, Business advice.
Experience
- Significant experience of managing projects from set‑up through project planning, process mapping, data analysis and implementation of change initiatives in healthcare settings.
- Experience of innovation and improvement interventions being implemented into health and care settings.
- Evidence of using a variety of evidence‑based quality improvement and service redesign approaches with health and care settings.
- Experience in organising and managing meetings involving different sectors, agencies and professions.
- Evidence of patient/user involvement initiatives throughout the delivery of programmes, projects or activities.
- Experience of presenting reports, managing feedback and questions at senior management level.
- Experience of adoption and spread within and across organisations.
- Experience of data analytics.
Desirable Experience
- Experience of working with industry and/or HEIs.
- Evidence of working collaboratively and influencing people from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
- Operational and/or clinical experience within a health or care setting.
- Experience of working in or with commercial businesses and investors.
- Experience of working in or with commissioning, integrated care boards (ICBs), social care, HEIs and/or public health.
- Experience and evidence of knowledge and delivery in: Business support, Business management/costing, Income generation.
- An understanding of patient safety challenges and safety approaches.
Additional Criteria
- Effective leadership, delegation, organisational and people management skills, including constructive conflict resolution.
- Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills with an ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to analyse, rationalise and organise complex information.
- Ability to design, implement and report on evaluation of projects and programmes.
- Ability to work on own initiative within broad occupational policies.
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences and promote discussion and agreement.
- Committed team worker with the ability to work in a matrix manner and to work flexibly.
- Facilitation and coaching skills.
- Ability to plan and organise a large workload to meet both internal and external deadlines.
- Accuracy and attention to detail whilst maintaining flexibility within the workload.
- Information Technology skills including data analysis and use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Consistently puts patients and public at the heart of decision making.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness.
- Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post and undertake work‑related journeys to meet the needs of the organisation (often at least weekly), and nationally (regularly at least monthly).
Desirable Additional Criteria
- Ability to use specialist knowledge.
- Inform the design and delivery of programmes, projects and activities.
Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Joseph Robinson, HIWM Portfolio Manager, joseph.robinson@healthinnovationwm.org, 07919979497
Salary
Band 7: £49,387 to £56,515 per year.
Contract
Fixed term, 12 months, full‑time, flexible working.
Location
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH.
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