Project Office Coordinator
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth, PO6 3LY, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust based in Portsmouth, PO6 3LY. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 20 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
NHS Band 5 Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum (actual salary £25,658 - £31,234 per annum)
Hours per Week:Part Time 30 hrs
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months
Location Base:Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY OR St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
The project Co-ordinator role will have a portfolio of projects for which they will work with supervision or alongside various Project Managers to support the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.
A project coordinator may be tasked, under supervision, with the direct responsibility for implementation of part of a more complex project or programme of work.
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
To work within the digital teams to help deliver system wide health and social care projects.
Specific Core Functions
- The Digital PMO Officer works within the digital project management office and provides guidance and support to Executives Directors, digital senior leadership team, programme and project managers, and any other team members who have an interest
- The post holder will also provide project support activities working closely with the Head of Digital PMO, Project and Programme Managers on projects and work packages. This will involve the business case development, all planning activities, risk, issue and action logs management, monitoring and co-ordination of tasks, and representing the Project Managers in their absence.
- When assigned to a project, the post holder will ensure that, together with the Project Manager, assigned project(s) produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time, and cost constraints and to facilitate full realisation of identified benefits.
- Project manages a specific project within a site or health economy.
- Supports, facilitates and monitors progress of project within site(s) or health economy. Supports performance improvement.
- The post holder will also support the activities of the wider IM&T Digital Programmes services, providing administrative support to other senior IM&T leads.
For full job details and person specifications, please refer to attached Job Description.
To work within the digital teams to help deliver system wide health and social care projects.
Specific Core Functions
- The Digital PMO Officer works within the digital project management office and provides guidance and support to Executives Directors, digital senior leadership team, programme and project managers, and any other team members who have an interest
- The post holder will also provide project support activities working closely with the Head of Digital PMO, Project and Programme Managers on projects and work packages. This will involve the business case development, all planning activities, risk, issue and action logs management, monitoring and co-ordination of tasks, and representing the Project Managers in their absence.
- When assigned to a project, the post holder will ensure that, together with the Project Manager, assigned project(s) produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time, and cost constraints and to facilitate full realisation of identified benefits.
- Project manages a specific project within a site or health economy.
- Supports, facilitates and monitors progress of project within site(s) or health economy. Supports performance improvement.
- The post holder will also support the activities of the wider IM&T Digital Programmes services, providing administrative support to other senior IM&T leads.
For full job details and person specifications, please refer to attached Job Description.
Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge and experience of supporting multiple projects.
- Experience of identifying roadblocks to successful project delivery.
- Experience of escalating project risks effectively.
- Experience of reporting on project delivery schedules.
- First degree or equivalent experience plus further training and experience to diploma level equivalent.
- Project Management Qualification.
- Experience of supporting the development of standard activities.
- Experience of supporting the delivery of the deployment of standard processes.
- Experience of devising and maintaining standard templates to record and measure deployment activities.
- Experience in identifying process gaps and devising methods to close those gaps.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of building networks of associates in different functions.
- Experience of supporting planning activities for organisation-wide change activities.
- Experience of successful support to a projects implementation and delivery.
- Experience of successful project management and delivery.
Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge and experience of supporting multiple projects.
- Experience of identifying roadblocks to successful project delivery.
- Experience of escalating project risks effectively.
- Experience of reporting on project delivery schedules.
- First degree or equivalent experience plus further training and experience to diploma level equivalent.
- Project Management Qualification.
- Experience of supporting the development of standard activities.
- Experience of supporting the delivery of the deployment of standard processes.
- Experience of devising and maintaining standard templates to record and measure deployment activities.
- Experience in identifying process gaps and devising methods to close those gaps.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of building networks of associates in different functions.
- Experience of supporting planning activities for organisation-wide change activities.
- Experience of successful support to a projects implementation and delivery.
- Experience of successful project management and delivery.
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 name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road, Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
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