Project Manager

Senior Project Manager Band 7 Main area Senior Project Manager Grade Band 7 Contract 3 years (3 years fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 287-CEF-337-25 Department name LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts) Site Royal Town Liverpool Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/12/2025 23:59 Job Overview The Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is looking for a Band 7 Senior Project Manager. The CRF is a Phase 1 MHRA accredited unit, the first NHS trust in England and Wales to achieve this standard. The CRF has a number of awarded programmes of work, the Senior Project Manager will oversee the effective set up, on-going management of and close out of the NIHR Bio Resource Programme. The role involves working collaboratively with our internal and external stakeholders, the public and patients and our local community. Joining the CRF is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing team that is dedicated to delivering high quality research projects, with both our academic and commercial collaborators.

Main duties of the job The post holder will develop and deliver The NIHR Bio Resource programme under the leadership of the Principal Investigator and CRF Operational Manger. Responsibilities typically include contributing to the development and management of the programme, budget, timeline, quality guidelines and being the primary point of contact for the programme, thereby ensuring that expectations are met while identifying and mitigating risks.

Working for our organisation Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues 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 for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities The successful applicant must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently, to prioritise their own workload and to communicate effectively with both internal and external members of the research team with the ability to meet tight deadlines.

Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Masters Degree or equivalent Formal project management qualification (PRINCE2 Practitioner or MSP Foundation) or ability to demonstrate substantial experience and success in delivering projects Desirable criteria ITIL Foundation qualification Experience Essential criteria Specialist experience of managing a series of complex, large inter-related projects or substantial clinical experience for those projects requiring clinical expertise Experience of managing a project team Substantial experience of using specialist Microsoft Office applications Working with colleagues at all levels including clinicians Working on unfamiliar topics requiring rapid assimilation of new technical knowledge Teaching and presentation skills Experience off affecting change in an organisation with no direct line management responsibility Lead long-term strategic initiatives including multi-phase or cross institutional research programs Analyses of non-routine data, interpretation and resolutio Experience of working in a NHS environment Desirable criteria A good understanding of the application of information and IT systems to support patient care Knowledge Essential criteria Specialist knowledge and in-depth experience of working in a project environment Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. 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