project manager for productivity improvement

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS mental health and learning disability services for patients, carers, families, and communities. Its Finance Department supports the delivery of high-quality, safe, and sustainable services, working with operational and clinical colleagues on service improvement, productivity, innovation, and financial sustainability.

• Lead and deliver productivity and service improvement projects across clinical and corporate services
• Identify, develop, and implement opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and value for money
• Develop business cases, implementation plans, benefits realisation frameworks, and performance reporting arrangements
• Work with clinical, operational, workforce, digital, and finance colleagues to facilitate change and deliver agreed objectives
• Monitor project progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and benefits, maintaining governance and escalation arrangements
• Analyse complex information and translate data into actionable insights for decision-making
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leaders, programme boards, and governance groups
• Support the Trust’s financial sustainability, service transformation, and improvement agenda through project leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Plan, mobilise, and deliver productivity improvement programmes
• Develop project plans, delivery milestones, governance arrangements, and reporting mechanisms
• Coordinate multidisciplinary working groups and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout project lifecycles
• Establish and monitor project benefits, ensuring improvements are measurable, sustainable, and aligned with Trust priorities
• Produce reports, presentations, and papers for senior management and governance forums
• Support the development of productivity methodologies, benchmarking approaches, and improvement tools
• Contribute to financial sustainability objectives by delivering recurrent productivity and efficiency improvements
• Provide expert advice and support on programme and project management methodologies, continuous improvement approaches, and benefits realisation
• Manage a portfolio of projects autonomously while maintaining collaborative relationships across operational, clinical, digital, workforce, and finance teams

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience
• Relevant Master’s qualification or equivalent experience as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
• Evidence of ongoing CPD activity
• Extensive project management experience, including project planning, reporting, risk management, financial management, and delivering change projects within agreed timescales
• Experience managing project teams
• Experience working at a senior level in a large organisation in a political environment and engaging effectively with stakeholders

• Permanent contract; 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible working options include part-time hours, hybrid working, and flexible start and finish times
• Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced