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Salary for this role£57,528 – £64,750 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2440, Business and financial project management professionals. Home Office going rate for this occupation: £56,500 a year.

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Role description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two project managers to support delivery of the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP).

OPIP is a high profile nationally funded programme that brings together a whole pathway approach to the improvement of obesity care for local people, from early intervention in neighbourhoods through to highly specialist support.

The posts are offered on a fixed term/secondment basis until 30 April 2029.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of the Project Manager role:

Co-design a highly effective strategy and develop detailed plans for the delivery of allocated projects
Direct, design and implement delivery of allocated projects, ensure delivery of the outcomes set out in the project and identify any current or future resources
Support the development of rigorous evaluation and performance monitoring throughout planning and implementation
Work in partnership with appropriate governance arrangements for the project
Flexibly respond to emerging risks or issues
Make recommendation on future ongoing work and associated resource requirements
Manage delegated project budgets

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Date posted

25 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

31 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TH270-CORP-A

Job locations

County Hall

Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (LNR)

LE3 8RA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To co-design and co-deliver the OPIP project.

To co-develop a highly effective project plan for the OPIP programme and support the Programme Lead and providing service leaders to mobilise the projects within it.

To report to the OPIP management group and its sub-groups regularly and complete high quality, timely and validated statutory report submissions

Critically evaluate and interpret evidence-based practice, making informed judgments about their implications for changing/developing services and clinical practice.

Provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of identified groups of adults and children.

To manage the project support officer role and be responsible for managing employee relations issues such as absence, capability and investigations, as well as carrying out supervisions and appraisals.

To participate in regular supervision with line manager to ensure traction of projects.

To be pro-active in developing, partnerships building and cultivating support.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Understanding of healthy weight work with children and adults
Specialist knowledge relating to working with vulnerable communities
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based interventions
Knowledge of a range of presentations and interventions related to healthy lifestyles and weight management in children and adults
Educated to Masters degree level or comparable work experience
Experience of highly effective communication with statutory bodies

Desirable

Direct experience of working in or closely with schools, primary care, acute and community trusts and local authority teams
Experience of representation at and organisation of multiagency meetings and events.
Experience of service development
Experience supervising and managing other staff members
Good knowledge of local children's and adult services
Understanding of the national OPIP programme
Experience of co-production with children and adults

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to effectively and appropriately communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
Analysis of complex data, including service data, qualitative narrative, including good information technology knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes.
Excellent report writing skills
Good problem solving skills
Good self/time management and organisational skills
Experience of managing projects and delivering evaluation of project impact using both key lines of enquiry and synthesized outcome measures.

Desirable

Use of multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
Ability to respond to reporting requests

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.