Senior Project Manager - NWUHG New Hospital Programme

A Vacancy at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in the successful planning, development and delivery of major projects and workstreams within the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group New Hospital Programme. Working as part of the programme delivery team, the post holder will be responsible for leading the day-to-day management of complex capital, infrastructure and service transformation projects associated with the redevelopment of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn.

The post holder will provide specialist project management expertise throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that projects are delivered safely, effectively, on time and within agreed budgets. They will lead the development of project plans, business cases, governance arrangements, reporting mechanisms and risk management processes, whilst ensuring compliance with Trust, NHS and New Hospital Programme requirements.

The Senior Project Manager will work collaboratively with clinical, operational, corporate and external stakeholders, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing competing priorities to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.

Projects managed by the post holder will be of significant organisational importance, involving complex stakeholder environments, substantial financial investment and direct impact on future healthcare services and infrastructure.

· Project Leadership and Delivery

· Stakeholder Management and Communication

· Governance, Risk and Assurance

· Service Improvement and Change Management

· Leadership and Staff Management

· Responsibility for Information Resources

· Training, Support and Continuous Improvement

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026