Project Support Officer | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a motivated and adaptable Project Support Officer to join the Group Transformation Office, supporting major transformation and improvement programmes across Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

As a Project Support Officer, you will work closely with Programme Managers, Project Managers and clinical and operational colleagues to help coordinate projects, maintain programme governance, monitor progress and support the successful delivery of change initiatives. You will play an important role in ensuring projects are well organised, effectively monitored and aligned to agreed plans and PMO standards

Interviews to be conducted from w/c 15th June

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and experience supporting projects or programmes within a complex environment. You will help coordinate meetings, maintain project documentation, track actions, monitor risks and support reporting processes across multiple workstreams. The role will also support stakeholder engagement, communication activity and implementation planning as projects move through delivery and into operational practice.

This Group-level role is primarily based in Norwich but supports all three Trusts within the Group and will require occasional travel to Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn.

If you are collaborative, adaptable and passionate about supporting meaningful transformation that improves services for patients and staff, we would welcome your application.

The newly formed Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG) is placing people and culture at the heart of its transformation.

By working as one system, the Group is strengthening workforce development, improving staff experience and creating consistent, supportive leadership across all three hospitals. This unified approach enables better training, enhanced well-being support, and a stronger culture rooted in compassion, flexibility and continuous learning.

Focusing on people also supports national priorities - ensuring the workforce is skilled, adaptable and ready for the future models of care - and strengthens NWUHG's overall performance by improving qualify, resilience and sustainability.

Together, this creates a Groupwide commitment to making NWUHG a great place to work, with clear benefits for staff including:

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site

Discounted Gym memberships

Generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement

Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it

Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site

Free 24 hour confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane

On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane

Support in career development

Flexible staff bank

Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

The Project Support Officer is a key delivery support role within the Group Transformation Office, responsible for providing coordinated project management support across transformation and change programmes within Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group. The postholder will typically work as part of a programme team, supporting the team to ensure that projects are well-organised, effectively monitored, and delivered in line with agreed plans.

The role focuses on maintaining robust project management processes and controls, supporting the coordination of activity across multiple workstreams, and ensuring that accurate and timely information is available to inform decision-making. The postholder will contribute to the translation of programme objectives into structured project documentation, maintain oversight of progress against milestones, and support the effective implementation of change.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026