Apprentice Project Manager

Project Management Degree Apprenticeship (Band 4–6 Progression) West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Do you want a career where no two days are the same? Are you curious about how major construction projects come to life? Interested in managing budgets, solving problems, working with designers, engineers and clinicians, and helping create environments that improve patient care? We're seeking an ambitious and motivated individual to join our Estates Development Team as a Project Management Degree Apprentice.

This is a unique opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining a degree qualification whilst developing practical experience managing healthcare construction and estate improvement projects. From refurbishing clinical spaces and delivering cutting-edge healthcare facilities to supporting our vision for future healthcare services, you'll be involved in projects that genuinely make a difference to patients, staff and communities.

The post holder will undertake a structured apprenticeship programme whilst developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to manage capital projects within a healthcare environment. Working within the Estates Development Team, the post holder will support the delivery of capital investment programmes and estate improvement projects across the Trust.

Through a combination of workplace learning, formal education and practical project experience, the post holder will progressively develop from supporting project delivery activities to managing delegated projects under the supervision of senior colleagues. The role will provide exposure to project management, stakeholder engagement, construction procurement, contract administration, healthcare planning, governance, risk management and financial control.

As competence is demonstrated and apprenticeship milestones are achieved, the post holder will progressively assume greater responsibility for project delivery, ultimately managing delegated capital projects in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are. Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Matthew Clarke

Job title: Project Delivery Manager

Email address: matthew.clarke@wsh.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 07359180637