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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Until 31/12/2025)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
22.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-CO-21552
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Portland House
Town
Worthing
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Project Support Officer

NHS AfC: Band 4

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic Project Support Officer to join the Sussex Mental Health Inpatient Transformation Programme. The role, as a fixed term contract for 12 months, will support the Trust to implement the new Inpatient Strategic Plan. The role will co-produce with people who use services, their carers, supporters, the ICB and stakeholders from both statutory and non-statutory organisations the transformation of our current inpatient provisions and alternatives to admission including as well as new innovations and services for the communities of Sussex.

 

Main duties of the job

Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT) operates a centralised Transformation & Change function, enabling the Trust to deliver its major change programmes, to improve outcomes and deliver better value.

The Project Support Officer will provide essential administrative, coordination, and support functions to assist the Project Manager in the successful delivery of projects. This role will ensure that project activities are well-organised, deadlines are met, and documentation is accurate and up to date. The Project Support Officer will play a key role in supporting the project team and maintaining effective project management processes within the PMO function.

Working for our organisation

SPFT provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex. The trust is rated as 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC.

SPFT encourages flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, flexible start/finish times. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

As a mental health Trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve. We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated.

You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for all relevant details. For more information please contact the Head of programme.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C GCSE LEVEL 9-4
  • Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an Administrative environment
  • Evidence on ongoing CPD activity

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Range of work procedures and practices, majority nonroutine; intermediate level theoretical knowledge Knowledge of administrative procedures, including specialised IT systems and project management, training knowledge, acquired through formal training or experience to diploma level equivalent
  • Experience in an administrative or support role, ideally within a project or programme environment
  • Knowledge of project management frameworks and tools such as PRINCE2, Agile, or similar
  • Understanding of project management principles and the ability to support the delivery of projects within scope, time, and budget.
  • Experience in using software and tools for project tracking, scheduling, and reporting.
  • Experience of preparing clear and concise documentation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chloe Spears
Job title
Project Support Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Head of Programme (Transformation)

Sarah Hall

[email protected]

 

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