Project Manager (PMO) - Cambridge Children's HospitalNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join the Cambridge Children's Hospital Project on a 12 month fixed term contract to lead its Project Management Office (PMO) function.
Cambridge Children's aspires to be more than a hospital. Through a collaboration between CUH, CPFT and the University of Cambridge, we are seeking a visionary new approach to healthcare for children and young people across the East of England. We will treat the whole child or young person with an innovative model of co-located physical and mental healthcare and research.
The PMO manager will play a crucial role in coordinating this exciting and complex project. You will be highly organised, independent and able to work with and across multiple organisations, professions and stakeholders. You will ensure that the project takes a robust approach to project management whilst also championing the ethos and vision of the project in a supportive manner. You will including coordinating the project's governance processes, engaging with and supporting multiple project workstreams and delivering on discrete project areas.
If you are a professional, positive-thinking individual with demonstrable relevant experience, looking for a rewarding and varied role in which you can use and develop your skills, then we are looking for you to join us.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to provide project management skills and expertise to support the Cambridge Children's Hospital Project. The roles involve working with a diverse range of colleagues across partner organisations (CUH, CPFT and University of Cambridge), commissioners and regulators.
The Project Manager (PMO) role will include:
Actively liaising with project workstreams and contributing to overall planning, data analysis, risk management and project / programme coordination.
Monitoring progress against plans with the workstreams, liaising with the Programme Director / Deputy the Programme Director to ensure the plan remains on track.
Job description
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
This post will work on behalf of all Cambridge Children's Hospital partners and be hosted by CUH.
The advert will close at midnight on 3 September 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 17 September 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.