Employer Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site City Road Town London Salary £58,133 – £65,261 per annum, pro rata’d incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59
Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We’re also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate a high-profile project that supports the delivery of strategic objectives, improve services, and enhance outcomes for patients.
As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering a project from initiation through to completion, ensuring objectives are achieved on time, within scope, and to budget. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders across clinical, operational, and corporate services, building strong relationships and providing effective project leadership to support the project.
Using project management methodologies, data, and insight, you will identify risks, manage dependencies, and drive the project forward. You will play a key role in ensuring projects deliver measurable benefits and contribute to the organisation’s future ambitions.
If you enjoy problem-solving, influencing change, and making a tangible difference through effective project delivery, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of a multi-partner research and implementation programme.
- Develop, maintain and monitor project plans, ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.
- Coordinate programme governance, including Steering Group meetings, reporting and action tracking.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clinical, academic, commissioning and community stakeholders.
- Manage project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, maintaining RAID logs and escalating concerns as appropriate.
- Oversee programme documentation, ensuring compliance with governance, research and information governance requirements.
- Support the implementation and evaluation of service improvement initiatives across participating sites.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, including collaboration with Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) representatives.
- Monitor project performance, prepare dashboards and reports, and communicate progress to funders and stakeholders.
- Manage project finances, including budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, invoice processing and grant claims.
- Support the development of data sharing agreements, DPIAs and other regulatory approvals required for programme delivery.
- Work collaboratively across multiple organisations to ensure successful project implementation and long-term sustainability of programme outcomes.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
- Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- 24/7 independent counselling support
- Career-long learning and development opportunities
- Excellent transport connections
- Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
- Free Pilates classes
- Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination, management, and delivery of a high-profile research and implementation programme aimed at reducing inequalities in access to eye care services across London’s underserved communities. Working closely with clinical, academic, operational, digital, and commissioning partners, the postholder will ensure the successful delivery of programme objectives within agreed timescales, budgets, and governance requirements.
The successful candidate will provide leadership and coordination across multiple workstreams, developing and maintaining project plans, monitoring progress against milestones, and ensuring effective communication between stakeholders. They will establish and support programme governance structures, including Steering Group meetings, and will prepare reports, papers, and updates for senior stakeholders, funders, and partner organisations.
The role requires effective management of project risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions, ensuring that appropriate controls and mitigation plans are in place. The Project Manager will maintain programme documentation, action logs, RAID logs, and reporting systems to support successful programme delivery.
The postholder will build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, academic institutions, community representatives, optometrists, and Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) representatives. They will support stakeholder engagement activities, workshops, and implementation events to facilitate collaboration and the adoption of programme outputs into routine practice.
The Project Manager will also oversee programme finances, monitoring budgets, expenditure, forecasts, and funding claims, ensuring resources are managed effectively and in accordance with funding requirements. They will work closely with finance teams to track spend, process invoices, and provide regular financial updates to programme leads and governance groups.
In addition, the postholder will support compliance with research governance, information governance, and regulatory requirements, including the coordination of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs), and ethics approvals where required.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of NHS research governance and regulatory processes.
Experience
- Experience of managing complex projects or programmes within healthcare, research, innovation, or public sector environments.
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of monitoring budgets, expenditure, and project finances.
- Experience of developing and maintaining RAID logs, action logs, and project documentation.
- Experience of information governance processes, including DPIAs and Data Sharing Agreements.
Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.
Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at moorfields.recruitment@nhs.net.
Moorfields Eye Hospital does not charge applicants any recruitment or sponsorship fees. Our website and published contact details are the only authorised channels for applications and verification of job offers.
https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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