Job Description

Are you a passionate, motivated, and dynamic individual looking to make a real impact in the field of Learning Disability and Autism? Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is offering a fantastic opportunity to join our team as the Project Manager for Learning Disability and Autism.
This vacancy is for a fixed term of 2yrs.
This is a unique role for someone with exceptional communication skills, capable of adapting their approach to engage diverse audiences.
You'll need to be a strong team player while also working independently, using your initiative to prioritise workloads effectively. With a keen strategic mindset, you'll ensure each project aligns with the bigger-picture vision of improving services for individuals with Learning Disabilities and Autism.
Why Join Us?Be at the heart of driving meaningful change in an area that truly makes a difference.
Work closely with operational, clinical, and strategic leads to identify and implement best practices.
Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users, clinicians, and operational teams, to embed sustainable improvements across the organisation.
Apply your experience in delivering complex projects to support transformation in services accessed by those with Learning Disabilities and Autism.
If you're passionate about making a difference and have the skills to lead impactful projects, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As the Project Manager you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving transformation across the organisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• Project Design & Delivery - Defining project scope, develop a structured plan, and coordinate multiple complex workstreams across the organisation to achieve long-term objectives.
• Data Analysis & Problem-Solving - Analyse and interpret complex data and qualitative information, identifying challenges and developing effective solutions.
• Risk & Quality Management - Oversee risk and issue management, ensuring programme integrity, quality assurance, and alignment with organisational and national standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration - Work closely with service users, carers, staff, and external partners to ensure meaningful involvement in project design and delivery.
• Project & Resource Management - Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard, managing resources effectively across multiple workstreams.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Details
Date posted
10 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
46,148 to 52,809 a year pa
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
380-SS0666
Job locations
Eastern and Coastal Area Offices (base location is open to negotiation)
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1TJ
Job description
Job responsibilities

• Supporting Transformation & Best Practice Provide expert guidance on improvement initiatives, benefits realisation, and embedding sustainable change across the organisation.
• Research & Continuous Improvement Conduct audits, surveys, and evidence reviews to inform transformation planning and ensure data-driven decision-making.
• Leadership & Staff Development Line manage and develop staff, supporting directorates in enhancing their project management expertise.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information about the role and it's main responsibilities.
At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one. Job description
Job responsibilities

• Supporting Transformation & Best Practice Provide expert guidance on improvement initiatives, benefits realisation, and embedding sustainable change across the organisation.
• Research & Continuous Improvement Conduct audits, surveys, and evidence reviews to inform transformation planning and ensure data-driven decision-making.
• Leadership & Staff Development Line manage and develop staff, supporting directorates in enhancing their project management expertise.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information about the role and it's main responsibilities.
At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Person Specification
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Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of training and development

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Essential

• Qualifications or evidence of training in programme and/or project management

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Essential

• Experience of delivering major projects or programmes / experience of successful change management programmes

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Essential

• Experience of managing operational staff and working with clinical teams

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Desirable

• Experience working with mental health services, services for Autistic people or people with Learning Disabilities.

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Desirable

• Formal training/development in leadership and change management

Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of training and development

Shortlisting
Essential

• Qualifications or evidence of training in programme and/or project management

Shortlisting
Essential

• Experience of delivering major projects or programmes / experience of successful change management programmes

Shortlisting
Essential

• Experience of managing operational staff and working with clinical teams

Shortlisting
Desirable

• Experience working with mental health services, services for Autistic people or people with Learning Disabilities.

Shortlisting
Desirable

• Formal training/development in leadership and change management