PMO Specialist

**Job Posted**:19 August 2025
**Job Updated**:19 August 2025

Job: PMO Specialist

Function: Strategy & Change

Location: Hybrid/Nottingham

Contract type: Permanent

Job Ref**: SCIHS/C/PMOS01**

**Salary: £46,524 with potential to rise to £54,735 over 3 years**

**Closing Date: 2nd September 2025**

NHS Supply Chain are recruiting for a PMO Specialist

What does a PMO Specialist do at NHS Supply Chain?

The NHS Supply Chain business has an ongoing ambitious transformation portfolio which is driven in large part, by the modernisation of much of the IT technology estate and implementation of new capabilities in the logistics network.

Management, steering and coordination of all key transformation activities is structured under a set of programmes and projects which, combined, form a single change plan across all aspects of NHS Supply Chain.

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Project Management Specialist. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on enjoys driving clarity and alignment across strategic initiatives. As a PMO Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting portfolio, programme and project governance, reporting, and analysis. You’ll work closely with project and programme teams to ensure that key themes, risks, and priorities are identified, understood, and communicated effectively across the organisation.

You will have the opportunity to work with all our different business areas and deliver change which really drives value for our end customers across the NHS. You will also have an opportunity to bring ideas and experience forward to help drive continuous improvement in the way that we deliver change.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

- Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
- We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
- We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
- A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
- Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
- 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
- Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

Essential:

- Support portfolio and programme-level planning, tracking, and reporting to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Able to support identifying and connecting key themes, dependencies, and priorities across programmes and projects.
- Able to support insightful analysis to inform decision-making and highlight areas of opportunity or concern.
- Experience with PMO tools, templates, and dashboards to improve visibility and control.
- Facilitate governance forums, preparing high-quality reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.

Desirable:

- Strong experience with building and maintaining programme and project plans, able to provide guidance and best practice to project delivery teams.
- Experience and knowledge of healthcare sector either public or private
- Good understanding of Logistics, Supply Chain and eRetailer organisations

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.