Junior Project Manager 2024

We are looking for an experienced Junior Project Manager to join us here at Practice Plus Group, initially on a 12 month contract, with the possibility of being made permanent.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our National Projects team, working on lots of different projects across our Prisons and Immigration Removal Centres in England. This role is remote, with frequent national travel - visiting existing and new sites nationally (at least once per week).

Some of the projects you could be involved in are the roll out of the new biometric medicine dispensing system, E Rostering, or smaller specialised projects onsite. This team are currently working on the brand new state of the art prison - HMP Millsike, opening in 2025!

Hours

You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, usually between 09:00 - 17:30.

Salary

This is a full time position, and you’ll receive an annual salary of between £27,000 - £30,000 plus £4,000 car allowance.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As our new Junior Project Manager, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Work as part of the National Health in Justice project management team, offering expertise to sites and staff across England
• This is a developmental role, where you will work under the guidance of the Project Manager - assisting with all parts of the project lifecycle
• Work closely with the wider team, including operations and projects, as well as regional and national teams
• Work on projects of all sizes - regionally, nationally and site specific
• Help develop the project, keeping track of progress and costs, and keeping the Project Manager and other stakeholders up to date
• Travel nationally as required - at least once per week

 It doesn’t stop there… we also offer

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays (pro rata)
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

As our new Junior Project Manager, you will

• Have a keen interest in Project Management - no experience is necessary, but any project based experience would be beneficial
• A Project Management qualification isn't essential - we will help you to achieve this!
• Be able to demonstrate an interest in, and ability to work within projects
• A good knowledge of how organisations work - ideally a multi disciplinary or multi site industry 
• Be happy to travel nationally as required - likely to be at least one day per week