Project Manager – AI & Automation Implementation
📍 Location: Bolton, UK (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)
💰 Salary: £55,000 Base + 10% Bonus (Paid Twice Yearly)
📅 Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Potential to Go Permanent)
🛂 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available (UK Right to Work Required)
About the Opportunity
My client is the UK's largest provider of NHS cataract surgery, who are in the middle of one of the most exciting digital transformations in UK healthcare.
They're rolling out AI-powered diagnostics, automated patient bookings, AI-driven call handling, and RPA for referrals processing across 70+ sites nationally.
Our client is expanding their Business Improvement team and hiring a Project Manager to help implement these AI and automation initiatives. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with a possibility of going permanent - they have a track record of converting FTCs to permanent roles.
Even if it doesn't convert, a year of AI and automation project experience will make you significantly more employable in this rapidly growing space.
What You'll Do
You'll be the one actually delivering the transformation initiatives – managing projects from initiation through to closure, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring projects land successfully.
You'll work alongside the Change Manager, who handles governance and PMO oversight, while you focus on implementation and delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the full project lifecycle from initiation through to closure
- Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and budgets
- Identifying and documenting project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies
- Coordinating project team members and ensuring clear roles and responsibilities
- Facilitating meetings and workshops with stakeholders and subject matter experts
- Utilising Prince2 and/or Agile methodologies to deliver projects
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement and business process mapping
- Managing project budgets and resources within scope and timeframes
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships across the business
What Our Client Is Looking For
They want someone who's used to seeing projects through end-to-end – not just components of larger programmes. They need a solid IT Project Manager who can take ownership and deliver.
You'll ideally have:
- 3+ years' experience as a Project Manager
- Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale digital projects in a fast-paced environment
- End-to-end project delivery – from initiation to closure
- Prince2 and/or Agile certification is essential
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience with project management software (MS Project, JIRA, or similar)
- AI, Automation, or RPA experience – a real bonus, not a must-have
- Lean/Six Sigma certification is highly desirable
- Healthcare experience is a plus but not essential
Why Join?
This is a chance to join a business tackling the right problem at the right moment. Most healthcare transformation is still in the early stages – our client is already leading the way with AI and automation, and they're looking to accelerate.
You'll work with a team that's genuinely passionate about making a difference – improving patient outcomes, cutting NHS waiting times, and using technology to do things that actually matter. They're not just talking about transformation; they're delivering it.
- Great Place to Work certified for wellbeing, development, and healthcare
- Average patient satisfaction score of 92% – considered exceptional in healthcare
- Real traction – 70+ sites, 500+ production-grade automation programmes delivered
- End-to-end ownership – you'll own projects from start to finish
- Fast-paced environment – they move quickly, make decisions, and get things done
- Opportunity to work at the forefront – AI, automation, and digital transformation in healthcare
- Strong perm potential – FTCs have converted to permanent roles before
Important Notes for Applicants:
- This is a 12-month fixed-term contract – please only apply if you're comfortable with this.
- The role requires you to be in our Bolton office 2 days per week – you must be within a commutable distance (25–30 mile radius).
- UK Right to Work is required – visa sponsorship is not available.
If you're passionate about AI, automation, and digital transformation in healthcare, and you're ready to own projects from end to end, I'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat.
