# Band 8B Programme Manager - Efficiency and Clinical Productivity > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-programme-manager-efficiency-and-clinical-productivity/a2f8fce9-0e56-4d84-825c-9540d2448aa6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-programme-manager-efficiency-and-clinical-productivity/a2f8fce9-0e56-4d84-825c-9540d2448aa6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Programme manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** 1x permanent , 2x 12 months Fixed Term Contract - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Other, 37.5 hours per week (with regular travel/attendance at other RFL sites, and some home/agile working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T09:20:51.422Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Service_Transformation/Service_Transformation-v8232160 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232160?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports achievement of the Royal Free London’s group-wide goals and governing objectives through the delivery of a portfolio of major programme and change activity. The team drives the group-wide efficiency and clinical productivity programme to ensure the financial sustainability of the RFL Group. RFL Group refreshed its Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) in January 2026 setting out its plan to deliver financial sustainability over the coming years. The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports this through a focus on improving productivity and sustainability through core activities such as FIP delivery and efficiency plans, and the successful delivery of major change programmes that will deliver multi-year productivity improvement. The Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity role supports the delivery of this portfolio by working as part of a business partnering team aligned to one of the Group’s health units or Corporate unit, which also takes on responsibility for cross cutting Group-wide projects and programmes. The role will enable the delivery of the health unit’s efficiency and productivity plan both through supporting the identification and scoping of opportunities and directly leading priority workstreams and programmes of work. ### Main duties of the job As a Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity, you will lead change programmes by ensuring that the core principles of programme management are adhered to whilst maintaining a focus on continuous improvement, efficiency and value, which underpin our approach. You will need to strategically as well as operationally lead the delivery of priority areas of the Corporate or Health Unit’s efficiency and productivity plan as well as group-wide programme(s), working closely with SROs. You will be required to work across departments and all levels of the organisation to diagnose, design and deliver these improvement programmes. As well as being technically competent in driving change and project/programme management, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication so you can work effectively with multiple groups of stakeholders across the organisation. As a Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity you will have a high level of autonomy, self-drive, and will be able to manage multiple priorities and provide direction to others to achieve the plan set out. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership skills, not only in working with a range of stakeholders to deliver change, but in playing a senior role in a business partnering team. Confidence with handling large datasets and working with senior Finance stakeholders is key. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Project management experience - Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders. - Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo - Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders. - Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities. **Desirable** - Experience of financial recovery and turnaround ### Shared Commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Shared Commitments ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to create a clear project plan and prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements. - Good leadership skills – with the ability to direct, challenge and facilitate in order to deliver results - Strong analytical skills - Able to solve problems or pre -empt problems by employing appropriate measures and processes - Advanced communication skills both written (complex report writing) and orally including presentation / facilitation skills. ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Self-motivated - Team player - Ability to analyse and interpret complex data both numerical and verbal - Ability to thrive under pressure. - Adaptable, flexible, and innovative approach to work. - Politically aware, able to form alliances and influence others ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent experience - Evidence on ongoing CPD activity - Project management and/or change management training or qualification - Relevant Masters qualification or significant experience as an operational or strategic manager in a relevant field **Desirable** - Quality Improvement training or qualification ## Documents - [ps (pdf, 430.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542149) - [functional requirements (pdf, 111.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542150) - [programme manager - efficiency and clinical productivity (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542148) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 646.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.