Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge & Experience
Substantial experience in a senior management role (NHS or equivalent)
- Knowledge & Experience
Substantial experience in delivering private patient or independent sector health care services incl. commercial/income generation
- Knowledge & Experience
Substantial knowledge of NHS structures, governance, service improvement, finance, contracting & procurement incl. knowledge of the private patient market
- Leadership & Behaviour
Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams and influencing without direct line authority
- Leadership & Behaviour
Demonstrates resilience and adaptability in a complex environment
- Education & Qualifications
Masters Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
- Education & Qualifications
Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of partnership working with external organisations (e.g. industry, academia, third sector) and experience of working across multiple organisations or at system level
- Leadership & Behaviour
Experience of line managing staff
- Education & Qualifications
Formal training in service improvement methodologies
Job overview
Commercial Programme Lead- Fix term 2 years
The post holder will be the Trust’s lead specialist for commercial development within Imaging, accountable for establishing, growing and managing a private and commercial imaging service across all modalities, from identifying opportunities and building business cases through to contract negotiation, implementation and ongoing performance management.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work across clinical, operational and corporate teams to develop opportunities, support delivery, and ensure alignment with organisational priorities, governance and NHS policy.
- The post holder will engage with both, insurer and local businesses to market, and negotiate billable service opportunities to meet the needs of the population of Croydon and the local health economy.
- This post is intended to work closely with imaging leads to facilitate the creation of dedicated private patient/commercial patient access to across all imaging modalities as part of a strategic development to broaden the access to local imaging beyond traditional NHS pathways.
- Income ambition: £1m per annum from private and commercial imaging within five years. The post holder will be accountable for establishing the commercial service and delivering agreed annual income targets towards this. The post holder will hold delegated budgetary responsibility for commercial activity within the Radiology budget, and authority to approve expenditure, pricing and contractual commitments in line with the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions for the post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the included detailed job description for all responsibilities and person specifications.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Commercial Programme Lead with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Programme manager role. The advertised salary is £72,719 - £83,505 Per Annum, pro rota, Inc HCAS. The contract type is 2 years (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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