Job requirements
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Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with proven ability to influence credibly at senior and executive levels, negotiate beneficial outcomes across diverse groups, and act as an ambassador delivering key messages to large, varied and influential audiences — directly relevant to leading stakeholder alignment across the FDP workstream
- Knowledge
Expert knowledge of digital and IT programme and project management, with extensive practical understanding of agile and other structured project/programme management methodologies, and significant experience of user-centred service design for both public-facing and internal services.
- Experience
Extensive product delivery experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams using agile methodologies, defining product vision, strategy and roadmaps, and tracking delivery performance (risks, issues, dependencies and KPIs) within complex programmes — ideally in the public sector, NHS or other health/care settings.
- Qualifications
Educated to master's level, or equivalent relevant working experience/qualifications, supported by evidence of continued professional development and demonstrable proficiency in product or IT project and programme management. Evidence sought: Stated qualification level or equivalent experience; CPD record; relevant product/programme management certification or equivalent.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
This is an opportunity for an experienced product leader to join an established programme bringing data-driven products to bear on some of the most important and complex challenges facing the NHS. These include improving the use of data across the health and care system, driving productivity improvements, and supporting the return to constitutional standards. This is a business-critical role that supports the delivery of the FDP Core 6, which underpins NHS Board, Ministerial and 10 Year Health Plan commitments to improve how data is used across the NHS, providing productivity improvements and supporting the return to constitutional standards.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be Head of Product for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) programme, leading product strategy and delivery across their workstream and ensuring key stakeholder alignment throughout. You will work with senior stakeholders across NHS England, DHSC, trusts and integrated care systems to understand needs, identify priorities, and translate them into practical, deliverable products that improve outcomes for patients, clinicians, managers and care staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, and person specification in the attached Job Description. Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Head of Product with NHS England in Any NHSE Office, National, SE1 8UG, West Yorkshire. It is listed as a Band 8 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £94,356 - £108,814 per annum (exclusive of London weighting). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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