# Programme Director > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/programme-director/653d30ef-ca87-40a6-8564-3bb90fe45f6d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/programme-director/653d30ef-ca87-40a6-8564-3bb90fe45f6d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Torquay - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 pa - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (could become permanent) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T13:12:29.935Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative/Administrative-v8078715 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8078715?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Programme Director is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategic leadership, design and delivery of one or more large-scale, complex and high-risk programmes that are critical to the Trust’s strategic objectives. The post holder will provide visible leadership across organisational and system boundaries, ensuring that programmes deliver measurable improvements in quality, outcomes, performance, productivity, workforce sustainability and value for money. The role will translate strategic priorities into coherent programme architecture, robust governance, effective stakeholder engagement and disciplined delivery, while maintaining a clear focus on patient benefit, operational improvement and sustainable change. ### Main duties of the job - Lead the development, mobilisation and delivery of complex strategic programmes, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities, statutory requirements and system plans. - Provide senior leadership to multidisciplinary programme teams, creating a high-performing, accountable and delivery-focused culture. - Develop and maintain programme strategies, business cases, delivery plans, milestones, benefit realisation frameworks and resource plans. - Ensure robust governance, assurance and reporting arrangements are in place, including escalation of risks, issues, dependencies and decisions to the appropriate forum. - Work with clinical, operational and corporate leaders to design and implement service transformation, pathway redesign and new operating models. - Lead stakeholder engagement and communication activity to secure commitment, manage resistance to change and maintain confidence in delivery. - Direct the development of options appraisals, impact assessments and evidence-based recommendations to inform executive and Board decision-making. - Oversee programme finances, including budget planning, forecasting, benefits tracking and delivery of value for money. - Ensure programmes are supported by appropriate analytical insight, demand and capacity assumptions, workforce planning and performance measures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the full job description & person specification attached - This job description is intended as an outline of the general nature and level of work of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the role, following discussion with the line manager. ## Job Details The Programme Director is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategic leadership, design and delivery of one or more large-scale, complex and high-risk programmes that are critical to the Trust’s strategic objectives. The post holder will provide visible leadership across organisational and system boundaries, ensuring that programmes deliver measurable improvements in quality, outcomes, performance, productivity, workforce sustainability and value for money. The role will translate strategic priorities into coherent programme architecture, robust governance, effective stakeholder engagement and disciplined delivery, while maintaining a clear focus on patient benefit, operational improvement and sustainable change. ## Job Description Lead the development, mobilisation and delivery of complex strategic programmes, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities, statutory requirements and system plans. Provide senior leadership to multidisciplinary programme teams, creating a high-performing, accountable and delivery-focused culture. Develop and maintain programme strategies, business cases, delivery plans, milestones, benefit realisation frameworks and resource plans. Ensure robust governance, assurance and reporting arrangements are in place, including escalation of risks, issues, dependencies and decisions to the appropriate forum. Work with clinical, operational and corporate leaders to design and implement service transformation, pathway redesign and new operating models. Lead stakeholder engagement and communication activity to secure commitment, manage resistance to change and maintain confidence in delivery. Direct the development of options appraisals, impact assessments and evidence-based recommendations to inform executive and Board decision-making. Oversee programme finances, including budget planning, forecasting, benefits tracking and delivery of value for money. Ensure programmes are supported by appropriate analytical insight, demand and capacity assumptions, workforce planning and performance measures. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the full job description & person specification attached - This job description is intended as an outline of the general nature and level of work of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the role, following discussion with the line manager. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior leadership experience in a complex organisation. - Experience of operating successfully in politically sensitive and complex environments. - Master’s degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience **Desirable** - Knowledge of the adult social care, community health and integrated care landscape. ## Documents - [jdps - programme director (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370915) ## 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.