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Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Advanced team leadership skills including developing and coordinating team to prioritise and deliver objectives
- Skills
Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills which need to overcome significant barriers to acceptance
- Experience
Significant leadership in delivery of change programmes in a large, complex organisation
- Experience
Recent and relevant senior experience of working in the NHS
- Experience
A track record of delivering projects from business case development to delivery
- Qualifications
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
- Qualifications
Programme/project management qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Trust is entering an exciting new era on our improvement and transformation journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviors are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. The Programme Manager will take a leading role in delivering programmes within the Planned Care Team portfolio under Group Operations. These will vary over time but will support the Trust’s objectives including faster access to elective care, improving clinical productivity and better patient experience. Initially, the post holder will support outpatient improvement with a focus on the creation of a modern and digitally enabled service that improves access, efficiency, and patient experience.
Interview date :15th October 2026
Main duties of the job
Working with minimal supervision and within a matrix management structure postholders will work closely with clinical and operational colleagues at hospitals and within group support services. The Programme Manager will be responsible for appropriate governance, communications and stakeholder engagement for their programme of work. Travel across hospital sites within the Barts Health Group will be necessary. If you have experience of leading change programmes in a large, complex organisation we would like to hear from you. Candidates will have leadership skills, the ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales across multiple teams at Hospitals and Group. Travel to different hospital sites within the Barts Health Group and to other partner providers will be necessary.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are happy to consider applications from those seeking flexible and part time roles.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
For further information please contact Sara Davenport, Programme Director Planned Care sara.davenport4@nhs.net
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This advert is for Programme Manager Planned Care Team with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Programme manager role. The advertised salary is £88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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