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Job overview
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Programme Manager (Band 8a) to join Velindre NHS Trust’s Trust Portfolio Team within the Place, Portfolio and Partnerships Directorate.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and deliver a portfolio of high-profile programmes and major projects that support the Trust’s strategic objectives, transformation agenda and Integrated Medium Term Plan. Working across organisational and system boundaries, you will play a key role in driving service improvement, organisational change and regional collaboration to improve outcomes for patients and communities across Wales.
As a credible and influential leader, you will work closely with senior clinicians, executives, managers and external partners to ensure programmes are effectively designed, governed and delivered, with a clear focus on benefits realisation, quality improvement and patient-centred care.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 18 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead complex programmes and major projects from development through to implementation, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder engagement, risk management, performance monitoring and delivery of agreed benefits. You will support strategic change initiatives across the Trust and wider South East Wales cancer system, while helping to shape and strengthen project and programme management practice across the organisation.
If you are an experienced programme professional with excellent leadership, stakeholder management and delivery skills, we would love to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Act as a change agent, working collaboratively across teams, services and the system to effectively deliver programmes / major projects ensuring that these are underpinned by effective planning, communication and engagement, monitoring and evaluation, risk and benefit management.
Be a credible ambassador and role model for portfolio development and improvements in quality and patient safety, offering expertise and experience to relevant stakeholders to inform, engage and influence new, innovative solutions and ways of working.
Act as a representative for the Trust's Portfolio Team (TPT) at relevant Programme, Major Projects and Regional Boards.
Ensure that Programme and Major Project resources are prioritised and appropriately utilised within the service to ensure the maximum delivery of benefits.
Work as part of the Trust Portfolio Team within the Place, Portfolio and Partnerships Directorate to support the development and delivery of programmes and major projects. Be able to define and shape portfolio, projects and programmes, establish clear visions and effectively engagement and communicate plans.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Commitment to principles of change management and service modernisation.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Qualifications Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Educated to relevant master's degree level or equivalent experience.
- Management of Portfolios (M_o_P), PRINCE2 and MSP Practitioner qualification (or demonstrable equivalent experience)
- Expertise in delivering project and programme management services and tailoring methodologies to suit the local environment.
- Able to secure effective and positive working relationships with key stakeholders including an ability to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships.
- Ability to watch and listen to and interpret key messages and respond appropriately.
Desirable
- Power BI
- Experience of working in an NHS or wider Public Sector environments.
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This advert is for Programme Manager – Trust Portfolio Team with Velindre University NHS Trust in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £58,379 - £65,723 per annum. The contract type is 18 months (fixed term / secondment for 18 months). The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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