Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to work positively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people
- Skills
Highly developed interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills to be able to work effectively with individuals and a range of stakeholders
- Skills
Strong commercial awareness and skills
- Skills
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Skills
Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
- Skills
Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written and numerical)
- Experience
Experience in organisational leadership and delivering successful Major Programmes
- Experience
Experience of working across multiple healthcare systems
- Experience
Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, managing multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders
- Experience
Experience of leading and delivering large scale transformational change and the ability to convey a compelling and engaging vision of change
- Experience
Experience of translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture.
- Experience
Knowledge and application of risk awareness and management
- Experience
Knowledge of commissioning practices and models
- Experience
Experience and/or understanding of the UK Health Economy
- Experience
Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial process requirements
- Qualifications
Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Professional qualification or equivalent experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Job overview
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced Senior Programme Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering the New Hospital Programme's strategic objectives.
Working across a complex portfolio of projects and business change activities, you will provide leadership and coordination across programme teams and integration workstreams, ensuring successful delivery of key outcomes. You will be responsible for driving robust governance, assurance, performance monitoring, risk management and organisational readiness for change, with a strong focus on safety, compliance and continuous improvement.
The role will also oversee the coordination and assurance of Occupant Safety across programmes, ensuring risks are effectively managed and programme objectives are delivered safely and efficiently.
We are looking for someone with:
- Significant experience managing large-scale programmes and complex portfolios.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Experience in governance, assurance, risk management and performance reporting.
- A track record of delivering business change and organisational transformation.
- Knowledge of safety, compliance and programme management best practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
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This advert is for Senior Programme Manager - Occupant Safety with NHS England in Any NHSE Office base, Nationally, SE1 8UG, West Yorkshire. It is listed as a Band 8 Programme manager role. The advertised salary is £79,504 - £91,609 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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