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Programme Manager MHED and NMHC

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Fulbourn, CB23 5EFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

16 September 2026

10 days left

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team to support our implementation of Mental Health Emergency Departments and Neighbourhood Mental Health ...

  • Supervise and lead Change Managers and Project Support Officers within the Improvement Team.
  • Provide high-quality leadership that fosters a culture of improvement and innovation.
  • Mentor and coach team members, both within and external to the Improvement Team.
  • Exhibit exemplary leadership behaviour and remove obstacles to enhance team effectiveness.
  • Advocate for and implement best practices in change management across the team.
  • Offer formal and informal support to clinical and non-clinical staff.
  • Actively assist and collaborate with peers in the Improvement Team.

This role is pivotal in promoting a supportive and innovative work environment, guiding change processes, and ensuring the adoption of best practices within the team.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Qualifications

Essential: - Post Graduate Degree or Equivalent Management Qualification; - Formal Programme and/or Project management training and experience

Desirable: - Relevant Masters level qualification in field of health or social care.

Experience

Essential

  • Worked in complex and multi-professional organisation.
  • Experience in managing complex programmes and projects through to delivery
  • Experience of programme management in health/social care
  • Experienced in reviewing and interpreting complex financial and analytical information to support the development of strategic plans
  • Experience of collaborative with a range of stakeholders

Desirable: - Experience of working in partnership with clinical leaders.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to translate strategic direction into achievable objectives and plans.
  • Highly developed analytical, problem solving and judgement skills e.g. ability to receive, interpret and communicate complex data which requires analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
  • Ability to role model values and standards of the organisation
  • Comfortable dealing with financial information, including a working knowledge of NHS financial processes and involvement in budget setting.
  • Skilled communicator and negotiator - provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

2 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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