Programme Manager

• Lead and deliver a complex transformation programme across the Trust from inception to completion
• Establish and manage programme plans, including milestones, risks, and benefits realisation
• Ensure robust programme governance, reporting, and assurance to senior leadership
• Drive effective change management to support adoption of new ways of working
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior clinical, operational and external stakeholders
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver programme objectives and performance
• Manage programme resources, including staff and budgets, to deliver within agreed parameters
• Use data, analysis and insight to inform decision-making and challenge existing practices
• Promote continuous improvement and ensure learning is captured and applied across programme
• Align programme delivery with Trust strategy and wider NHS policy and priorities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a transformation programme from inception through to completion
• Develop and manage comprehensive programme plans, including milestones, dependencies and deliverables
• Ensure delivery of agreed programme outcomes, timelines and benefits
• Identify and implement short, medium and long-term strategies to support transformation priorities

• Establish and maintain robust programme governance arrangements in line with Trust standards
• Provide regular, accurate reporting on progress, risks, issues and benefits realisation
• Identify, assess and proactively manage programme risks and issues, ensuring mitigation plans are in place and monitored

• Lead the application of best practice change management approaches to support sustainable adoption
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring learning is captured and applied
• Challenge existing practices using data and evidence to support innovation and service redesign

• Build effective working relationships with senior leaders, clinical teams and external partners
• Facilitate collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment to programme objectives
• Design and lead stakeholder meetings, workshops and communications to support programme delivery
• Influence and support colleagues to adopt new ways of working and deliver improvement

• Use data and analytical insight to inform decision-making and track programme performance
• Develop and agree key performance indicators with stakeholders to monitor delivery
• Produce high-quality reports and presentations to support governance and decision-making

• Manage programme resources, including people, budgets and external support
• Monitor and control programme expenditure to ensure delivery within agreed financial parameters
• Support development of business cases, cost-benefit analysis and return on investment assessments

• Provide effective leadership, direction and support to programme and project teams
• Line manage staff where required, ensuring performance, development and wellbeing are supported
• Promote a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture aligned to Trust values

• Support the development and implementation of programme and project management standards and frameworks
• Contribute to the development of service improvement and performance policies impacting across the Trust
• Interpret national policy and translate into practical delivery approaches for local implementation

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Relevant master's qualification or equivalent experience of working as a senior operational or strategic manager in a relevant field
• Evidence on ongoing CPD activity

Essential

• Project/ops management experience
• Proven experience in managing complex transformation programmes, ideally within the public sector.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including senior management, external partners, and cross-functional teams
• Strong track record in delivering change initiatives on time and within budget
• Strong understanding of programme management methodologies, such as PRINCE2, Agile, or MSP
• Experience influencing staff at all levels to ensure project objectives are owned by all members of the team including users and stakeholders
• Evidence of the ability to involve teams in analysis of situation and solution development; persuade teams to take on new ways of working and to constructively challenge the status quo
• Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders