Programme Manager

As a Programme Manager, you will provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of complex cancer improvement programmes, ensuring national priorities are translated into meaningful local delivery.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex stakeholder relationships, oversee programme governance and performance, and support organisations to deliver measurable improvements across cancer pathways.

What you'll be leading

The Programme Manager will have the opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of work including:

We're looking for an experienced leader who combines strategic thinking with excellent programme management and relationship-building skills.

At EMCA you'll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the NHS's highest-profile transformation programmes.

You'll work alongside senior clinical leaders, executives and national teams to:

Working arrangements

The role is based at County Hall, Leicester, with hybrid working available. Regular travel across the East Midlands is required, including attendance at provider Trusts, Integrated Care Boards and regional meetings. The post holder will also work across the wider Midlands where required to support regional programmes and national priorities.

Why this role matters

This is more than programme management. It is an opportunity to influence how cancer services are designed and delivered across an entire region, helping thousands of patients receive earlier diagnoses, faster treatment and better outcomes.

If you're ready to lead complex programmes, inspire collaboration across organisational boundaries and make a lasting impact on cancer care, we'd love to hear from you.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https: //www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential: - Master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist area. Evidence of CPD

Analytical and judgement skills

Planning and organisational skills

Essential: - Developing long term strategic plans for service improvement in new areas

Physical Skills

Essential: - Standard Keyboard skills

Responsibilities for patient, client care

Essential: - Incidental patient contact

Responsibilities for policy and service deployment implementation:

Essential: - Responsible for policy development and implementation across working area and/or organisation where appropriate

Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

Essential: - Hold budgets for services, departments, and major areas of activity, i.e., commissioning services

Responsibilities for human resources

Essential: - Responsible as line manager for several departments and/or service areas. Responsible for designing and delivering relevant training

Responsibilities for information resources

Essential: - Develops documents from relevant information