Senior Programme Manager- Outpatients & Transformation Programme

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Shape the Future of Outpatient Care

Join one of the UK's largest and most innovative NHS trusts, serving over a million patients each year. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic Senior Programme Manager to lead the Outpatients Improvement and Transformation Programme, driving impactful change across our five hospitals and community services.

About the Role
As Senior Programme Manager, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of complex projects within the Outpatients Improvement and Transformation Programme.
• Collaborate with executive directors, divisional teams, and external partners to deliver measurable outcomes and benefits.
• Oversee programme governance, reporting, and budget management.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, ensuring milestones are met.
• Communicate the programme vision, engage stakeholders, and manage relationships across the Trust and wider health system.
• Champion equality, diversity, and patient-centred care in all service developments.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in senior management within a complex public sector or NHS environment.
• Proven track record of leading organisational change and managing large-scale projects and budgets.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Expertise in programme management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2/MSP) and business case development.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and upholding Trust values.

Main duties of the job

• Work effectively at management and executive level within the trust and with partnership organisations.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of a range of projects in the Outpatient Improvement and Transformation Programme.
• To establish a programme of work to allow for successfully delivery of the Outpatient Improvement and Transformation Programme.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

EDUCATION

Essential criteria

• First degree or equivalent in a healthcare related profession
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Programme management qualification to practitioner level e.g. PRINCE 2 / MSP
• Member of relevant professional body

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge & experience of working in a complex public sector organisation at senior management level
• Track record of leading complex organisational change
• Management of significant budgets / Previously responsible for a budget and working knowledge of financial processes
• Understanding of NHS corporate governance and controls assurance requirements

Desirable criteria

• Senior manager level experience in public sector
• A good understanding of performance management methodology and processes
• Experience of successfully delivering healthcare major change projects and initiatives.

SKILLS

Essential criteria

• Leadership skills and ability to influence across internal and external boundaries to achieve results
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working across health systems at or near Board level
• Preparing and presenting reports on complex issues to a range of audiences

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 861.8KB)
• FRF (PDF, 304.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)