Associate Director of PMO | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Hook; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an Associate Director of PMO to lead transformation initiatives and establish a PMO function. The successful candidate will oversee strategic programmes aimed at enhancing performance and sustainability within the Trust while collaborating with diverse stakeholders. This high-impact role demands strong interpersonal skills and experience in health care programme management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within NHS Trust or similar health care environment.
• Strong background in programme management and strategic planning.
• Ability to lead transformation projects and foster collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a Trust-wide PMO function.
• Coordinate impact assessments and risk management.
• Provide advice to executive team and Trust Board on transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Risk management

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Role Overview

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS). The Associate Director of PMO will play a critical leadership role in driving Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's transformation journey and financial recovery strategy. This is a high‑impact position, responsible for steering the successful delivery of strategic programmes that enhance performance, accelerate improvement, and secure the Trust's long‑term sustainability. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the post holder will have accountability for overseeing the Trust's Delivery Unit Programme Management Office (PMO), ensuring the effective scoping, mobilisation, delivery, and closure of transformation projects. This includes embedding robust programme governance, driving accountability, and promoting consistent use of best practice tools, methods, and reporting standards across all programmes. The role will provide leadership for the delivery of the Trust's transformation plan and recovery priorities, ensuring alignment with wider system objectives and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS). The Director will lead the provision of comprehensive programme support for multiple, complex and high‑impact initiatives that contribute to improving services, outcomes and operational performance across the Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a rolling programme and supporting the business planning cycle, incorporating insight, innovation and horizon scanning to inform transformation planning.
• Ensure programmes and recovery plans are underpinned by clear benefits realisation models, data‑driven insights and performance metrics.
• Coordinate impact assessments and risk management, ensuring that quality, equity and outcomes are embedded at every stage of delivery.
• Work collaboratively across internal and external stakeholder groups, including system partners, to ensure alignment and joint ownership of transformation priorities.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and capability building – supporting teams through coaching, training and the development of practical tools for delivery.
• Provide high‑quality, timely advice to the executive team and Trust Board on transformation progress, risks and opportunities.

In addition, the post holder will lead the development and implementation of a Trust‑wide PMO function – establishing standardised processes, reporting frameworks and governance systems. This includes supporting divisional teams, clinical services and corporate functions to deliver transformation at pace and scale, working in partnership with Improvement, Strategy and Digital teams.

The successful candidate will bring energy, drive and exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries and build trusted relationships at all levels.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [e-mail].