Deputy Director for Large-Scale Change | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; Presencial; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

On-site leisure facilities

Shopping concourse

Day nurseries

Stagecoach bus travel discount

Park and Ride (free)

Subsidised parking

Staff café and break spaces

Flexible working options

Resumo da oferta

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Deputy Director for Large-Scale Change to lead a multi-professional team and a rolling portfolio of complex transformation programmes. The role blends digital innovation with care-model redesign to improve patient care, access and productivity across CUH and partner organisations.

You will advise executive and clinical leaders, govern resources and performance, and build influential partnerships across the NHS and external

Qualificações

• Experience in leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Ability to advise and influence senior leaders.
• Strong governance and delivery management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the multi-professional Large-Scale Change team and a rolling portfolio of complex transformation programmes.
• Advise executive and clinical leaders on strategy, priorities, investment choices, and major delivery risks.
• Oversee governance, resources, benefits and performance, resolving barriers and assuring sustainable delivery.
• Build influential partnerships across CUH, the NHS and external organisations, including supporting major bids and business cases.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Deputy Director for Large-Scale Change | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Company: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting time to join large-scale change at CUH. We are advancing healthcare, research, and education locally by redesigning pathways with community and primary care partners; regionally through specialised services and new Children’s and Cancer hospitals; and nationally through research, innovation, and cross-industry partnerships.

Our large-scale change team delivers major programmes supporting CUH’s five-year strategy. In this highly digitised HIMSS EMRAM Level 7 organisation, you will lead multi-year transformation combining digital innovation and care-model redesign to improve patient care, access, productivity, and efficiency across CUH and partner organisations.

Lead the multi-professional Large-Scale Change team and a rolling portfolio of complex transformation programmes.

Advise executive and clinical leaders on strategy, priorities, investment choices, and major delivery risks.

Oversee governance, resources, benefits and performance, resolving barriers and assuring sustainable delivery.

Build influential partnerships across CUH, the NHS and external organisations, including supporting major bids and business cases.

If you can turn ambitious strategy into better care, access, and productivity—and inspire people to deliver change at scale we would love to hear from you.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th October 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 3rd November.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Right to Work

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• - applied for a Graduate visa
• - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust