Director - Design Delivery

NHS England; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England is seeking a Director - Design Delivery for the New Hospital Programme, responsible for integrating innovative design strategies and overseeing construction compliance. This strategic role requires expertise in healthcare infrastructure and strong leadership to drive high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in design leadership.
• Experience with building infrastructure projects.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and drive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee integration of MEP, digital tools, and smart technologies.
• Monitor construction progress for design compliance.
• Lead assurance processes for performance and functionality.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Design Strategy

Collaboration

Technical Standards

Education

Degree in Design, Architecture, or related field

Job description

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The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff.

We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.

The New Hospital Programme is transforming how healthcare infrastructure is delivered across England. We have an exciting opportunity for a Director - Design Delivery to join the programme.

You’ll define and drive the design delivery strategy, ensuring Hospital 2.0 products and technical priorities are integrated into schemes with consistency, quality and innovation. You’ll own the assurance process from design through to construction, resolving risks, maintaining technical standards and leading best practice collaboration across teams.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Oversee the integration of MEP, digital tools and smart technologies in line with programme goals.
• Monitor construction progress to ensure compliance with approved designs.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges during construction phases.
• Lead quality assurance testing for performance, safety, and functionality
• Bring design teams together to drive excellence through shared learning and open communication across technical and non-technical teams.
  
  

The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.

Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.

Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care

Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chloe Lincoln-Todd Job title: Resourcing Business Partner Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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