Healthcare Change Delivery Lead

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Change Delivery Manager to join the Transformation Team. You will lead priority transformation programmes across Dorset HealthCare and partner organisations, driving service redesign and measurable benefits.

The role combines project delivery, improvement methods, stakeholder engagement and practical implementation support. You will work with clinicians, operational leaders and corporate teams to translate strategy into action,

Qualifications

• Experience leading or delivering change, transformation, improvement or service redesign initiatives in a complex organisation.
• Experience supporting recovery, turnaround or service productivity improvement programmes.
• Experience working with clinical, operational or corporate teams to implement change and improve services.
• Evidence of planning and facilitating workshops, improvement events or stakeholder engagement that led to actions or decisions.
• Ability to use operational, quality, workforce, financial or performance data to inform decisions and support improvement.
• Able to translate complex problems into practical delivery actions and measurable outcomes.
• Experience developing benefits frameworks and evidencing the impact of improvement or transformation initiatives.
• Ability to analyse complex information from multiple sources and develop practical recommendations supported by evidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned change delivery programmes / projects from mobilisation through to implementation and handover into business-as-usual, maintaining delivery grip and actively managing risks, issues, dependencies and benefits.
• Ensure delivery of transformation programmes at pace with governance and oversight to ensure safe implementation and sustainable change.
• Support evidence-based service redesign by working with analytical, financial, clinical and operational colleagues to ensure programmes are underpinned by current-state analysis and intelligence.
• Translate strategic priorities and programme objectives into detailed plans with clear milestones, ownership, dependencies and benefits.
• Lead and facilitate workshops, improvement events, design sessions and stakeholder meetings, presenting complex information clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across Dorset HealthCare, Dorset County Hospital and system partners for cross-organisational delivery when required.

Skills

NHS knowledge

Project management

Change management

Quality improvement

Data interpretation

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Change Delivery Manager to join the Transformation Team. You will lead priority transformation programmes across Dorset HealthCare and partner organisations, driving service redesign and measurable benefits.

The role combines project delivery, improvement methods, stakeholder engagement and practical implementation support. You will work with clinicians, operational leaders and corporate teams to translate strategy into action,