Programme Leader, Healthcare Transformation & Delivery

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a portfolio of complex clinical and operational transformation programmes at the Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group Programme Management Office.

The role focuses on senior programme leadership, governance, and delivering measurable improvements across urgent and elective care, theatre productivity, outpatient transformation, and service redesign.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of complex programmes and projects from initiation through to implementation, evaluation and handover.
• Develop and maintain programme documentation.
• Provide programme governance and assurance, ensuring appropriate escalation to senior governance group programme boards and Clinical Group leadership forums.
• Work with Senior Responsible Officers, clinical leads, operational managers and corporate teams to agree scope, objectives, deliverables, benefits and implementation plans.
• Analyse performance, activity, workforce and financial information to identify opportunities, quantify benefits and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops, task and finish groups and stakeholder sessions to support service redesign and improvement.
• Support delivery of productivity, efficiency, access and quality improvement priorities, ensuring change is embedded into operational practice.
• Support delivery of Value for Patients and financial sustainability priorities by helping to identify, plan, implement and track productivity and efficiency opportunities across the Clinical Group.
• Provide line management and coaching to project managers, project support staff or workstream leads where required.
• Promote consistent programme and project management methodology, including benefits realisation, risk management, dependency management and post implementation evaluation.

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a portfolio of complex clinical and operational transformation programmes at the Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group Programme Management Office.

The role focuses on senior programme leadership, governance, and delivering measurable improvements across urgent and elective care, theatre productivity, outpatient transformation, and service redesign.