Programme Manager

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Programme Manager within the Planned Care Team to lead delivery of programmes under Group Operations. The role supports faster access to elective care, improved clinical productivity and a better patient experience, with initial focus on outpatient improvement and a digitally enabled service.

Travel across hospital sites within the Barts Health Group will be necessary; the post holder will work with clinical and operational colleagues in a matrix environment,

Job description

Programme Manager Planned Care Team | Barts Health NHS Trust

• Company: Barts Health NHS Trust
• Salary: £88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inc
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: London, E14 5HJ
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 11 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 11 Oct 2026

Summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Trust is entering an exciting new era on our improvement and transformation journey to become an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviors are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

The Programme Manager will take a leading role in delivering programmes within the Planned Care Team portfolio under Group Operations. These will vary over time but will support the Trust's objectives including faster access to elective care, improving clinical productivity and better patient experience. Initially, the post holder will support outpatient improvement with a focus on the creation of a modern and digitally enabled service that improves access, efficiency, and patient experience.

Working with minimal supervision and within a matrix management structure postholders will work closely with clinical and operational colleagues at hospitals and within group support services. The Programme Manager will be responsible for appropriate governance, communications and stakeholder engagement for their programme of work. Travel across hospital sites within the Barts Health Group will be necessary.

If you have experience of leading change programmes in a large, complex organisation we would like to hear from you. Candidates will have leadership skills, the ability to work flexibly and to tight timescales across multiple teams at Hospitals and Group.

Travel to different hospital sites within the Barts Health Group and to other partner providers will be necessary.

Organisation Values and Work Environment

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

We are happy to consider applications from those seeking flexible and part time roles.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Additional Information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

For further information please contact Sara Davenport, Programme Director Planned Care [e-mail]

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026