Redevelopment Programme Director - Urgent & Emergency Care

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Programme Director to oversee two critical capital programmes aimed at reshaping their Emergency Departments. The role requires a dynamic leader skilled in strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and project management to enhance patient care across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior management experience in healthcare.
• Proven ability to communicate complex issues effectively.
• Experience leading projects from development to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful delivery of redevelopment programmes.
• Manage stakeholder engagement throughout programme lifecycle.
• Monitor daily activities and programme board functioning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Decision-Making

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Management

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Design or planning-related qualifications

Job description

Are you a dynamic, strategic leader with a passion for making a tangible difference in healthcare? Do you have the skills to manage large, complex redevelopment programmes that directly impact patient care and service delivery?

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Programme Director to join our Redevelopment team and lead two critical Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) capital programmes at our two acute hospital sites—Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich and University Hospital Lewisham in Lewisham. These are strategically important projects that will reshape our Emergency Departments and deliver lasting improvements for patients and staff across Lewisham and Greenwich.

The main objective of the role is to ensure these programmes are delivered successfully, creating the best improvements in patient care and performance across our UEC services and delivering value for money.

This is a fast-paced, varied, and dynamic role, managing two programmes across two sites. Therefore, we are looking for a proactive individual, a strategic decision-maker who can work autonomously, flexibly, set direction, prioritize tasks independently, and build excellent working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

The post holder's core responsibilities would include:

• Ensuring the programmes are structured for successful delivery, including defining programme governance, workstreams, deliverables, roles, and responsibilities.
• Managing interdependencies between programmes and with other ongoing construction and transformation programmes on the sites.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation is in place, including risk registers, plans, action, and decision logs.
• Managing stakeholder engagement from within and outside of the trust throughout the programmes' lifecycle.
• Coordinating and monitoring programme activities daily.
• Ensuring the programme board functions effectively with appropriate reports, escalations, and information for informed decision-making.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity benefits those we serve—the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best, and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives foster a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI team, and various programmes and events aimed at achieving five key aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels for staff with disabilities, from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds, those identifying as LGBTQ+, and women, through enhanced recruitment and leadership development.
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
• Enhancing the experience of staff with disabilities.
• Improving EDI literacy and confidence among trust staff through training and development.
• Making equality and diversity mainstream.

Job responsibilities

The post holder's core responsibilities include structuring programmes for successful delivery (defining governance, workstreams, deliverables, roles, and responsibilities), managing interdependencies, ensuring proper documentation, engaging stakeholders, coordinating daily activities, and ensuring effective programme board functioning.

Person Specification

Experience

• Extensive senior management experience
• Proven ability to develop business cases and secure approval
• Experience in strategic and service change at scale
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience leading systematic projects from development to delivery
• Strong leadership, influencing, and motivational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Proven ability to communicate complex issues effectively
• Negotiating and persuasive skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Previous healthcare setting experience
• Experience with redevelopment or transformation programmes

Qualifications/Training

• Master's degree or equivalent
• Design or planning-related professional qualifications
• LEAN training or equivalent SI methodology skills/training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to verify any previous criminal convictions.

£88,168 to £101,677 per annum plus HCAS