Scrum Master - 6 Months - Hybrid - Healthcare

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy focused on healthcare seeks a Scrum Master for a 6-month hybrid contract. You will lead agile delivery across digital transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with clinical standards while promoting Agile practices across teams. Ideal candidates have experience in healthcare and are skilled facilitators.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Hands-on experience in the healthcare sector.
• Ability to promote Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and promote continuous improvement.
• Support delivery team and align to sprint goals.
• Guide teams through discovery and delivery phases.

Skills

Agile principles

Servant leadership

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Facilitation

Job description

Job Description

Scrum Master - 6 Months - Hybrid - Healthcare - Outside IR35

SR2 have partnered with a healthcare focused consultancy who are currently hiring a Scrum Master to support on a high-profile digitial transformation programme within the healthcare space.

You will play a key role in leading agile delivery across discovery, development and validation phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews) and promote continuous improvement




• Support the delivery team in breaking down work, removing blockers, and aligning to sprint goals




• Act as a servant leader, enabling cross-functional collaboration across Trust stakeholders, clinicians, analysts, and developers




• Guide the team through discovery and delivery phases, supporting the creation of electronic prototypes and data-informed solutions




• Ensure that outputs remain aligned with clinical and regulatory standards (e.g., CQC, NMC, NICE)




• Promote Agile principles across teams unfamiliar with Agile ways of working, helping embed an iterative mindset




• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritise backlogs based on user value and project outcomes




• Coordinate with data analysts, architects, and digital specialists to align delivery with technical dependencies




• Monitor team health and velocity, adjusting facilitation style to team maturity and context




• Support the validation of high-priority user journeys through user feedback and iterative design cycles

If you have prior experience in working in similar roles and hands on experience of the healthcare space, then please apply.