Transformation Project Lead

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Ascot; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Programme Manager to join the transformation team at a new hospital in Ascot. You will oversee significant transformation projects, ensuring they align with Trust values and governance. This role requires strong programme management skills and management experience within an NHS setting. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in business case development, lean management, and stakeholder engagement. Join us and contribute to a future-proof healthcare environment focused on sustainability.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience in specialist area.
• Experience in managing transformation in an acute NHS setting.
• Qualification in business process redesign is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement and delivery of transformation projects.
• Monitor project progress and report on outcomes.
• Support a designated transformation programme and deputise for the Programme Lead.

Skills

Programme and project management

Risk management

Business case development

Education

Educated to masters level

Qualification in service improvement tools

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

Job description

Job Overview

Be part of something extraordinary. Frimley Park Hospital is being reimagined as part of one of the UK’s most ambitious healthcare projects. This isn’t just a rebuild — it’s a revolution in care, sustainability, and innovation. We’re creating a digitally enabled, future‑proof hospital that puts patients and staff first, with cutting‑edge facilities, green spaces, and flexible design. Join us and help shape the future of healthcare. Leave a legacy that lasts.

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
• Qualification in service improvement tools and techniques, Lean, Six Sigma

Desirable Qualifications

• Qualification in business process reengineering/redesign.

Experience

• Programme and project management experience and delivery in an acute NHS setting of significant transformation or improvement
• Experience of managing risk and reporting by exception.
• Budgetary management and financial analysis to model projected benefits.

Skills and Knowledge

• Business case development for significant transformation programmes.

Main Duties

• The post holder will play a key part in the Trust’s New Hospital Programme team working within the transformation team and with teams across the Trust and wider system to effect change in a timely way, aligned to the trusts values and governance procedures.
• The postholder will support a designated transformation programme and will deputise for the Programme Lead. The post holder will work closely with a wide variety of teams to deliver complex transformation projects on time and within budget, demonstrating quality, financial benefits and risk management controls.
• The postholder will lead stakeholder engagement, reporting, planning and delivery of service reconfiguration and transformation projects across a range of operational areas.
• The post holder will work with teams to develop, quantify, deliver and embed the agreed changes.
• The post holder will develop highly collaborative relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders to deliver the agreed outcomes of their portfolio.
• The post holder will provide professional leadership and guidance to the wider Trust and staff in relation to effective project management monitoring and leadership. Critically analysing information and risks in order to inform wider decision making.

Working for our Organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Frimley Health Trust Benefits

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand‑new £100m state‑of‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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