Deputy Director of Programme Integration | NHS England

NHS England; National (WA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Director of Programme Integration to lead the New Hospital Programme's integration workstream and drive coordination across complex activities. You will work with senior leaders to shape an integrated plan and ensure alignment across multiple workstreams and partners.

The role demands extensive experience in large-scale programmes, ideally in infrastructure or government contexts. Healthcare familiarity is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Significant experience operating within large-scale, complex programmes.
• Experience in infrastructure, capital programmes, or government settings preferred.
• Healthcare system experience is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex programme integration activity to support delivery of programme objectives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and deliver the integrated plan.
• Provide leadership and oversight to ensure alignment across workstreams and delivery partners.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to coordinate multi-disciplinary delivery.
• Depose for the Integration Director when required.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Programme management

Strategic planning

Job description

Deputy Director of Programme Integration | NHS England

Company:

Company: NHS England

Salary: £112,782 - £129,783 per annum (Exclusive of London Weighting)

The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.

You will support the leadership and delivery of the Integration workstream, helping drive co-ordination across complex programme activities to support delivery of the New Hospital Programme.

The role will:

• Lead and manage complex programme integration activity to support delivery of programme objectives.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support the development and delivery of the programme’s integrated plan.
• Provide leadership and oversight to ensure alignment across programme workstreams and delivery partners.
• Support engagement with internal and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated delivery across multiple disciplines.
• The post holder will support and deputise for the Integration Director where required.

The role requires significant experience operating within large-scale and complex programmes, ideally within infrastructure, capital programmes, government or similarly complex environments. Experience within healthcare systems would be beneficial but is not essential.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For more information on the NHP programme

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date due to the high volume of applications received.

Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026

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