Group Transformation Director | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,179 - £125,637 Per Anum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UG |
| Company: | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7787986/234-25-GROUP-GTD |
Summary
Are you an experienced transformation leader ready to shape and drive one of the most ambitious change agendas in the NHS?
We are seeking a Group Transformation Director to lead our Group Transformation Office and oversee a large‑scale, high‑impact portfolio spanning clinical redesign, digital modernisation, performance recovery, interfacing with major capital schemes — including the New Hospital Programme and implementation of a new Electronic Patient Record.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare services across our Group, lead transformational change at scale, and make a lasting impact on patient care and organisational performance
As Group Transformation Director, you will provide strategic leadership across our three Trusts, ensuring alignment of priorities, consistent delivery standards, and coherent Group‑wide transformation. You will work closely with the Group Executive, acting as a trusted advisor and champion for excellence, improvement, and cross‑trust collaboration.
You will lead a talented multi‑disciplinary team covering programme management, clinical transformation, digital, workforce, finance, and communications. Your leadership will be central to driving progress, ensuring robust governance, and securing sustainable improvements in quality, performance, and patient experience.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership for the Group’s Transformation Agenda across all Trusts.
• Lead and develop the Group Transformation Office, embedding a high‑performance, collaborative and improvement‑focused culture.
• Oversee mobilisation and delivery of transformation programmes, ensuring consistent programme management standards.
• Build trusted relationships across clinical, operational, financial and digital leadership communities.
• Drive data‑led performance insight and transparent reporting to the Group Board and Committees.
• Ensure effective resource allocation, budget management, and oversight of investment across programmes.
Key Responsibilities
The newly formed Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG) is placing people and culture at the heart of its transformation.
By working as one system, the Group is strengthening workforce development, improving staff experience and creating consistent, supportive leadership across all three hospitals. This unified approach enables better training, enhanced well-being support, and a stronger culture rooted in compassion, flexibility and continuous learning.
Focusing on people also supports national priorities - ensuring the workforce is skilled, adaptable and ready for the future models of care - and strengthens NWUHG's overall performance by improving qualify, resilience and sustainability.
Together, this creates a Groupwide commitment to making NWUHG a great place to work, with clear benefits for staff including:
Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
Discounted Gym memberships
Generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
Free 24 hour confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
About You
We are looking for exceptional leaders with:
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
• Significant senior leadership experience in large, complex organisations, ideally within the NHS or public sector.
• A strong track record delivering major transformation across clinical, operational, digital or workforce domains.
• Experience influencing at Board/Executive level.
• Formal change or programme management certification (e.g., MSP, Lean, Six Sigma, IHI).
• Deep understanding of NHS operating models, governance, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams and multi‑organisation change programmes.
Skills & Personal Attributes
• Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to turn vision into actionable plans.
• Highly developed leadership and people management capability
• Strong political acumen and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced communication and influencing ability.
• Analytical strength and confidence working with complex data.
• Demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and organisational values.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026