Senior Programme Director | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7812699/180-F-CVA587 |
Summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivatedSenior Programme Managerto take on the pivotal role ofProgramme Director within the Chief Medical Officer’s Directorate.
This is a rare opportunity to influence change at executive level and lead a high-impact portfolio of corporate programmes that are critical to quality, safety, governance and organisational performance.
As a core member of the CMO Senior Leadership Team, you will providestrategic leadership, assurance and oversightacross a complex portfolio of high-profile programmes. Hold delegated authority forprogramme delivery, financial oversight and risk management. Drive initiatives that directly impactpatient safety, quality of care and medical workforce effectiveness. Ensure robust governance, planning, reporting and benefits realisation from initiation through to post-implementation assurance. Influence and collaborate withExecutive Directors, senior clinicians and divisional leaders.
This role demands a confident, politically astute leader who thrives in complex environments and can operate with a high degree of autonomy.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Programme Manager to provide strategic leadership, assurance and support across a complex portfolio of high impact corporate programmes within the Chief Medical Officer’s Directorate.
The post holder will be a core member of the CMO senior leadership team and will have delegated authority for programme delivery, financial oversight and risk management across a large portfolio of complex programmes. This will ensure delivery of programmes that are critical to quality, safety, governance and organisational performance.
This appointment comes at a key moment for transformation at CUH. The Trust has committed to significant organisational change and to delivering improvements at pace. This role requires a senior leader who can operate with high levels of autonomy, influence at executive level and manage delivery in a complex and politically sensitive environment.
In this pivotal role, you will have end to end accountability for programmes from initiation through to benefits realisation and post implementation assurance working with executive directors, senior clinicians and divisional leaders. You will champion change across the organisation, embed sustainable improvements and ensure robust governance that enhance patient care and operational excellence.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 4th March 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on the 16th March 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Mar 2026