Senior Programme Manager - Clinical Services Transformation, Band 8b
| Posting date: | 09 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £66,582.00 to £77,368.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £66582.00 - £77368.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Location: | Gloucester, GL1 3NN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9318-26-0509 |
Summary
Lead the strategic planning and delivery of complex, large-scale transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with Trust objectives and national priorities. Develop and maintain comprehensive programme documentation, including programme initiation documentation (PID), delivery plans and benefits realisation frameworks. Establish and oversee robust programme governance arrangements, ensuring effective management of risks, issues, dependencies and interdependencies across multiple workstreams. Provide assurance to senior leadership, including Programme Boards and Executive sponsors, through high-quality reporting, analysis and recommendations to support informed decision-making. Be accountable for the identification, tracking and realisation of benefits, ensuring that outcomes are measurable, sustainable and embedded into business-as-usual practice. Lead, motivate and coordinate multi-disciplinary programme and project teams, promoting a culture of high performance, collaboration and continuous improvement. Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including clinicians, operational leaders, corporate services and external partners, using influencing and negotiation skills to drive delivery. Act as a subject matter expert in programme and change management, providing specialist advice, guidance and challenge to ensure best practice is applied. Support the development and maturity of the Project Management Office (PMO), embedding standardised methodologies, governance processes, tools and reporting frameworks. Ensure effective communication and engagement strategies are in place to support the successful implementation and adoption of change across the organisation. Monitor programme performance against key milestones, financial profiles and resource plans, taking corrective action where required to maintain delivery