Senior Programme Manager - Clinical Services Transformation, Band 8b

Job summary

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Programme Manager (Band 8b) at a pivotal stage in our transformation journey. As we deliver our new five-year strategy, you will play a critical role in leading a bold and ambitious, clinically focused transformation portfolio aligned to our vision of delivering the best care every day for everyone, shaped by the voices of our staff, patients and communities.

With a strong focus on clinical service transformation, you will lead programmes that improve patient pathways and operational performance across areas such as outpatients, length of stay, flow and service redesign, alongside digital enablement and estates modernisation.

You will join our newly developing Project Management Office (PMO), at an exciting point as we formalise and strengthen programme delivery across the Trust. This is a unique opportunity to shape PMO standards, governance and ways of working, embedding a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Working closely with executive leaders, clinicians and system partners, you will translate strategy into measurable outcomes, delivering sustainable change that improves patient outcomes, staff experience and organisational performance.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Programme Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-impact transformation programmes with a strong focus on clinical services. You will work alongside a team of programme and project managers delivering a diverse portfolio spanning clinical service transformation and research, corporate and non-clinical change, innovation and estates, with a particular emphasis on improving patient pathways such as outpatients, flow and length of stay.

You will be accountable for programme planning, governance, risk and dependency management, and benefits realisation, ensuring delivery remains aligned to strategic priorities and that change is embedded and sustainable. You will drive performance across multiple workstreams, maintaining pace, managing complexity and ensuring measurable improvements in outcomes, experience and use of resources.

Working within a clinically led, divisional owned and executive-sponsored model, you will build strong partnerships with clinicians, operational leaders and system partners to deliver large-scale change.

We are seeking an experienced programme leader with a proven track record in clinical service transformation, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders. You will be adaptable, resilient and passionate about delivering impactful change in a complex healthcare environment.

About us

You will join a forward-thinking and ambitious transformation function delivering a diverse and high-impact portfolio of programmes, including Clinical Service Transformation and Research, Corporate and Non-clinical Service Transformation, Innovation and Commercial, and Estates Transformation. These programmes span key areas such as outpatients, length of stay, digital enablement and estates modernisation, all contributing to improved patient outcomes, better staff experience and more effective use of resources.

Our transformation function is clinically led, divisional owned and executive sponsored, bringing together expertise from across the organisation to deliver sustainable, organisation-wide change. Supported by strong governance and a clear delivery framework, we are focused not only on delivering transformation but embedding it as part of a culture of continuous improvement.

Our team culture is collaborative and inclusive. We are building an organisation that thinks differently about transformation--one that prioritises innovation, leverages digital and data, and invests in capability at every level. Working alongside passionate colleagues, clinical leaders and partners across the wider system, you will contribute directly to meaningful change.

This is more than a project delivery role--it is an opportunity to be part of a supportive, innovative team where your work will help transform services and improve care for the communities we serve.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0378

Job locations

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

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