Job summary
This post is responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of the Barts Health activities within the overall PharosAI programme. They will work across the Barts Life Sciences Data Science team and Precision Medicine team.
They will join a growing team which is focused on AI and reproducible applications of healthcare data to deliver innovative health care products and services to the front line. Barts Health has been awarded£4.3mas part of £18.9m in funding from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to support the PharosAI project by providing expertise in AI development and ensuring that data from theBarts Health Data Platformas well asBarts' local tissue bankinforms the building of the new AI models. These datasets will allow commercial and academic researchersto interrogate, develop and validate AI algorithms for the benefit of people in North East London, the UK and beyond.
Interview date :26th June 2025
Main duties of the job
Barts Life Sciences is our programme for using research, innovation and technologies to transform health and care services. This covers a broad range of activities from discovery science, product development and testing, and the application of new technology. Life sciences in Whitechapel is firmly based on the principles of partnership and collaboration, with patients, a large number of highly engaged primary care providers, a wide range of commercial and other academic partners, local government and the local community. These partnerships will be founded on a common ambition and desire to achieve profound health, economic and social benefit for the people of east London, the UK, and internationally.
The Programme Manager will have experience in managing and delivering digital and data science projects, and of working with external partners (universities, NHS, industry) to manage large, complex programmes. This role requires an individual with excellent communication, management, planning, and established leadership skills to drive programmes and projects forward in a highly complex environment.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Although this position is a 33 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 33 months.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
To arrange a call to discuss this opportunity in more detail, contact Grant Bourhill (Managing Director, Barts Life Sciences) grant.bourhill@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Although this position is a 33 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 33 months.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
To arrange a call to discuss this opportunity in more detail, contact Grant Bourhill (Managing Director, Barts Life Sciences) grant.bourhill@nhs.net
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior management level with high level of programme responsibility
- Significant experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders from across the NHS, academia and industry
Skills
Essential
- Complex programme management with necessary risk analysis and governance processes to enable safe delivery
- Complex budget management spanning both capital and revenue allocations
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current Government policy in relation to AI research and development
- Knowledge and experience of delivering an innovation project or programme within an NHS environment to a public-sector funder
- Knowledge of new innovations being proposed for healthcare in the UK, ideally involving new digital approaches
Qualifications
Desirable
- Project management training: e.g. PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior management level with high level of programme responsibility
- Significant experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders from across the NHS, academia and industry
Skills
Essential
- Complex programme management with necessary risk analysis and governance processes to enable safe delivery
- Complex budget management spanning both capital and revenue allocations
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current Government policy in relation to AI research and development
- Knowledge and experience of delivering an innovation project or programme within an NHS environment to a public-sector funder
- Knowledge of new innovations being proposed for healthcare in the UK, ideally involving new digital approaches
Qualifications
Desirable
- Project management training: e.g. PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
