Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Programme manager – Health leader fellowship programme

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a programme manager for this exciting new role to roll out our Healthcare Leaders Fellowship programme across North West and North Central London. This important programme is an important part of our Equity Diversity and Inclusion strategy to support career progression amongst our BME leadership population.

You will play a lead role in delivering this programme across Trusts across London, working with a really wide range of stakeholders and ensuring the programme meets delivery targets and supporting delegates to achieve their career goals.

We're looking for someone who cares deeply about developing people at work and our ambitions around diversity and inclusion, and can work autonomously to drive successful outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Design and Implement Healthcare Leaders fellowship programme for delivery across Trusts in North West London and North Central London based on the design developed at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Programme design, delivery and evaluation.

Management of this defined project as part of the Memorandum of Understanding from NHSE: London EDI team.

Stakeholder engagement, communications and marketing to drive support for the programme.

Supplier management to ensure effective delivery of the senior leader apprenticeship.

Evaluation of the programme.

Budget management of the programme.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-954

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters, or equivalent experience in relevant subject area
  • Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion best practice
  • Education, training qualification

Desirable

  • A project management qualification
  • Coaching qualification and experience
  • Completion of quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of successful project management and meeting performance targets
  • Experience of delivering improvement programmes across professional boundaries
  • Experience of designing and delivering training programmes

Desirable

  • Experience of communicating with senior managers across the organisation
  • Experience of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion interventions such as black, Asian minority ethnic or disability talent development programmes

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Understands NHS workforce race equality standard
  • Confident communicator, able to deal with complex issues at a senior level
  • Able to collect, analyse, interpret and present complex information and statistical data and options
  • Able to write and present reports, and communicate information that is easily understood by a variety of stakeholders.
  • Able to influence and persuade at senior level through forma board and committees across a range organisations
  • Able to manage multiple complex programmes and projects

Desirable

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the political environment within which the Trust operates.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the senior leader apprenticeship and ESFA funding criteria
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters, or equivalent experience in relevant subject area
  • Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion best practice
  • Education, training qualification

Desirable

  • A project management qualification
  • Coaching qualification and experience
  • Completion of quality improvement training

Experience

Essential

  • Track record of successful project management and meeting performance targets
  • Experience of delivering improvement programmes across professional boundaries
  • Experience of designing and delivering training programmes

Desirable

  • Experience of communicating with senior managers across the organisation
  • Experience of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion interventions such as black, Asian minority ethnic or disability talent development programmes

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Understands NHS workforce race equality standard
  • Confident communicator, able to deal with complex issues at a senior level
  • Able to collect, analyse, interpret and present complex information and statistical data and options
  • Able to write and present reports, and communicate information that is easily understood by a variety of stakeholders.
  • Able to influence and persuade at senior level through forma board and committees across a range organisations
  • Able to manage multiple complex programmes and projects

Desirable

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the political environment within which the Trust operates.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the senior leader apprenticeship and ESFA funding criteria

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of EDI

Koya Greenaway Harvey

k.greenaway.harvey@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-CR-954

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY


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