Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Programme Manager – Trust Provider Collaborative

The closing date is 23 April 2026

Job summary

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative and system-focused environment? We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to join the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Strategy & Partnerships team, working on behalf of the Surrey and Sussex ICB Trust Provider Collaborative (TPC).

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across four NHS providers within Surrey Heartlands, leading complex transformation programmes--particularly within paediatrics--to improve patient outcomes, operational efficiency and clinical sustainability at scale.

We are seeking an individual with strong programme management experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with senior leaders, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams. NHS experience and familiarity with large-scale transformation is essential.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the TPC's Senior Programme Management Team, clinical and operational leaders, you will oversee programme governance, reporting, stakeholder engagement and delivery. You must be comfortable working autonomously across multiple organisations, navigating complexity, and driving progress at pace.

  • Lead and deliver TPC transformation programmes, with a key focus on established paediatric workstreams.
  • Support Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) to implement programme objectives and deliver against agreed milestones.
  • Provide robust programme governance, reporting, risk management and benefits realisation.
  • Coordinate programme planning, including timelines, dependencies, resources and performance monitoring.
  • Lead working groups and facilitate co-design and engagement sessions across multiple providers.
  • Develop business cases and strategic analyses, including case for change and demand/capacity modelling.
  • Support cross-portfolio initiatives where TPC activity overlaps with Strategy & Partnerships at Royal Surrey.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of the Health Inequalities programme across the Trust and wider TPC.
  • Engage clinicians, operational teams and system partners to support collaborative working.
  • Support digital innovation opportunities within TPC transformation programmes.
  • Ensure compliance with governance, data protection, health and safety and safeguarding standards.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,798 to £67,020 a year Pro Rata Per Annum including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-AR-EMF20311

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job decription & person specification

  • Lead core paediatric and crossprovider TPC workstreams.
  • Produce programme documentation including highlight reports, dashboards and risk logs.
  • Support codesign sessions, collaborative planning workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Monitor, evaluate and report on programme performance and benefits realisation.
  • Ensure alignment with provider strategies and wider Surrey Heartlands ICS priorities.
  • Support the PMO with portfoliolevel governance and reporting requirements.
  • Uphold Trust values and contribute to strategic objectives and system partnership working.
  • Support audit, research, evaluation and service development activity where required.
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to team members as appropriate.

Qualifications

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting
  • Formal project/programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP)
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • ps and collaborative sessions

If you have the skills, leadership qualities and enthusiasm to support systemwide improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the role in more detail or arrange an informal conversation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job decription & person specification

  • Lead core paediatric and crossprovider TPC workstreams.
  • Produce programme documentation including highlight reports, dashboards and risk logs.
  • Support codesign sessions, collaborative planning workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Monitor, evaluate and report on programme performance and benefits realisation.
  • Ensure alignment with provider strategies and wider Surrey Heartlands ICS priorities.
  • Support the PMO with portfoliolevel governance and reporting requirements.
  • Uphold Trust values and contribute to strategic objectives and system partnership working.
  • Support audit, research, evaluation and service development activity where required.
  • Provide coaching and mentorship to team members as appropriate.

Qualifications

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in a healthcare setting
  • Formal project/programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP)
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • ps and collaborative sessions

If you have the skills, leadership qualities and enthusiasm to support systemwide improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the role in more detail or arrange an informal conversation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience or training in a healthcare setting.
  • Formal project/programme qualifications or equivalent experience in programme delivery.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive programme management and PMO experience, including application of principles and techniques/tools.
  • Familiarity with the NHS landscape, collaborative working and understanding of the national healthcare agenda.
  • Experience of leading large-scale change within complex/collaborative environments
  • Experience of stakeholder engagement and relationships management, building effective collaboration
  • Experience of engaging diverse teams in service improvement and co-design.
  • Experience of developing and delivering benefits realisation plans.

Desirable

  • Understanding/experience of the NHS national agenda and context around collaboratives, ICBs, and Places
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience or training in a healthcare setting.
  • Formal project/programme qualifications or equivalent experience in programme delivery.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive programme management and PMO experience, including application of principles and techniques/tools.
  • Familiarity with the NHS landscape, collaborative working and understanding of the national healthcare agenda.
  • Experience of leading large-scale change within complex/collaborative environments
  • Experience of stakeholder engagement and relationships management, building effective collaboration
  • Experience of engaging diverse teams in service improvement and co-design.
  • Experience of developing and delivering benefits realisation plans.

Desirable

  • Understanding/experience of the NHS national agenda and context around collaboratives, ICBs, and Places

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

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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

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Group Director of Strategy

Chris Attoe

chris.attoe@nhs.net

01483571122

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,798 to £67,020 a year Pro Rata Per Annum including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-AR-EMF20311

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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