Central London Community Health Trust

Senior Programme Manager

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

Fixed Term for 10 months - IMT Senior Programme Manager. Responsible for the leadership and rollout of a CLCH wide change programme. This includes oversight of all programme and project work streams; documentation, reporting, benefits tracking and oversight of the delivery by project managers. Ensuring maintainance of the programme business case making and bringing new business case considerations to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Provide overall programme management of key deliverables and associated staff

Take direct responsibility for the budget, planning, and implementation of programme and project deliverables.

Development of the change management, stakeholder and communication plan for the programme

Create, maintain or co-ordinate all programme-related control documentation

Ensure regular reporting on all programme work streams and projects, including weekly Highlight Reports where required.

Adhere to the defined governance structure, reporting into the various management structures.

Responsibility for budget management (capital and revenue), working closely with the finance team to report month end budget position

Provide leadership for project managers and project work streams

Development and delivery of the change management, communication and stakeholder engagement plan

Accountable for ensuring all risk and issues are identified, prioritised, assessed and mitigated, ensuring senior stakeholders are briefed

Ensure realisation of benefits for the Trust through planning and designing that the project outputs meet programme requirements.

Ensure dependencies are actively managed, act as an arbiter and resolve issues between the various elements of the programme.

Set the critical path, with direction from the Head of Business Change & Innovation and key trust stakeholders.

Manage self, staff and resources effectively, including matrix management of shared resources.

About us

Just as we care about our service user's wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the Trust and local induction to introduce you to the role 0-19 services.
Bespoke housing is available for key workers within central London: https://www.sharetobuy.com/
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support, and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Persons Specification.

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£85,431 to £97,148 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-CORP-7564443

Job locations

Parsons Green Health Centre

5-7 Parsons Green

London

SW6 4UL

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent

Desirable

MSP qualification Application

Experience

Essential

Substantial recent experience in leading complex projects or programmes involving significant change
Substantial experience of change management - influencing staff to work differently
Substantial experience of business case development
Experience of managing large-scale or complex projects involving matrix management of staff.
Extensive experience working within the NHS or other large public sector organisation.
Experience of working with and influencing internal and external stakeholders
Experience of managing external suppliers to delivery products or services

Desirable

Procurement & OJEU experience/knowledge.
Experience delivering IT/digital projects

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent

Desirable

MSP qualification Application

Experience

Essential

Substantial recent experience in leading complex projects or programmes involving significant change
Substantial experience of change management - influencing staff to work differently
Substantial experience of business case development
Experience of managing large-scale or complex projects involving matrix management of staff.
Extensive experience working within the NHS or other large public sector organisation.
Experience of working with and influencing internal and external stakeholders
Experience of managing external suppliers to delivery products or services

Desirable

Procurement & OJEU experience/knowledge.
Experience delivering IT/digital projects

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green Health Centre

5-7 Parsons Green

London

SW6 4UL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green Health Centre

5-7 Parsons Green

London

SW6 4UL

Employer's website

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