Job summary
NHSBT has a vision to ensure that every patient gets the donation that they need. Our people are at the heart of delivering that vision and we are looking for a Programme Director to join our Cell, Apheresis and Gene Therapies Directorate (CAGT).
You will join the organisation at a time of great opportunity, taking decisions and implementing major changes that will further improve the life-saving services we provide within CAGT.
Your key focus will be to deliver a transformational program to increase commercialisation of our Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) service offering which includes apheresis provision, cell and gene therapy manufacturing and logistics. This is an ambitious program to set up a new operational unit and expand capacity and capability in our commercialisation activities, driving patient benefit and increased revenue.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Director is responsible for leading a large and diverse team, a set of interdependent projects and strategic transformational change activities. They have responsibility for the successful delivery of the business case, including the establishment of appropriate governance and assurance, implementation strategy, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues, and business readiness for change. It is vital that this responsibility is delivered in collaboration with key stakeholders and by creating a sense of ownership and buy-in from the those involved in the delivery.
This role is a critical leadership role in realising NHSBTs corporate strategy and service strategies.
The programme director will ensure programmes are delivered within agreed time and cost for the required business outcomes. They will also ensure that the programme quality is at the agreed standards within risk limits and be responsible for the enabling the delivery of business benefits associated with it.
The programme director will engage at a senior level with a wide range of senior internal stakeholders across NHSBT and external stakeholders including suppliers, providers, commissioners, clinicians, external bodies as well as ministers, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England and Improvement.
The programme director will demonstrate credibility with these key senior stakeholders and partners, ensuring stakeholder interests are identified and addressed.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.
Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
- Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
- Read about our application process
- Learn more about our culture at NHSBT
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Monday 4th May.
The assessment process for this role will be multistage, involving an initial stage video presentation, which if you are successful, you will be invited to a final stage panel interview. Dates for each stage is to be confirmed, and we will let you know confirmed dates at our earliest opportunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we offer:
- Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
- Read about our application process
- Learn more about our culture at NHSBT
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Monday 4th May.
The assessment process for this role will be multistage, involving an initial stage video presentation, which if you are successful, you will be invited to a final stage panel interview. Dates for each stage is to be confirmed, and we will let you know confirmed dates at our earliest opportunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a masters degree Level or equivalent qualification.
- Postgraduate study in leadership and management or equivalent experience at a senior level.
- Recognised qualifications in project and programme management methodology e.g., Agile, PRINCE2, MSP.
- Post-graduate study in Finance management or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and leading the implementation of large-scale complex change and transformation programmes from inception to completion, including benefits.
- Extensive experience of leading, influencing and motivating multiple diverse specialists across a number of teams to work together to successfully deliver programme outcomes.
- Experience providing escalation and resolution points for programme risks and issue and monitoring risks and issues across large complex programmes and portfolios.
- Experience of leading supplier negotiation and discussions to ensure value from service/assets.
- Extensive experience of creating outline and detailed mandates, business cases and programme / project briefs for Board / Executive level scrutiny and approval.
- Proven knowledge and experience of planning and implementing major business process change, service reconfiguration and/or new applications.
- Proven knowledge and experience of working across a supply chain and awareness of the associated programme impacts.
- Experience of resource management to identify, profile and secure the resources required to deliver a programme.
- Experience in maximising opportunities to realise measurable benefits from investment.
- Knowledge and experience of managing project and programme budgets, contributing to financial budget forecasts and driving initiatives.
- Significant experience of applying project and programme practices, tools and techniques and using effective quality, risk & issue management and planning strategies.
- Significant experience of planning techniques including Strategic planning, understanding, and managing critical dependencies, looking for opportunities to achieve milestones.
- Significant experience of managing project and programme metrics for delivery.
- Experience of designing and implementing fit for purpose governance with clear roles and responsibilities for the programme team.
- Experience of planning and managing reviews at appropriate assurance points during all stages of the project life cycle to provide evaluations of progress against time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
- Experience of identifying and acting on positive and negative trends from assurance reviews.
- Ensures that lessons learned are captured throughout the lifecycle; identifies and applies previous lessons learned (including those from other projects and programmes) to ensure continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a masters degree Level or equivalent qualification.
- Postgraduate study in leadership and management or equivalent experience at a senior level.
- Recognised qualifications in project and programme management methodology e.g., Agile, PRINCE2, MSP.
- Post-graduate study in Finance management or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and leading the implementation of large-scale complex change and transformation programmes from inception to completion, including benefits.
- Extensive experience of leading, influencing and motivating multiple diverse specialists across a number of teams to work together to successfully deliver programme outcomes.
- Experience providing escalation and resolution points for programme risks and issue and monitoring risks and issues across large complex programmes and portfolios.
- Experience of leading supplier negotiation and discussions to ensure value from service/assets.
- Extensive experience of creating outline and detailed mandates, business cases and programme / project briefs for Board / Executive level scrutiny and approval.
- Proven knowledge and experience of planning and implementing major business process change, service reconfiguration and/or new applications.
- Proven knowledge and experience of working across a supply chain and awareness of the associated programme impacts.
- Experience of resource management to identify, profile and secure the resources required to deliver a programme.
- Experience in maximising opportunities to realise measurable benefits from investment.
- Knowledge and experience of managing project and programme budgets, contributing to financial budget forecasts and driving initiatives.
- Significant experience of applying project and programme practices, tools and techniques and using effective quality, risk & issue management and planning strategies.
- Significant experience of planning techniques including Strategic planning, understanding, and managing critical dependencies, looking for opportunities to achieve milestones.
- Significant experience of managing project and programme metrics for delivery.
- Experience of designing and implementing fit for purpose governance with clear roles and responsibilities for the programme team.
- Experience of planning and managing reviews at appropriate assurance points during all stages of the project life cycle to provide evaluations of progress against time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
- Experience of identifying and acting on positive and negative trends from assurance reviews.
- Ensures that lessons learned are captured throughout the lifecycle; identifies and applies previous lessons learned (including those from other projects and programmes) to ensure continuous improvement.
