Job summary
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it's a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We're delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff.
We're looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Main duties of the job
We're seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to support the drive & delivery of Integration. To help managing complex change, shaping strategic outcomes, and inspiring a culture of continuous improvement.
The post holder should have experience within senior positions leading integration systems across diverse disciplines such as healthcare, finance, design, and digital, as well as providing strategic advise.
The post holder drives transformational change, fosters stakeholder engagement, and champions a strong project management culture in collaboration with the PMO. With a focus on future-proofing and risk management, they also deputise for the Director, ensuring continuity and leadership at every level
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Interview will be held: 26th September 2025
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Interview will be held: 26th September 2025
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Professional qualification or equivalent experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in organisational leadership and delivering successful transformation programmes
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Experience of advising on major programmes
- Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, managing multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture
- Knowledge of commissioning practices and models
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial process requirements
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work within a political environment
- Ability to work positively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to develop and encourage innovative ideas to drive improvement
- Ability to identify and implement effective systems to monitor performance
- Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Professional qualification or equivalent experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience in organisational leadership and delivering successful transformation programmes
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Experience of advising on major programmes
- Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, managing multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture
- Knowledge of commissioning practices and models
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial process requirements
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work within a political environment
- Ability to work positively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to develop and encourage innovative ideas to drive improvement
- Ability to identify and implement effective systems to monitor performance
- Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio
Additional information
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).
