Job vacancy: Transformation Manager, West London NHS Trust, Southall

Job summary

Main area: Strategic Transformation
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-CORP-010

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trust HQ
Town: Southall
Salary: £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/08/2026 23:59

Transformation Manager

Band 8a

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria

Educated to bachelor’s level or equivalent experience
Educated to master’s level or equivalent experience
PRINCE 2 practitioner, Agile or APM training
Evidence of continued professional development specific to Project/ Programme Management
Experience of working in the NHS in delivering change, transformation or improvement projects
Experience of working with clinicians, practitioners, and service users and carers in delivering change
Experience and ability to work across multiple teams and organisations in matrix structures
Demonstrable track record of leading or playing a significant role in the delivery of change projects or programmes

Desirable criteria

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) training or equivalent
Experience of working in NHS England or with policy think-tanks (such as Kings Fund, Nuffield Trust, etc.)
Experience of undertaking engagement/ outreach work (with local communities, lived experience ambassadors or voluntary sector organisations)

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Sound knowledge of underpinning NHS policy and guidance, with ability to apply knowledge
Knowledge of change management, business process mapping and quality improvement approaches
Advanced technical programme management skills with an ability to adapt the approach to a service environment

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of financial analysis, costing models and NHS contracts

Skills- Planning, Technical, Physical and autonomy

Essential criteria

Excellent engagement skills, with the ability to drive and motivate teams of people at all levels of an organisation, and to manage conflict
Advanced slide-making and document writing skills
Advanced skills in planning and delivering projects to time and quality standard expectations
Self-starter and self-disciplined, planning and organising a work programme with conflicting demands and priorities
Proactive worker and a self-starter; demonstrable experience of working in ambiguous situations
Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist project advice to the organisation, working to challenging timescales

Desirable criteria

Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information and quantitative and qualitative data, to enable decision making

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.