Job summary
- Main area
- Programme Management
- Grade
- ESM 1
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-15788-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHS England Office
- Town
- Nationally
- Salary
- £100,000 per annum (Starting from £100,000)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Programme Management Office Director
ESM 1
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.
Job overview
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
The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is changing the way hospitals are built and we’re looking for a dynamic PMO Director to lead the directorate at the core of our national Delivery Team. You will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and will responsible for shaping assurance, operations, business management and internal communications. You’ll be the critical link between our Sponsor Team and Delivery Team with exposure to the Senior Leadership across NHS England and DHSC.
We’re looking for an experienced leader with a deep understanding of major programmes and the ability to influence at the highest levels. You’ll bring:
- Strong track record of delivering digital transformation and managing change, particularly in clinical settings and system implementations.
- Senior management experience with a strategic mindset including team and budget responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex data sets often from multiple or conflicting sources.
- In depth understanding of current healthcare policy and its impact on providers, commissioners and wider NHS structures.
- Experienced in leading teams to deliver under pressure, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.
Working for our organisation
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 visit https://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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Please note that the grade for this post is ESM 1.
For more information on the NHP programme
Interview will be held: 18 July 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 criteria
- Educated to Masters level in a relevant area of academic practice
- Additional management qualification or specialist qualification at post graduate level or significant leadership experience at post graduate level in specialist area
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Membership of a relevant professional body
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a large complex organisation including leading a Chief of Staff team
- Experience of working in the public sector/private sector interface and/ or major programme environment
- Ability to translate strategy into delivery and adhere to a plan
- Extensive experience and knowledge of strategic planning and prioritisation
- Experience of working with Board Directors and/ or strategic stakeholders, providing expert plans and analysis to support reporting and decision-making
- Knowledge of the legal and governance framework of the NHS
- Experience of explaining complex strategic and technical matters simply to non-technical colleagues, Boards and subcommittees
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Inclusive leader who has proven ability to lead, manage and organise teams and pressures in a complex and fast paced environment across multiple locations
- Able to work effectively between strategic and operational activities
- Skills in budgetary management with strong numerical proficiency
- Ability to analyse complex problems qualitatively and quantitatively to facilitate the development of plans and processes which are shared and delivered across multiple teams
- Able to manage own workload, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Significant influencing skills to gain acceptance and implementation of NHP strategic priorities, including the ability to articulate complex and/ or controversial arguments in a compelling manner on major public platforms
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Pye
- Job title
- Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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