Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£86,114 per annum

About the Role
Help shape the future of NHS People Services by joining one of the NHS’s most ambitious workforce transformation programmes. The Transforming People Services (TPS) programme is reimagining how People Services are delivered across the NHS, moving from fragmented and heavily manual processes towards simpler, more connected, digitally enabled and user-centred services. Our ambition is to improve the experience of NHS staff and managers, increase productivity and enable the People profession to focus more of its time on the things that matter most to organisations and their people.

As a Programme Manager, you will sit at the heart of TPS delivery in London, taking responsibility for turning ambitious transformation plans into tangible outcomes. You will lead and coordinate a key programme workstream, bringing together senior leaders, subject matter experts, NHS organisations, programme teams and delivery partners. You will create the structure and momentum needed to move from design to delivery, ensuring plans are robust, dependencies are understood, risks are actively managed and progress remains focused on measurable outcomes and benefits.

This role requires more than programme reporting; you will get underneath complex issues, bring people together, challenge constructively and make things happen. You will work across Digital, Service Design and People & Change, translating national ambition into transformation that works across a large and complex health system.

Joining TPS means being part of work that fundamentally reshapes how People Services operate across the NHS, creating services that are more modern, agile, inclusive and effective for the people who use them. You will influence significant transformation decisions and help turn a bold vision into change that NHS organisations, managers and staff can see and experience.

If you thrive on complexity, enjoy turning strategy into delivery and want to help shape the future of NHS People Services, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Experience
- Proven experience delivering complex programmes or transformation initiatives within NHS, healthcare or public sector organisations.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating activity across multiple workstreams, stakeholders and delivery partners.
- Demonstrable experience delivering change at scale and pace, translating strategic objectives into practical delivery plans and measurable benefits.

About you
- Ambitious, resilient and highly organised programme professional comfortable operating in complexity.
- Passionate about delivering meaningful change at scale.
- Confident working with senior leaders, programme boards and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complexity, prioritise effectively and maintain delivery momentum.
- Skilled in using data, insight and performance information to inform decision-making and drive programme delivery.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but significant experience in programme delivery, transformation or large-scale improvement within NHS, healthcare or public sector is essential.