Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£64,156 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a wide range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care nationally. The Trust is renowned for clinical excellence, high-quality teaching, and research, and is part of King’s Health Partners academic health sciences centre.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead the NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI, the first fellowship of its kind in the UK, designed to develop healthcare professionals’ expertise in clinical Artificial Intelligence alongside their specialty training or existing roles. The programme currently supports 35 fellows across the UK and internationally, and is expanding rapidly.

As Senior Programme Manager, you will provide professional services leadership to shape and deliver this innovative fellowship. You will manage the strategic direction, recruitment, governance, communications, financial oversight, and HR functions of the programme. Your role will involve working collaboratively across multiple NHS organisations, medical education deaneries, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth operations and continuous development.

You will oversee a £3M budget, lead marketing and stakeholder engagement, organise key events such as masterclasses and graduations, and support the personal and professional development of fellows. This role requires a highly organised, delivery-focused individual with strong programme management experience and excellent communication skills.

You will be part of a small, dynamic faculty within the Clinical Scientific Computing department, supported by a multidisciplinary team of clinical scientists, AI engineers, and doctors, contributing to cutting-edge digital healthcare solutions.

Experience
- Proven success in managing projects and operational performance improvements, including monitoring output and outcomes
- Strong programme management skills
- Experience servicing committees and organising events
- Skilled in impact measurement, analysis, and reporting
- Budget and financial management experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to engage diverse academic audiences

About you
- Proactive and able to work independently with strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail
- Experience managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Comfortable working in a matrix environment across multiple organisations
- Ability to work with agility and at pace, demonstrating a start-up mentality
- Customer-focused with a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Qualifications
- Degree-level education required; Masters level or equivalent preferred
- Desirable: Degree in a science or health-related field or relevant experience with medical/scientific terminology
- Desirable: Project management qualification such as PRINCE2

Additional Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent IT skills including Office 365 suite
- Knowledge of evaluation and impact measurement techniques is advantageous
- Experience in higher education or NHS training environments is desirable
- Skills in web design, UX, communication strategies, social media, HR, and contracts management are beneficial