Program Manager in Bradford

The Program Manager is a senior digital delivery leader and seasoned Agile expert, accountable for embedding exceptional delivery practices across the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio. The role provides portfolio‑level leadership across multiple delivery teams and Delivery Managers, ensuring consistent, high‑quality outcomes while maintaining continuity of patient‑critical national services.

A core responsibility of this role is to lead and assure delivery readiness for supplier transition activities later this year, including mobilisation, handover, ethical‑wall operation within rainbow teams, knowledge transfer, and risk management. The post holder will operate with delegated authority, working closely with NHS England senior leadership, product and technical leads, and external suppliers to ensure stability, pace, and assurance. Prior experience delivering UK Government or NHS digital services is essential. Strong knowledge of GDS service standards and User‑Centred Design (UCD) is a significant advantage.

• Provide portfolio‑level accountability for delivery across Digital Prevention and Digital Screening services.
• Establish and maintain clear delivery control, including prioritisation, dependency management, risk and issue governance, and performance reporting.
• Own and maintain a rolling 12‑month delivery roadmap, aligned to quarterly objectives and NHS England strategic priorities.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex delivery, commercial, and cross‑supplier issues.

• Champion and embed Agile, product‑led delivery practices across all teams.
• Coach and support Delivery Managers and Delivery Leads to operate consistently at a high standard.
• Ensure multidisciplinary teams operate effectively across Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live phases in line with GDS and NHS Service Standards.
• Promote outcome‑driven delivery using value‑based backlogs, measurable KPIs, and transparent reporting.

• Lead delivery assurance for supplier transition activities later in the year, including:
• Mobilisation and onboarding
• Knowledge transfer and documentation
• Ethical‑wall operation in multi‑supplier environments
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Exit and transition planning
• Ensure continuity of live services with zero avoidable disruption to national screening programmes.
• Oversee delivery of formal transition artefacts, including handover plans, RAID logs, decision logs, and delivery run‑books.

• Ensure all delivery operates within required assurance frameworks, including:
• Clinical Safety (DCB0129 / DCB0160)
• Information Governance and Security
• GDS assessments and NHS service assurance
• Lead preparation for governance reviews, audits, and service assessments.
• Proactively manage cross‑cutting risks across programmes and suppliers, escalating with evidence‑based recommendations.

• Act as a trusted delivery partner to NHS England Senior Leadership Teams and Programme Boards.
• Represent Digital Screening delivery in wider Product & Platform governance forums.
• Facilitate effective collaboration between policy, clinical, operational, digital and supplier stakeholders.

• Lead the development and maturity of delivery capability within NHS England teams.
• Ensure structured knowledge transfer and coaching is embedded into delivery.
• Support succession planning and sustainable in‑house delivery beyond supplier contracts.

• Senior digital delivery leadership experience within UK Government, NHS, or equivalent regulated public‑sector environments.
• Proven track record of leading delivery across large, complex digital portfolios.
• Deep experience of Agile delivery, coaching teams and senior leaders.
• Experience managing multi‑supplier / rainbow team models.
• Strong governance, risk, and dependency management capability.
• Ability to operate credibly at executive and board level.

Why Join Us? We’re a purpose‑driven organisation committed to creating positive impact and championing inclusion. You’ll join a culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth. We celebrate difference and believe diverse perspectives lead to stronger solutions. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply — great talent comes from a variety of backgrounds. Your lived experience, unique strengths, and personal story matter — they help us design better outcomes for the communities we serve. We celebrate diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and believe these differences enable us to create meaningful impact. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fairness and inclusion for all, regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related conditions, or any other protected characteristic. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know. Be part of a collaborative and high-performing team. Work on innovative projects in the public sector. Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. Ready to Make an Impact? Apply now and help us build a more inclusive, digitally empowered future.