Programme Director - Transforming Devon Programme

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Programme Director to lead and drive strategic transformation within the NHS in Devon. This pivotal role offers the chance to work at the heart of the NHS’s long-term objectives, ensuring the successful integration of clinical, operational, and technological innovations aimed at improving patient outcomes and organisational performance. As Programme Director, you will be accountable for overseeing high-profile, multi-year healthcare programmes that align with NHS priorities, ensuring effective delivery of large-scale system-wide improvements. Key responsibilities include providing expert leadership to a cross-functional team, managing budgets and resources, ensuring robust governance frameworks, and driving a culture of continuous improvement. You will oversee all aspects of programme delivery, from setting strategic direction to mitigating risks and delivering on KPIs, while maintaining a strong focus on patient-centred care. Main duties of the job This role is responsible for leading and directing a high-profile, multi-year healthcare programmes aligned with NHS strategic objectives, ensuring the successful delivery of transformational changes that improve patient outcomes, enhance service efficiency, and contribute to organisational sustainability. You will build and sustain collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders, including NHS executives, clinical leaders, commissioners, service users, and external partners, ensuring all parties are engaged and aligned. You will oversee the management of budgets, resources, and timelines for all programme initiatives, ensuring cost-effective delivery while maintaining high standards of quality. Ensure the financial sustainability of the programme by identifying potential cost savings, managing budget risks, and working with finance teams to track and report on expenditure. You will proactively identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks and issues, ensuring that risk management strategies are developed and implemented. Work with senior leaders and project teams to resolve challenges and make informed decisions that ensure programme delivery on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. Job responsibilities The Programme Director will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic transformation and operational excellence of complex, multi-year programmes that align with the NHS’s long-term objectives, ensuring the successful integration of clinical, operational, and technological innovations to improve patient outcomes and organisational performance. As the strategic lead for the programme, the post holder will be accountable for ensuring that all programme initiatives are aligned with broader healthcare policy, regulatory frameworks, and the NHS’s vision for service delivery. The Programme Manager will work closely with executive teams, commissioners, clinical leaders, and partner organisations to define, execute, and sustain transformative changes across the healthcare system. The role is responsible for dealing with, or advising on, highly confidential information and explaining highly complex, highly sensitive and potentially unwelcome information to a wide range of audiences while overcoming significant barriers to resistance. Alongside other members of the ICB, the role will work to develop digitally enabled transformation. Main responsibilities Lead and direct high-profile, multi-year healthcare programmes aligned with NHS strategic objectives. Establish and maintain robust programme governance frameworks. Build and sustain collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders. Oversee the management of budgets, resources, and timelines for all programme initiatives. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks and issues. Develop and implement systems for monitoring and measuring programme performance. Provide visionary leadership to a multi-disciplinary team. Champion continuous improvement initiatives. Lead the change management process associated with new systems, processes, or services. Ensure that all programme activities comply with relevant NHS policies and standards. Person Specification Qualifications Masters degree level education or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience relevant to this role. Evidence of relevant continuing professional development. Experience Substantial experience of very senior manager or Director level leadership within a health or social care organisation. Substantial experience of providing strategic leadership in this area including managing highly sensitive situations with stakeholders. Experience of leading and delivering large scale complex transformational programmes. Experience of formulating long term strategic plans. Experience of providing strategic leadership, mentorship, and professional development at a very senior level. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr