Safer Nursing Care Tool Programme Director in London

Are you an experienced programme leader with a passion for safer staffing and innovation in healthcare? The Shelford Group is seeking a dynamic Programme Director to lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT) programme.

The Shelford Group is a collaboration between ten of the largest teaching and research NHS hospital trusts in England. Together they account for over £19 billion of the NHS budget, have over 20 million contacts with patients per year, employ over 180,000 staff and account for almost two thirds of the country's clinical research infrastructure. Our new strategy, ‘Working together to improve health and care’, places the ongoing development of the Safer Nursing Care Tool as one of the core pillars of our work programme.

This is a flexible part time role, with a negotiable time commitment (WTE) for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic leadership and governance for the SNCT programme, aligning with Shelford Group strategy.
• Lead programme development, including digitisation, commercial partnerships, and research opportunities.
• Establish robust programme infrastructure to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the tools.
• Oversee communications, tool launches, and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage programme finances, including budget oversight and business planning.
• Lead and develop the SNCT support team, including Fellows and Secretariat.
• Advise senior leaders and provide expert analysis on programme outcomes, risks, and investment.

We’re looking for a senior leader with:

• Extensive programme management experience, ideally in a national or multi-organisational context.
• Comprehensive knowledge of NHS workforce issues (essential) and safer staffing tools (desirable).
• Experience engaging with senior clinical and managerial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead high-profile programmes and deliver strategic plans.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and partnership skills.
• Educated to degree level with a postgraduate qualification or equivalent; project/programme management training (e.g., PRINCE2) is desirable.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.