Band 7 - Delivery Manager, Efficiency Team in Watford

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Band 7 - Delivery Manager, Efficiency Team

Band 7

Main area Efficiency Team Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Secondment/fixed term contract for 1 year) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 360-E-11789

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 17/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Delivery Manager to lead the successful delivery of strategic projects and transformation programmes across the organisation. The post holder will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation, ensuring delivery to agreed objectives, timescales, budgets and quality standards.

Working closely with clinical, operational and corporate stakeholders, you will provide project leadership, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and support the delivery of organisational priorities. You will oversee project planning, governance, risk and issue management, performance reporting and assurance processes, ensuring that projects remain on track and deliver measurable outcomes.

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Main duties of the job

Lead and manage the delivery of multiple projects and workstreams, ensuring achievement of agreed objectives and benefits.

Develop and maintain project plans, reporting frameworks, risk registers and governance documentation.

Monitor project performance, identifying risks, issues and dependencies and implementing appropriate mitigating actions.

Prepare high-quality reports, presentations and business cases for senior management and governance forums.

Facilitate stakeholder engagement, workshops and meetings to ensure effective collaboration and delivery.

Support the management of project budgets, resources and timelines.

Ensure robust governance arrangements are in place and projects comply with organisational policies and standards.

Promote continuous improvement and the adoption of project management best practice across the organisation.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the organisation, facilitate decision-making, and influence positive change. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining project documentation, monitoring progress against milestones, preparing reports for senior leadership and governance groups, and supporting the management of project dependencies and risks.

As a key member of the team, you will contribute to programme planning, continuous improvement and the development of project management best practice. You will work independently, managing a portfolio of projects and providing expert project management advice and support to colleagues and senior stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with significant project management experience who is passionate about delivering sustainable improvements and driving organisational transformation within a complex and fast-paced healthcare environment.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• CCAB qualified accountant and or other CIMA qualified.

Knowledge

• PRINCE2 or other structured methodology.
• Project or change management best practice.
• MS Office including MS Project.
• CAPM.

Experience

• Relevant experience of project Implementation
• Experience in delivering improvement projects across various disciplines
• Proven ability to prioritise and organise workload
• Experience in financial management and budgeting skills.
• Experience at a management level.
• Experience of working within a finance team.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.