SAFEHR Programme Delivery Manager
The closing date is 25 November 2025
Are you passionate about healthcare data and its potential? Do you thrive on working with innovative teams? Are you well versed in programme management and governance? The University College London Hospital / University College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is seeking a Programme Delivery Manager for maternity cover, specialising in digital data and technology projects, with a focus on research. In this role, you will lead efficient project delivery and operational support, utilising your expertise in research and engineering management. Experience in data governance and working with software engineering teams is highly desirable.
Join the innovative SAFEHR initiative (www.safehr-data.org) at UCLH/UCL, where we are transforming the use and impact of clinical data. As a pivotal element within the BRC, SAFEHR facilitates research teams' access to critical clinical data, leveraging electronic health records and additional data resources. Anchoring the data and computational research realms of the BRC, the SAFEHR significantly contributes to advancing clinical and informatics research.
Collaborate with leading clinicians and scientists dedicated to utilising data for research, all with the ultimate goal of making a tangible impact on patient care.
Main duties of the job
* Work with technical leads to spearhead project delivery within UCL/UCLH BRC Clinical SAFEHR, overseeing resource allocation and utilisation. This will include creating project plans which will require monitoring and adjusting as new research priorities emerge.
* Run our data governance pathways; Data Access Process for Research and Education.
* Coordinate operational management support systems, establishing synergistic work practices with UCLH and UCL staff.
* Foster a positive team environment through mentorship, engagement initiatives, and promoting exceptional customer service.
* Lead governance processes related to data access, working closely with Information Governance Teams.
* Conduct regular meetings with senior personnel to align work priorities, identify training needs, and evaluate performance of project staff.
* Contribute to the efficient functioning of the SAFEHR ensuring preparation of agendas, papers, and minutes for key meetings.
* Responsibility for creating standard operating procedures for delivery of projects related to data access.
* Ensure adherence to BRC Standard Operating Procedures and report regularly on operational progress and impact.
* Maintain adaptability and flexibility, thriving in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial culture with a service‑oriented mindset.
About us
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.
* 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.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
* Masters level qualification and/or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent in a scientific discipline.
* Good understanding of running technical projects in the digital data and technology space.
* Good understanding of governance requirements in the digital data and technology space.
* Experience with stakeholder engagement, scope analysis, feasibility assessment, requirements specification, and software delivery/implementation.
* Good understanding of health informatics / within a healthcare setting.
* Good understanding of analytics in a healthcare environment for research and innovation.
* Good understanding of software development in a healthcare environment for research and innovation.
* Good understanding of electronic health records.
Experience
* Substantial relevant experience of managing complex technical projects in digital data and technology space.
* Experience of leading and supervising a team.
* Some understanding of biomedical scientific terms/ability to formulate documents that include scientific detail.
* Strong understanding of the clinical informatics environment.
Skills & Abilities (for AfC staff these should link to the KSF dimensions for the role), e.g.
* Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with a wide‑ranging audience.
* Sound understanding of the issues affecting the Disciplines involved in this service area.
* Project management skills; Track record of working closely with agile and diverse engineering teams.
* Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills.
* Demonstrate a strong understanding of data access for research.
* Detailed knowledge and understanding of NHS targets and other topical NHS issues.
* A clear understanding of the components of Clinical Governance and how these contribute to an integrated and quality driven service.
* Experience in using project management tools such as GitHub, Slack etc.
Other requirements, including:
* Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others.
* Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
* An ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector.
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.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£72,921 to £83,362 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
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