Provider Collaborative Improvement Manager
Closing date of applications: 18 June 2026
Interview date: 2 July 2026
The Joined-Up Care Provider Collaborative is a partnership of NHS organisations in Derby and Derbyshire. Its purpose is to bring providers together to achieve things that they cannot achieve by working alone, supporting the overall strategic objectives of the Integrated Care System.
The collaborative team supports the Provider Collaborative to develop and lead on the delivery of major strategic projects and improvements. This role provides expert project management and strategic improvement knowledge to support the coordination, scoping, implementation, and reporting of the collaborative work‑programme. It also supports collaborative project teams in ensuring projects are established, run, and monitored in line with robust project management and portfolio governance frameworks.
Main duties of the job
* Plan and manage the analysis, design, implementation, and ongoing management of specific projects associated with the collaborative's work‑programme and wider system improvement projects.
* Engage, facilitate and support multi‑organisational, multi‑disciplinary teams to drive forward ambitious programmes and projects, providing leadership, organisation and coordination to support major strategic programmes.
* Ensure projects deliver outcomes, appropriate governance, engagement and communication take place, including regular reporting to the Provider Collaborative Executive Group or other relevant oversight groups.
* Support the Provider Collaborative Programme Director to embed a culture of continuous improvement and learning throughout the collaborative.
* Champion the Derbyshire system's project management approach, which is part of our Joined Up Improvement methodology.
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
Benefits
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* Ongoing support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Person Specification
Education and Training
* Degree level education.
* Evidence of CPD in relevant field.
* Project Management Qualification.
Skills
* Demonstrable evidence of Project Management skills with experience of developing project plans, tracking milestones and identifying and managing risk.
* Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams and stakeholders, working collaboratively, to drive project management of business development within divisions and across the Trust.
Knowledge and experience
* Experience of successful project planning and delivery.
* Experience of working in partnership and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across a health and social care economy.
* Knowledge of NHS strategic agenda and national change programmes designed to improve patient experience and ability to apply it to the local context.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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