NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area Transformation Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 12 months (NA) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 848=BHC-003-25
Site Central Court Town Orpington Salary £61,631 - £68,623 Inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 15/01/2026 23:59
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
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Job overview
Join us as a Senior Transformation Programme Manager (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)
£61,631 - £68,623 Inclusive of HCAS
Are you ready to lead change that truly makes a difference? Bromley Healthcare is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Transformation Programme Manager to drive high-impact programmes aligned to our Community First Strategy. In this pivotal role, you’ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects, ensuring delivery from initiation through to benefits realisation. You’ll work with senior stakeholders across the organisation and wider system partners, champion innovation, and embed sustainable improvements that enhance patient care and operational excellence. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have exceptional leadership and programme management skills, and want to shape the future of community healthcare, we’d love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
What will you be doing?
You’ll lead the planning, mobilisation, and delivery of complex transformation programmes using recognised methodologies such as Prince2, MSP, and Agile. Your responsibilities will include developing business cases, managing programme budgets, tracking benefits realisation, and ensuring robust governance and risk management. You’ll engage and influence senior stakeholders, foster collaborative working across multi-disciplinary teams, and provide expert guidance on programme management best practice. From shaping strategic service redesign to driving efficiency and quality improvements, you’ll play a key role in delivering impactful change across Bromley Healthcare and its system partners.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
Communication and Relationships
B uild strong relationships with relevant key internal and external partners in order to deliver on allocated transformation programmes, including relevant project leads, clinical experts and services / patients / carers and service user using co-production principles where possible
Communicate, engage and build relationships with key strategic partners in order to support the delivery of transformation programmes.
Engage and manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve a common purpose and realise mutual benefits in the scope of delegated transformation responsibility.
Communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information to wide range of audiences, including in public and local consultations where there may be hostile/antagonistic audiences.
Use highly developed influential and persuasion skills when proposing major service changes to audiences where there are significant barriers to acceptance.
Communicate complex and sensitive information to varied audiences; prepare updates and briefings, Transformation Governance papers and Executive committee papers where appropriate
Present and explain information and documents relating to programmes such as plans, risks or results, clearly and accurately using numerical, graphical and written formats as needed .
Adapt presentation and communication styles to the audience to ensure clari t y and understanding of the topic.
Programme assurance and delivery
The postholder will be responsible for delivering allocated transformation projects which may be multi-service, multi-provider or strategic of nature, comprising a programme of work, which would include but not be limited to:
To be accountable for the planning, mobilization, delivery and closure of assigned programmes in line with Prince2/MSP/Agile principles.
Review national guidance e.g. NHS Long Term Plan and interpret this to inform and steer the direction of programmes being delivered.
Develop business cases, benefits realisation plans, and risk mitigation strategies. Escalate material risks /variances promptly, including proposals to address these.
Identify, develop and build critical path, milestone plans and resource plans – ensuring high quality documentation of project governance utilizing PMO software.
Establishing project groups comprised of multiple areas across the organization (operations / digital / estates / comms/ patient safety as appropriate), encouraging open matrix style working and deploying strong leadership skills to achieve timeframes set for project. Conflict resolution and strategic scene setting in order to motivate members of the team.
Influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives .
Provide ongoing updates on programme delivery to a variety of stakeholders which may include, Transformation Governance Subgroup, Divisional Governance Group, Executive Committee and external One Bromley / SEL working groups. Taking on board feedback and translating this to rapid changes in the project cycle.
Provide expert advice and guidance on programme management methodologie s and p rovide coaching and training to those involved in projects, and to the wider Transformation team as required .
Ensure timely reporting to the Transformation Governance Subgroup, Executive Team and external forums .
Within individual scope of work, to manage project and programme linkages and interdependencies ensuring that no work is either overlooked, or duplicated; ensure the management of risks, particularly those involving connectivity between projects whilst ensuring the impact of change is related back to the operational area of implementation, the programme and each individual project, escalating to the Associate Director of Transformation a s appropriate .
To ensure benefit realization takes place. Defining clear benefits profiles within areas (Financial, quality, experience, access, workforce ) and measurement plans at PID stage .
Track and evidence benefits, adjusting plans to secure delivery; complete post-implementation reviews .
Responsible for ensuring that once a programme /project review and outcome has been agreed that po licies, proce d ures, SOPs etc. related to the programme are updated to reflect the changes. These may include changes to process or policy that impact across the organization.
Responsible for oversight of programme governance and ensuring processes etc. are updated to deliver the changes identified .
Team Working
Works with others towards achieving shared goals, ensuring that the teams objectives and purpose are clear .
Respects and is open to the thoughts, opinions and contributions of others .
Analytical and judgement
Demonstrate a flexible approach to the development and delivery of new programmes where necessary
Interrogate and analyse, complex / highly complex and contentious, information to support the delivery of clear reporting and outcomes, including identifying areas of required transformation.
To review relevant key indicator date when reviewing efficiency opportunities within transformation programmes, including establishing evaluation criteria at the start of the programmes to review
Lead on allocated project management areas to ensure value for money across commissioned services including supporting the delivery of any required efficiency/change programmes
S upport the transformation strategy by managing significant service development/redesign using appropriate methods link to the wider strategy targeted at improvements in health outcomes for the public.
Lead on delegated change programmes and facilitate the uptake of initiatives that support and embed excellence within the health and social care system.
Lead on the delivery of multiple projects and programmes of work, working with colleagues and subject matter experts to scope, plan design and deliver those
Support and deliver o rgani s ational change and the uptake of initiatives that support excellence.
To be responsible for the delivery of benefits and track realisation of outcomes of any transformation programmes
Ensure QIA completion and monitoring. Apply Equality impact assessments (EIA) to service changes; champion inclusive designs and accessible services
Leadership
Provide matrix leadership to project teams, mentor PMO and project sta f f and lead capability building across transformation delivery teams.
Pr ovide day to day line management to allocated staff.
Foster a collaborative, innovative culture across Transformation, information, PMO and QI/LFD/Audit/Research
Manage programme budgets, cost pressures, and financial risks; agree corrective actions with Finance and budget holders, and provide assurance to Transformation Governance Sub Group level.
Responsible for planning, tracking and reporting programme budgets/savings, cost pressures and financial risks; recommends corrective actions.
As part of project oversight, to highlight any potential risks or concerns / delays in projects which may have a financial impact and provide mitigation where possible in order to mitigate these risks
The job description reflects the immediate requirements and objectives of the post. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, as directed by the line manager. This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or equivalent transferable skills and experience
* Prince2 Practitioner and/or MSP practitioner (or equivalent programme management qualification)
* Postgraduate qualification (e.g., Health Management, Public Health, or Business);
Skills
* Understanding of NHS and key policy issues which effect business performance
* Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
* Understand challenges associated with change management and changing outcomes
* Initiative to work on project solutions based on objectives
* Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and understanding how process changes can impact service performance
* Ability to interpret KPI data and communicate effectively complex service developments and changes to varying staffing levels
* Risk management and dependency control
* Benefits management and evaluation
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Experience
* Extensive experience working at a managerial level
* Significant experience leading complex, multi disciplinary programmes across organizational boundaries
* Budgetary management, cost improvement planning and quality impact assessment
* Experience ofICS partnership working and with commissioners/ external stakeholders
* Experience presenting business cases and benefits realisation to Executive level
* Proven ability to influence at senior system level.
Digital
* Extensive experience of project management software usage
* Strong understanding of using BI Tools (eg Qliksense)
* Strong understanding of MS Office
* Strong excel skills including formulas and interpreting data
* Knowledge of other clinical systems
* Extensive Experience of using electronic record systems, including understanding of clinical templates and links to KPIs/outcomes
* Celoxis knowledge
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
* Compressed hours
* Part-time
* Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
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