Head of Clinical Group PMO
The closing date is 23 November 2025
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is investing in the future of healthcare delivery. As we respond to the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan, we are strengthening our programme delivery infrastructure across all our Clinical Groups--building robust PMOs and delivery arms that will drive transformation at scale.
We are now seeking six exceptional Head of Clinical Group PMO to help lead this change within our Clinical Groups which are as follows
* Clinical and Scientific Services (CSS) Clinical Group
* Local Care Organisation (LCO) and Dental Clinical Group
* Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) Clinical Group
* North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) Clinical Group
* Specialist Hospitals Clinical Group (Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH), Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) and Saint Mary's MCS)
* Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham (WTWA) Clinical Group
These are pivotal leadership roles, responsible for shaping and delivering a portfolio of programmes aligned to our Value for Patients and productivity goals. You'll work closely with the Clinical Group Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team, divisional teams, the Trust Strategic PMO, and system partners to ensure our services evolve to meet the needs of our communities.
These are more than PMO roles--it's an opportunity to influence how care is delivered across one of the UK's largest and most ambitious NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Do
* Lead the strategic and operational delivery of transformation programmes within your Clinical Group.
* Ensure alignment with Trust-wide priorities and the NHS Long Term Plan.
* Embed robust governance, benefits realisation, and delivery assurance frameworks.
* Collaborate with system partners to co-design and deliver integrated care solutions.
* Use benchmarking tools like Model Hospital and GIRFT to drive data-led improvement.
* Build capability across teams and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to master's degree (Level 7) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
* Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
* Coaching and/or Teaching Qualification
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
* Highly developed knowledge and understanding of managing successful programmes and projects
* Highly developed knowledge of performance management requirements, data and analytics and processes in NHS Trusts
* Significant managerial and leadership knowledge
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications and project management software.
Experience
* Demonstrable experience at a senior management in a provider organisation.
* Experience of providing strategic and professional leadership for the management, development and efficient utilisation of large and complex programmes and projects aligned to efficiency and productivity and transformation.
* Experience of working with Directors, senior managers/senior clinicians to develop/implement programmes.
* Experience of multi-agency working.
* Experience of internal and external stakeholder management.
* Experience of working with commissioners.
* Significant operational management experience, including leading and supervising complex teams and services in the NHS.
* Experience of strategic working across Health and Local Authority boundaries in support of work being led by Integrated Care systems and other collaborations
Personal Attributes & Qualities
* Can support the development of the services purpose, vision and business plan objectives and communicate this information to colleagues across the Clinical Group and beyond.
* Able to tackle complex issues, make effective decisions and the ability to translate these into a clear set of objectives and a delivery plan.
* Highly developed interpersonal skills.
* Lead and develop effective teams.
* Skills in the management of change and in planning, organising and coordinating.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Manchester, Oxford Road Campus, Wythenshawe or Manchester Town Hall
£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
349-SPH-7588495-RL4
Job locations
North Manchester, Oxford Road Campus, Wythenshawe or Manchester Town Hall
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