Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. Main duties of the job The Cost Improvement Programme (CIP) PMO is seeking to recruit a permanent Senior Cost Improvement Manager to provide senior change leadership that influences, identifies, drives, and delivers measurable cost improvement. Cost and efficiency improvement is an important corporate function within UHS. Reducing the cost of our services whilst maintaining quality and patient outcomes enables the organisation to ensure that every pound of NHS funding provides as much patient benefit as possible, and meets our obligation to deliver a financially balanced budget.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations. Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast. We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalizing your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information. At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients. At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
What you will do:
* You’ll be responsible for driving cross‑organisation financial improvement schemes that contribute to our CIP target.
* You’ll lead the improvement of our project management processes and oversee a series of savings programmes reporting to Trust committees.
You’ll do this by working with a combination of sources – benchmarking data, high level opportunities, and developing pre‑existing schemes.
* You’ll work with trust corporate functions to ensure the whole trust is delivering contribution to CIP.
* You’ll start with potentially minimal information but will follow lines of enquiry that develop into CIP schemes.
What We’re Looking For
You will have experience of working in a project management or change management role before and will be an autonomous self‑starter. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and set up robust processes to validate savings and their associated projects. You will be an excellent communicator who is able to work with colleagues from board to ward. You will be an active listener who can interpret complex operational information that can be translated in financial improvements that contribute to CIP. You will be highly numerate, comfortable with financial and operational data, and able to interpret it for a range of audience. This isn't a traditional "finance" role, but previous NHS finance experience would be highly advantageous.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Essential criteria
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
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