Delivery Lead - NHS experience is essential
£660/day Inside IR35
Primarily Remote - Occasional need in Leeds
3-4 Months (Alpha/Discovery Project)
The Opportunity
We are currently supporting a consultancy delivery the Alpha phase of a digital transformation project. This is your chance to lead delivery on a programme that will have real impact on how NHS services are designed and delivered.
As Delivery Lead, you'll be the engine room of a multidisciplinary team bringing structure, pace, and clarity to a complex stakeholder environment. Alpha phases move fast and require someone who can balance rigorous delivery disciplines with the flexibility to adapt as the team learns.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading day-to-day delivery across a cross-functional agile team, ensuring the project progresses against Alpha objectives and timelines
Establishing and embedding ways of working from the outset sprint ceremonies, backlogs, retrospectives and adapting them as the team matures
Owning the delivery roadmap for the Alpha phase, tracking milestones, managing risks, issues, and dependencies with rigour and transparency
Acting as the primary point of contact for delivery across internal and external stakeholders including clinical leads, operational managers, digital and technology teams, and senior NHS leadership
Facilitating clear and effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complexity into actionable decisions
Working closely with the Product Manager and User Researchers to ensure delivery stays aligned to user needs and Alpha outcomes
Identifying and removing blockers proactively, escalating where necessary, and keeping the team focused on delivering value
Contributing to Alpha phase reporting and preparing the groundwork for a successful Beta assessment, including documentation of delivery approach and lessons learned
Coaching and supporting team members on agile principles and delivery best practice where needed
What You'll Bring
NHS experience is essential. You'll have worked inside NHS organisations whether a Trust, ICB, NHS England, NHSX, or equivalent and understand the cultural, operational, and political landscape that comes with it. Candidates without direct NHS experience will not be considered for this role.
Demonstrable experience leading delivery through Alpha phase (or equivalent Discovery/Alpha in a GDS or public sector context), with a clear understanding of what good looks like at each phase gate
Strong agile practitioner comfortable with Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches and able to flex methodology to the team's needs without losing rigour
Experience managing complex, multi-layered stakeholder relationships across clinical, technical, and operational functions simultaneously
Excellent risk and dependency management skills you don't just flag problems, you come with solutions
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and able to bring calm, structure, and direction when things are uncertain
Strong written and verbal communication skills you can write a clear risk log as easily as you can run a productive retrospective or present a progress update to a Director
Familiarity with GDS Service Standard, NHS Digital delivery frameworks, or equivalent public sector delivery approaches is highly desirable
Agile or delivery certifications (SAFe, AgilePM, PRINCE2 Agile, Scrum Master) are advantageous but not a substitute for real-world experience
Apply now or email for more information