Programme Manager
Location
Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/13/2026
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Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£74,700
(£38.31 per hour)
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Description
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Programme Manager to play a pivotal role in delivering our Trust’s strategic priorities, including cost improvement, productivity gains and major transformation programmes. This is a highly influential role requiring a proactive, collaborative leader with exceptional project management skills and a passion for driving meaningful change across clinical and corporate services.
Working autonomously, you will act as an internal consultant—supporting, challenging and enabling teams across the organisation to successfully implement sustainable improvement initiatives. You’ll bring strong analytical capability, excellent communication skills and a “can‑do” approach to ensure key projects deliver on time, on budget and to the highest quality standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong programme and project management expertise—ideally with PRINCE2 knowledge—who thrives in a complex, fast‑paced environment and is motivated by supporting our teams to deliver better care, better value, and better outcomes.
Transformation & Project Delivery
Working autonomously, you will act as an internal consultant—supporting, challenging and enabling teams across the organisation to successfully implement sustainable improvement initiatives. You’ll bring strong analytical capability, excellent communication skills and a “can‑do” approach to ensure key projects deliver on time, on budget and to the highest quality standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong programme and project management expertise—ideally with PRINCE2 knowledge—who thrives in a complex, fast‑paced environment and is motivated by supporting our teams to deliver better care, better value, and better outcomes.
Transformation & Project Delivery
- Lead a portfolio of cost and productivity improvement projects, ensuring delivery of high‑quality and safe services.
- Maintain oversight of workstreams, identifying risks and issues, and implementing mitigating actions.
- Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams, securing input from HR, IT, Finance, Estates and clinical services.
- Support the development of Trust‑wide strategies, including financial strategy, commercial opportunities and long‑term planning.
- Ensure robust project controls and adherence to PRINCE2 methodologies.
- Facilitate mobilisation events, workshops and cross‑departmental project planning sessions.
- Analyse and interpret complex data from multiple sources to inform decision‑making.
- Monitor project and programme performance against key delivery targets.
- Support senior leaders with regular performance reporting, forecasting and risk analysis.
- Ensure benefits realisation is embedded across all improvement initiatives.
- Hold divisions and operational leaders to account for effective resource use and financial delivery.
- Work autonomously, managing a busy and varied workload across multiple sites.
- Act as a champion for efficiency and improvement, promoting a culture of transparency and high standards.
- Support, coach and motivate project leads and staff involved in transformation initiatives.
- Deliver presentations, training and updates at all organisational levels.
- Contribute to a collaborative matrix management environment and support development of project staff.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicate complex, sensitive and highly technical information clearly and persuasively.
- Represent the PMO in working groups, committees and transformation forums.
- Ensure learning and best practice are shared across the Trust.
- Support identification and delivery of £5m–£10m in annual savings.
- Monitor financial performance of CIP projects and undertake cost–benefit analysis.
- Conduct benchmarking, market analysis and research to identify improvement opportunities.
- Lead or support audits to evaluate project outcomes and support service development.
- Translate improvement opportunities into robust, deliverable projects.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Urquhart Job title: Transformation Consultant Email address: lisa.urquhart2@nhs.net