Head of Efficiency, Value and Improvement (EVI): Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and delivering efficiency improvements? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Efficiency, Value and Improvement (EVI) PMO Team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

The EVI PMO Team is at the heart of the Trust’s journey to enhance efficiency, productivity, and value, while prioritising clinical, operational, and quality outcomes. As a growing and dynamic team, we are dedicated to supporting the Trust in achieving financial sustainability through transformative projects that improve the quality and delivery of its services.

We are seeking aHead of EVI Programme Management Office (PMO) to play a pivotal role in supporting the Executive, leadership, and management teams. You will lead Trust-wide change initiatives designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our services, ultimately benefiting both patients and staff.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy managing significant programmes of work, and have a passion for driving continuous improvement, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a pivotal leadership role in driving the success of the Efficiency, Value, and Improvement (EVI) PMO by supporting and facilitating multiple high-priority programmes and projects simultaneously.

They will ensure that all initiatives are delivered at pace while embedding sustainable change across the Trust. Operating with significant autonomy, the post holder will act as a key partner to the Executive Directors, senior clinicians, operational managers, and a range of internal and external stakeholders. Their ability to influence and lead at all levels of the Trust will be critical to the success of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent.
  • Leadership/ Management qualification.
  • Evidence of formal training in coaching techniques.
  • Relevant portfolio, project and / or programme management qualifications such as P30, MSP, Prince2, at Practitioner level with current CPD.

Desirable

  • Accounting qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working across Trust and professional boundaries to achieve common goals
  • Experience of delivering transformational, sustainable improvement into Operational Business Units, Divisions, Localities, regional teams.
  • Experience of applying structured Cost Improvement Programme management processes.
  • Previous experience on a Health Service major project within a provider environment.

Desirable

  • Running a financial grip and control programme for a trust in deficit.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to coach colleagues at all levels to improve Trust capability.
  • Ability to plan and implement a project from conception through to completion, writing and editing Trustwide PIDs.
  • Ability to write and present accurate and concise reports to various groups at all levels and to use them to influence others at decision making levels.
  • Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Strong understanding of and commitment to the values and goals of the Trust making sure that the patient is at the heart of all we do.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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