Programme Director: Sponsorship Available

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity to shape the future of healthcare for generations to come.

We are looking for an exceptional Programme Director to lead the Hinchingbrooke Hospital Redevelopment Programme (HHRP), a Wave 1 scheme within the Government’s New Hospital Programme.

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do more than deliver a major capital programme. You will help shape the future of our hospital, influence how care is delivered and leave a lasting legacy for our patients, staff and communities.

Joining at a pivotal stage, you will lead the programme towards completion of the Outline Business Case in Spring 2027 and into the next phases of delivery, working closely with our construction partner, Kier.

You will have significant visibility and influence across the organisation and wider health system, working with senior leaders, national partners, clinicians, staff, patients and local communities to turn our ambition into reality.

Main duties of the job

You will provide strategic leadership for the end-to-end planning, design and delivery of HHRP, leading the programme team and advisers to ensure the redevelopment is delivered safely, effectively, on programme and within budget.

You will lead programme governance, commercial management and stakeholder engagement, build strong relationships with our delivery partners and bring people together around a shared vision for the future of Hinchingbrooke.

Above all, you will provide the leadership, influence and direction needed to turn an ambitious vision into reality.

Person Specification

Education / Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of leading and managing large, complex, capital schemes in the UK or internationally
  • Leading the successful development of complex business cases involving strategy, workforce, digital and operations
  • Experience and involvement in the governance of major programmes including strategic oversight, risk management, legal and procurement activities and resource deployment / management
  • Experience of successfully leading commercial and contractual negotiations
  • Experience of developing successful relationships and building consensus with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent communications skills both written and verbal, and the ability to effectively communicate complex information to a wide range in stakeholders

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).

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

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