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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Greenwich INT Senior Programme Manager

The closing date is 21 September 2026

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Job summary

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in supporting the implementation of neighbourhood health across Greenwich. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual with a strong track record of leadership, change management and innovation, and with significant experience of working across services for people of all ages.

The role will form part of a cross-system programme team, working alongside colleagues and workstream leads from across Health Greenwich Partnership organisations. The postholder will provide coherent programme oversight across these workstreams, ensuring effective coordination, management of interdependencies, and clear communication across the system. The role will be hosted by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and will be responsible to the Neighbourhood Health and Care Programme Senior Responsible Officers.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver significant transformation programmes and projects for Greenwich Integrated Neighbourhoods
• Manage the whole lifecycle of the neighbourhood programme, ensuring excellent governance throughout, including reporting on progress and managing risks and issues, escalating where necessary to SROs and boards
• Create and develop an overarching programme management framework and timelines for the completion of the identified work streams, ensuring these fit with the Integrator and organisational objectives.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,719 to £83,505 a year pa inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8260795-CPH

Job locations

The Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of reports as required to a wide variety of audiences, showing progress against milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks and dependencies, making recommendations where a range of options may exist
• Responsible for the delivery of robust information systems to ensure that all programme and project documentation is stored and used effectively (PID, dashboards, highlight reports, risk and issue logs etc.)
• Support development of business cases and service models for bids, proposals, and developing new models of care as part of the integration agenda, working across partner organisations.
• Working to agreed objectives, work independently to co-ordinate programme activity (eg set up meetings, review of documentation etc) to ensure relevant people are involved in process and information is shared. Prepare programme and project plans to agreed methodology and organise workstreams to meet key milestones and maintain programme and project work plan reporting system to ensure all work stream activity is monitored.
• Lead on implementation of new models using expert project management skills to ensure delivery timescales are met. This will involve liaising with and advising people both within and outside the organisation, utilising negotiation skills to achieve deadlines.
• Co-ordinate and have oversight of the relevant identified work streams ensuring that they have a focus on the key tasks and have clear objectives and work plans, including interdependencies.
• To challenge, in a positive manner, current working practices, promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information; barriers to understanding; present complex, sensitive or contentious information to large and small groups.
• Analyse complex information across a range of inter-connected services and interpret information to identify solutions to complex issues to achieve milestones.
• Be responsible for the development and maintenance of the required trust wide project infrastructure.
• Provide leadership at a trust project management level to ensure the objectives of work streams are met and that individual projects do not work in isolation.
• Maintain a project documentation log and library.
• Deliver core programme and project management processes including status reporting; risk and issue identification and resolution; benefits realisation and change control.
• Oversee the planning of meetings, workshops and wider stakeholder forums, overseeing changes and amendments as necessary. Ensure that invitations to participate in these are sent to those best placed to affect results.
• Implement and evaluate model/s with continual prototyping to ensure an effective and sustainable model. For example, recruitment of patients and users, reimbursement models, development of guides (to ensure learning can be shared)
• Analyse and respond to changes affecting the progress of project work. For example, flexing the project plan requirements to meet changes in deadlines.
• Be responsible for the progress and successful completion of project work through successful organisation of own workload, priorities and deadlines.
• Be required to work flexibly to accommodate timely submission of bids.
• Working with the wider team, ensure resources are used effectively and within budget.
• Co-ordinate, analyse and summarise complex and abundant information to and be able to present this via writing and production of documents and presentations.
• Set up appropriate systems to ensure reliance on external parties eg sub-contractors are signed off appropriately, and deadlines are met.
• Undertake research as necessary to support new models of working and ensure consistency across Southeast London (SEL)
• Provide line management undertaking all managerial responsibilities (recruitment, training, performance management and disciplinary action) for other project roles

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of reports as required to a wide variety of audiences, showing progress against milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks and dependencies, making recommendations where a range of options may exist
• Responsible for the delivery of robust information systems to ensure that all programme and project documentation is stored and used effectively (PID, dashboards, highlight reports, risk and issue logs etc.)
• Support development of business cases and service models for bids, proposals, and developing new models of care as part of the integration agenda, working across partner organisations.
• Working to agreed objectives, work independently to co-ordinate programme activity (eg set up meetings, review of documentation etc) to ensure relevant people are involved in process and information is shared. Prepare programme and project plans to agreed methodology and organise workstreams to meet key milestones and maintain programme and project work plan reporting system to ensure all work stream activity is monitored.
• Lead on implementation of new models using expert project management skills to ensure delivery timescales are met. This will involve liaising with and advising people both within and outside the organisation, utilising negotiation skills to achieve deadlines.
• Co-ordinate and have oversight of the relevant identified work streams ensuring that they have a focus on the key tasks and have clear objectives and work plans, including interdependencies.
• To challenge, in a positive manner, current working practices, promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information; barriers to understanding; present complex, sensitive or contentious information to large and small groups.
• Analyse complex information across a range of inter-connected services and interpret information to identify solutions to complex issues to achieve milestones.
• Be responsible for the development and maintenance of the required trust wide project infrastructure.
• Provide leadership at a trust project management level to ensure the objectives of work streams are met and that individual projects do not work in isolation.
• Maintain a project documentation log and library.
• Deliver core programme and project management processes including status reporting; risk and issue identification and resolution; benefits realisation and change control.
• Oversee the planning of meetings, workshops and wider stakeholder forums, overseeing changes and amendments as necessary. Ensure that invitations to participate in these are sent to those best placed to affect results.
• Implement and evaluate model/s with continual prototyping to ensure an effective and sustainable model. For example, recruitment of patients and users, reimbursement models, development of guides (to ensure learning can be shared)
• Analyse and respond to changes affecting the progress of project work. For example, flexing the project plan requirements to meet changes in deadlines.
• Be responsible for the progress and successful completion of project work through successful organisation of own workload, priorities and deadlines.
• Be required to work flexibly to accommodate timely submission of bids.
• Working with the wider team, ensure resources are used effectively and within budget.
• Co-ordinate, analyse and summarise complex and abundant information to and be able to present this via writing and production of documents and presentations.
• Set up appropriate systems to ensure reliance on external parties eg sub-contractors are signed off appropriately, and deadlines are met.
• Undertake research as necessary to support new models of working and ensure consistency across Southeast London (SEL)
• Provide line management undertaking all managerial responsibilities (recruitment, training, performance management and disciplinary action) for other project roles

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent experience and PRINCE2 Practitioner/ MSP Practitioner or alternative methodology trained

Experience

Essential

• 7 years' experience at a senior position either clinical, care or management / programme/project roles

Skills

Essential

• Communication & Stakeholder engagement/ able to work at all levels/ coach others/ Reporting /presenting and producing information
• Strong organisation, planning, analysis, problem solving

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent experience and PRINCE2 Practitioner/ MSP Practitioner or alternative methodology trained

Experience

Essential

• 7 years' experience at a senior position either clinical, care or management / programme/project roles

Skills

Essential

• Communication & Stakeholder engagement/ able to work at all levels/ coach others/ Reporting /presenting and producing information
• Strong organisation, planning, analysis, problem solving

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director Neighbourhoods and Integration

Sarah Burchell

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,719 to £83,505 a year pa inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8260795-CPH

Job locations

The Woolwich Centre

35 Wellington Street

London

SE18 6HQ

United Kingdom

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