Senior Improvement Programme Manager (Outpatients)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£66,582 to £77,368 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE13 6LH
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Key Result Areas & Performance: Provide corporate leadership and support to design and deliver a series of specific improvement and efficiency projects and programmes from start to end, ensuring they align with agreed organisational, system and national strategic priorities. Deliver projects and programmes using analytical and issue-based problem solving, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and improvement / change management methodologies. Ensure that clinical, professional and patient engagement is central to the delivery of all project activities. Play a leadership role alongside other senior colleagues in the implementation of standardised improvement, project and change management methodologies across the trust which will deliver the key priorities outlined in the Trusts improvement and change strategy. Ensure systems are in place to enable improvement information to be used effectively by the Trust Board and managers at all levels across the Trust. Understand and interpret new strategic targets and policies both at a national and local level which are relevant to the Trust Analyse key performance data relating to improvement, identifying areas of poor performance and agreeing an improvement plan with the relevant teams Provide regular progress reports for improvement projects and programmes and ensure learning is disseminated and spread across the Trust to maximise benefit and promote sustainability of change. Set up appropriate programme and workstream plans highlighting key deliverables, milestones, roles and responsibilities required. Set up governance arrangements and track progress against milestones to ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and scope. Arrange workshops and meetings to solve problems and generate buy-in to solutions.

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