Band 8B Programme Manager - Efficiency and Clinical Productivity


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£75,328 - £86,114 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 1BD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports achievement of the Royal Free London’s group-wide goals and governing objectives through the delivery of a portfolio of major programme and change activity. The team drives the group-wide efficiency and clinical productivity programme to ensure the financial sustainability of the RFL Group.

RFL Group refreshed its Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) in January 2026 setting out its plan to deliver financial sustainability over the coming years. The Efficiency and Clinical Productivity team supports this through a focus on improving productivity and sustainability through core activities such as FIP delivery and efficiency plans, and the successful delivery of major change programmes that will deliver multi-year productivity improvement.

The Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity role supports the delivery of this portfolio by working as part of a business partnering team aligned to one of the Group’s health units or Corporate unit, which also takes on responsibility for cross cutting Group-wide projects and programmes. The role will enable the delivery of the health unit’s efficiency and productivity plan both through supporting the identification and scoping of opportunities and directly leading priority workstreams and programmes of work.

As a Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity, you will lead change programmes by ensuring that the core principles of programme management are adhered to whilst maintaining a focus on continuous improvement, efficiency and value, which underpin our approach.

You will need to strategically as well as operationally lead the delivery of priority areas of the Corporate or Health Unit’s efficiency and productivity plan as well as group-wide programme(s), working closely with SROs. You will be required to work across departments and all levels of the organisation to diagnose, design and deliver these improvement programmes. As well as being technically competent in driving change and project/programme management, you will need to possess excellent interpersonal and communication so you can work effectively with multiple groups of stakeholders across the organisation.

As a Programme Manager – Efficiency and Clinical Productivity you will have a high level of autonomy, self-drive, and will be able to manage multiple priorities and provide direction to others to achieve the plan set out. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership skills, not only in working with a range of stakeholders to deliver change, but in playing a senior role in a business partnering team. Confidence with handling large datasets and working with senior Finance stakeholders is key.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026

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