Improvement & Development Manager

Health Innovation Manchester is looking for a driven and adaptable Improvement and Development Manager to help us deliver meaningful improvements and transformational change. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a role where your work directly shapes how our organisation grows, learns and improves.

About the Role

In this role, you'll play a key role in our transformation activity turning organisational priorities into practical plans and real progress. You'll work with autonomy, often leading key projects end-to-end, and creating the clarity and momentum needed to move complex pieces of work forward.

Your day could involve facilitating a workshop, translating strategic aims into a delivery plan, unpacking insights from staff feedback, or helping colleagues understand and adopt new ways of working. You'll be someone who naturally builds trust, brings people together and helps them make sense of change. You'll use data and insight to inform your decisions, but you'll also draw on curiosity, creativity and sound judgement to find solutions when things are ambiguous.

You'll enjoy working at pace and will take pride in producing high-quality outputs whether that's a project plan, a report for senior leaders, or a simple tool that makes work easier for colleagues. You'll also champion innovative approaches, including the thoughtful use of AI, to enhance productivity and support smarter working., You'll thrive here if you enjoy making sense of complexity and turning it into something clear, actionable and engaging. You're someone who brings others with you through change not by pushing direction, but by listening, involving and shaping work collaboratively.

Your background will include leading improvement or change activity, and you'll feel confident working independently on programmes that require judgement, organisation and resilience. You'll communicate with credibility, whether you're presenting complex ideas or facilitating a room of diverse colleagues.

You'll be curious, quick to learn, and comfortable navigating shifting priorities. You understand both the people side and the process side of improvement work, and you're motivated by seeing practical results. Above all, you care about helping people do their best work and creating the conditions for positive, sustainable development across teams.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.

We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.

You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You'll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.

MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You'll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation's success.

Join us and help shape the future of our Trust--make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.