Programme Director

NHSBT has a vision to ensure that every patient gets the donation that they need. Our people are at the heart of delivering that vision and we are looking for a Programme Director to join our Cell, Apheresis and Gene Therapies Directorate (CAGT).

You will join the organisation at a time of great opportunity, taking decisions and implementing major changes that will further improve the life-saving services we provide within CAGT.

Your key focus will be to deliver a transformational program to increase commercialisation of our Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) service offering which includes apheresis provision, cell and gene therapy manufacturing and logistics. This is an ambitious program to set up a new operational unit and expand capacity and capability in our commercialisation activities, driving patient benefit and increased revenue., The Programme Director is responsible for leading a large and diverse team, a set of interdependent projects and strategic transformational change activities. They have responsibility for the successful delivery of the business case, including the establishment of appropriate governance and assurance, implementation strategy, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues, and business readiness for change. It is vital that this responsibility is delivered in collaboration with key stakeholders and by creating a sense of ownership and buy-in from the those involved in the delivery.

This role is a critical leadership role in realising NHSBTs corporate strategy and service strategies. The programme director will ensure programmes are delivered within agreed time and cost for the required business outcomes. They will also ensure that the programme quality is at the agreed standards within risk limits and be responsible for the enabling the delivery of business benefits associated with it.

The programme director will engage at a senior level with a wide range of senior internal stakeholders across NHSBT and external stakeholders including suppliers, providers, commissioners, clinicians, external bodies as well as ministers, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England and Improvement.

The programme director will demonstrate credibility with these key senior stakeholders and partners, ensuring stakeholder interests are identified and addressed.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.