Programme Director

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.

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. They will build consensus across a large and often diverse group of stakeholders and develop strategic relationships with suppliers and enable effective transition to business owners. They will work closely with the SRO to co-manage senior stakeholders.

You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

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.

You will be responsible for leading and supporting cross-functional teams, working with a range of stakeholders to deliver our transformational programmes. Your key focus will be a programme to deliver increased therapeutic apheresis capacity for England by leading the setup of new therapeutic apheresis units across the country. NHSBT currently runs 9 regional apheresis units delivering more than 13,000 procedures p.a. Treatments include red cell exchange for sickle cell disease, plasma exchange for immune disorders and cell collections for stem cell transplant and ATMP delivery., 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.