Transformation Programme Manager

Overview

Transformation Programme Manager, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 16 February 2026. Hours 37.5 per week, with flexible working considered for MKUH roles.

We are seeking a Transformation Programme Manager with a real enthusiasm for improving healthcare services. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving efficiencies through developing and implementing change initiatives that will enhance patient care and staff experience.

What You'll Do

• Lead on one or more major initiatives or programme areas that drive efficiency, improve service delivery and enhance patient experience.
• Work closely with clinical, operational and corporate teams both within and outside the Trust to identify and implement best practices.
• Use data and insights to inform decision-making and ensure positive, measurable outcomes.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels, ensuring collaboration and commitment to change.

Who You Are

• An autonomous and skilled Programme Manager with experience in change management, service reviews and delivering efficiency schemes.
• Caring about the NHS, with a drive to make local healthcare services the best they can be.
• An excellent communicator and collaborator, able to influence and engage diverse teams.
• Analytical and solution-focused, with the ability to turn challenges into opportunities for improvement in patient outcomes.

Join Us and Be the Change

Interview w/c 23 February 2026

Administrative and Clerical staff feel supported with flexible working at MKUH, reporting 6.82 out of 10, and a 76% feel strongly about approaching their managers regarding flexible working. NHS Survey, 2024

The Transformation Programme Manager will lead on one or more major initiatives or programme areas, planning, delivering and monitoring complex change portfolios aligned to the Trust Strategy . This role is pivotal in achieving elective recovery, digital maturity, integrated care delivery and sustainability goals.

The role will require close collaboration across MKUH, the BLMK ICS, and other strategic partners. The postholder will be expected to apply advanced transformation, project and change management techniques to deliver measurable improvements.

• The Transformation Programme Manager will lead on one or more major initiatives or programme areas which have a range of projects within by planning, supporting, facilitating and monitoring progress.
• The role will be based in the Transformation Team and will work collaboratively with other colleagues in the Transformation Team, corporate and divisional management teams and stakeholders across the Trust and wider health economy to ensure a cohesive, consistent, and multi-professional approach to transformation and cost improvement.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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The Programme Manager will be responsible for persuading board members and senior managers of the importance of the initiative/programme, for helping to develop long term strategic plans for performance and service improvement, develop associated policies, hold budget allocated to the initiative/programme, manage a team, design and develop training programmes and act as a line manager.

To ensure programmes are designed and delivered in such a way that the benefits to service users are delivered. This should also align with the Trusts strategic objectives.

Communication and relationship skills

To build relationships with senior managers across the Trust and programme sponsors to develop a clear understanding of the needs and challenges and to support and develop programme plans to solve these issues and to support and develop programme plans to…