NHS England

Company Name: NHS England
Job Title: Regional Director of Workforce, Training & Education
Job Description: **Job Title** Regional Director of Workforce, Training & Education **Role Summary** Lead and deliver the regional workforce training and education strategy for North East and Yorkshire, aligning with national priorities. Drive new initiatives, improve workforce capacity and capability, and ensure governance, accountability, and partnership across ICBs, providers, and stakeholders. **Expectations** - Achieve agreed regional workforce, education, and development priorities. - Deliver national training priorities and support national workforce strategies. - Build and maintain strong relationships with ICBs, provider leaders, trade unions, and staff networks. - Demonstrate leadership in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). - Ensure systems for measuring and improving workforce training outcomes. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Lead an integrated workforce education and training function for the region. 2. Secure and nurture relationships with ICBs, provider workforce leaders, partner organisations, trade unions, and staff networks. 3. Oversee governance and accountability frameworks for senior leadership across the NEY system. 4. Deliver national workforce training and education priorities in partnership with the Chief Workforce Training and Education Officer. 5. Design, implement, and evaluate initiatives to enhance workforce capacity and capability. 6. Align regional initiatives with national strategies: 10‑Year Plan, EDI Improvement Plan, Framework 15, Future of HR & OD, People Promise, and other government mandates. 7. Promote and model EDI principles across all programmes. 8. Manage stakeholder collaboration to ensure workforce training meets population needs and NHS quality standards. **Required Skills** - Strategic leadership and senior management experience in health workforce training and development. - Strong partnership and collaboration skills with multi‑stakeholder environments. - Deep knowledge of national workforce policies and strategic plans. - Governance, accountability, and risk management proficiency. - Proven track record in leading large‑scale workforce initiatives and measurable outcomes. - Expertise in EDI leadership and inclusive workforce practices. - Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement. - Project management, data analysis, and outcome measurement capability. - Awareness of digital technologies and innovation in workforce training. **Required Education & Certifications** - Master’s degree or equivalent in Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field. - Professional certification in workforce development, HR, or health education (e.g., Chartered Member of a recognised professional body). - Minimum 10 years of progressive senior experience in health workforce planning, training, or education, including regional or national oversight. ---

Leeds, United kingdom

On site

23-09-2025

Company Name: NHS England
Job Title: Senior Developer
Job Description: Job Title: Senior Developer Role Summary: Lead end‑to‑end development of complex, secure healthcare applications on AWS using Python. Design and implement multi‑layered solutions, drive quality practices, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑impact services for NHS England. Expectations: - Demonstrate a proven track record of delivering robust software across front‑end, back‑end, and persistence layers. - Apply established design patterns and architectural principles to solve intricate problems. - Champion quality‑focused development through unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing. - Actively refine product backlogs, estimate effort, and participate in agile ceremonies. - Keep abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve the product stack. Key Responsibilities: - Develop, test, and maintain scalable web services and APIs in Python on AWS infrastructure. - Design domain models, data schemas, and application architectures; translate requirements into technical solutions. - Create intuitive user interfaces and deliver high‑quality front‑end code. - Produce comprehensive technical documentation, runbooks, and design artefacts. - Ensure seamless CI/CD integration and deployment pipelines for high availability. - Lead or participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives. - Contribute to cross‑programme working groups, providing expertise on architecture, testing, and cloud best practices. - Mentor junior developers and promote coding standards, secure coding, and performance optimisation. Required Skills: - 5+ years of senior software development experience, ideally within large, regulated organisations. - Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in modern frameworks (e.g., Django, FastAPI). - Hands‑on experience with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, etc.) and corresponding CI/CD pipelines. - Expertise in designing and implementing domain‑driven models, relational and NoSQL data stores. - Solid knowledge of design patterns, architecture styles, and secure coding practices. - Proficiency in automated testing: unit, integration, and end‑to‑end frameworks (PyTest, Behave, Selenium, etc.). - Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD tools, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes). - Knowledge of performance tuning, monitoring, and logging best practices. - Strong communication skills; ability to document technical designs and explain concepts to non‑technical stakeholders. - Agile/ Scrum experience; comfortable with planning, estimation, and retrospectives. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. - Minimum of 5 years’ senior developer experience or related industry experience. - Relevant certifications are an advantage: AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or similar. ---

Leeds, United kingdom

On site

Senior

24-09-2025

Company Name: NHS England
Job Title: Director of Performance
Job Description: **Job Title:** Director of Performance **Role Summary:** Lead the measurement, analysis, and improvement of operational performance across a large healthcare region. Translate data into actionable insights, drive performance recovery initiatives, and collaborate with partners to enhance service delivery and quality. Manage a multidisciplinary team, report to senior leadership, and ensure alignment with financial and regulatory frameworks. **Expectations:** - Direct a sizable performance team and report to the Executive Director of Operations. - Deliver a single source of truth for operational metrics, ensuring consistency with financial data. - Convert insights into meaningful actions that improve urgent, emergency, and elective care standards. - Build robust analytics capabilities and partner with planning, finance, and performance information units. - Strengthen resilience through capacity planning and support regulatory policy implementation. - Develop and maintain strong relationships with integrated care boards, providers, and national stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Create and maintain unified performance reporting for the region. 2. Conduct deep trend analyses and produce clear, actionable recommendations. 3. Identify performance gaps and lead cross‑functional improvement projects. 4. Lead data‑driven decision making by collaborating with analytics and information teams. 5. Oversee winter capacity planning and support regulatory quality assurance initiatives. 6. Forge and sustain partnerships with ICBs, providers, regional directors, and national bodies (e.g., finance, planning & performance). 7. Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards and promote evidence‑based practices. **Required Skills:** - Strong analytical and data‑interpretation proficiency. - Proven experience in performance measurement and improvement within a complex health system. - Leadership abilities with a track record of managing large, multidisciplinary teams. - Advanced knowledge of operational KPIs, trend analysis, and dashboard development (e.g., Power BI, Excel). - Project management skills and familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies. - Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across diverse audiences. - Understanding of NHS or equivalent healthcare governance, financial controls, and regulatory frameworks. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Business Administration, Statistics, or a related field. - Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in healthcare performance management, preferably within an NHS or similar environment. - Certification in quality improvement or data analytics (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, CIPS, or equivalent) is desirable.

London, United kingdom

On site

31-10-2025

Company Name: NHS England
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Job Description: **Job Title:** Senior Project Manager **Role Summary:** Lead the delivery of the NHS National Single Sign-On programme within the Identity and Access Management (IAM) portfolio. Manage the full project lifecycle, ensuring benefits realization, budget compliance, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to NHS digital and security standards over a 12‑month fixed term. **Expectations:** - Serve as a key member of an agile delivery team, providing maternity cover and covering emergent priorities. - Own benefit identification, measurement, and ownership across projects. - Maintain high standards of professionalism in all public interactions with the Programme Office. - Deliver value for money and uphold NHS financial policies. **Key Responsibilities:** - Plan, scope, and lead NHS‑wide IAM projects, notably the National Single Sign-On programme. - Identify, clarify, measure, track, and ensure ownership of all project benefits. - Adapt quickly to new programmes and projects as business needs evolve. - Develop and maintain secure, effective information systems for project documentation (PIDs, dashboards, highlight reports, risk/issue logs). - Embed patient and public involvement throughout decision‑making processes. - Champion best practices, learn from experience, and encourage innovation. - Contribute to evolving project and programme management approaches within the organisation. - Monitor budgets, provide timely financial updates, and ensure financial balance. - Foster strong stakeholder relationships and promote business adoption. **Required Skills:** - Proven project and programme management experience (minimum 5 years). - Strong knowledge of NHS digital frameworks, security, and identity management. - Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum/SAFe) and traditional project governance. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. - Financial management – budgeting, forecasting, and value‑for‑money analysis. - Risk and issue management, including maintaining risk/issue logs. - Ability to develop and maintain secure documentation systems. - Leadership and team‑building capabilities in a cross‑functional environment. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Health Informatics, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience). - Valid project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) is strongly preferred. ---

Leeds, United kingdom

On site

Senior

13-11-2025

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