Programme and Innovation Manager - Children's Healthcare

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader passionate about transforming healthcare services for children to join West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH) as a Programme and Innovation Manager. This key role involves leading impactful programmes across North West London in collaboration with clinical teams, commissioning partners, and stakeholders, aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse portfolio of programmes aimed at service transformation for children and young people across North West London.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative integrated care solutions, including enhancements in mental health support, epilepsy care pathways, and transition services.
• Champion continuous service improvements and promote cross-organizational partnerships to align programmes with strategic priorities.
• Utilize analytics, evidence-based insights, and learning to inform decisions and swiftly comprehend new clinical and operational domains.
• Contribute approximately 70–80% of working time to project activities, often managing multiple projects simultaneously balancing short- and long-term objectives.
• Lead project delivery, coordinating research, analysis, and production of required materials, exercising significant autonomy and directing others to meet deadlines and resource constraints.
• Engage in annual personal development and foster a culture of learning and appraisal within the team.

Additional Information

Imperial College Healthcare offers an inspiring work environment with leading clinicians dedicated to advancing patient care. The organization values expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational behaviours and provides career development options, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives. Staff benefit from schemes including Cycle to Work, car lease, season ticket loans, and access to onsite leisure facilities.

The Trust commits to equal opportunity, supporting flexible, part-time, and job-share working arrangements.

Environmental Sustainability Commitment

The Trust recognizes climate change and poor air quality as significant health challenges and strives to reduce its environmental footprint with a target of Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Employees participate in initiatives promoting efficient, sustainable service provision.

Contact for Further Details

For informal enquiries, please contact Shaun D'Souza, Head of Operations, at shaun.dsouza@nhs.net.