Job summary
- Main area
- Research
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 2 years (Secondment or 2 year fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Term time hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 284-25-7651829-COCM-A
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The BioHub Birmingham
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Programme Manager
Band 7
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The Deputy Programme Manager will provide day to day support to the Programme Manager, providing business and managerial support informing programme objectives and supporting successful management and delivery of these.
A diverse role, working across a broad geography to increase research and decrease study setup times, making the West Midlands an attractive place to deliver clinical trials. This will involve working across a variety of disciplines including research governance/management, communications, workforce training, healthcare data, digital transformation, supporting working with community groups.
Supporting across a variety of programmes which currently include:
- Birmingham Health Partners Reducing Beuracracy Programme
- and, Central & North West Midlands Commercial Research Delivery Centre
Main duties of the job
This role offers an exciting opportunity to support the development and delivery of high profile clinical trial programmes, focusing on key projects that drive regional impact. The postholder will be develop and impleement initiatives that enable fast-track clinical trial set-up and delivery of academic and commercial studies, requiring strong knowledge of the national landscape and relevant frameworks will be essential for success in this role. You will also support management of an NIHR infrastructure programme.
The position provides a dynamic environment with close collaboration across partner organisations and senior leaders. The postholder will share expertise and best practice, driving process innovation and optimisation across the region, acting as a change champion.
Candidates should have experience in line and change management, a solid understanding of clinical trial processes, and awareness of the inherent challenges and barriers. Strong project-management skills, political awareness, and the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders are essential, along with a flexible, solution-oriented approach.
In return, the role offers significant professional development, including regional and national representation, and opportunities to lead or contribute to reports and presentations - an excellent chance to shape the future of clinical trials and advance your career.
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Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent professional Management qualification plus acquired training to post graduate level. Or equivalent experience in a relevant role
- Further management training and/or relevant managerial experience
- Understanding of range of work practices, majority non routine
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and experience of project management practices, tools and techniques, and effective risk and issue management
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment with diverse stakeholder input
- Specialist knowledge of setup and delivery of commercial clinical trials in the NHS
- Experience of successfully planning, managing, delivering and closing projects in accordance with an organisation’s project management framework
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at a senior level
- Experience of leading project reviews, agreeing and managing outputs, and taking corrective action
- Experience of acting independently and taking action when dealing with uncertain situations or optimising opportunities
- Experience of taking information from a number of sources and providing analysis, summary and options within detailed report information
- Experience of supporting workshops and delivering presentations to groups
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a team and achieving objectives by working with others not under direct line management control
- Experience of chairing effective meetings through building agendas and providing structure
- Experience of leading change management/ digital transformation
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent verbal communication and negotiating skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with all grades of staff
- Able to receive and respond to highly complex and sensitive issues
- Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
- Ability to manipulate and analyse complex data
- Ability to use initiative and show self-motivation
- Ability to work to challenging and tight deadlines
- Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office including the ability to extract data and prepare meaningful reports
- Ability to work well with and to lead a team
- Ability to provide and analyse complex planning data sets
- Ability to propose changes to practice and lead on service development for specialist area
- Good presentation skills – making use of software packages and an ability to meet the needs of recipients with different levels of understanding
- Ability to manage conflicting situations in a constructive manner
- Respects the confidential nature of the information gained in the workplace
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working to NHS/CRF key performance and national standards working with NHS clinicians and other Healthcare professionals
- Experience in handling confidential information
- Experience with dealing with patients, relatives and the general public
- HR – day to day supervision/management of staff and delivery of training
- Experience in budget management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working to NHS key performance and national standards within Laboratory’s
- Evidence of managing service/ organisational change
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Reliable and punctual
- Confident, but aware of own limitations in knowledge and experience
- Approachable
- Flexible approach to work and able to cope with changing priorities
- Proficient organisational skills and ability to work to strict deadlines
- Proactive approach to personal development and learning new skills
- Confident communicator to staff of all levels, both internally and outside of the Trust
- Professional attitude to work, diplomatic and calm under pressure
- Team player
- Initiative and determination
- High standards of accuracy and attention to detail
- Diplomacy and good interpersonal skills
- Quick learner and adaptable to change
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Prepared to cross sites at short notice
- Ability to travel and work across sites/ services as required by role
Desirable criteria
- Prepared with reasonable notice to work outside of core hours, including weekends, for which time in lieu will be given
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Smith
- Job title
- Programme Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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