Job summary
- Main area
- Securing the Future
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 423-8057914
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Project Manager - Securing the Future Programme
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join us in developing a new hospital for Airedale.
Following the 2025 ministerial announcement, Airedale General Hospital has been confirmed as part of the first priority phase of the Government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP), recognising the urgent structural challenges posed by RAAC across the estate. This prioritisation ensures Airedale is among the first wave of hospitals to benefit from the Government’s commitment to modernising NHS infrastructure.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a major hospital transformation. The role is part of the Securing the Future Programme team, based at Airedale General Hospital, with flexible and agile working options. Some off-site travel may be required to support local events and activities.
Main duties of the job
Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager shall be actively responsible for establishing, maintaining and the management of effective engagement with a range of internal and external stakeholders and specifically maintaining effective communications and relationships with Clinical teams (including those directly and indirectly affected by the Securing the Future Programme) and other senior leaders across the organisation. This will be to support the implementation of effective and timely design management processes, the establishment of new business practices and in supporting the transitioning to new facilities.
The Senior Project Manager must be able to maintain working relationships with all disciplines of staff across the Trust. Problem solving, facilitation, negotiation and excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. The Senior Project Manager will be a resilient, self-motivated, innovative, team worker with a strong commitment to delivering and improving process efficiency and healthcare.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details of this position please see the attached Job description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) with recognised project/programme management qualification and evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge or experience of project management and process mapping tools (e.g. MS Project, Visio)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of leading change programmes and managing teams and engagement within complex healthcare or organisational environments
- Evidence of strong project management expertise, including leading complex projects within large programmes, managing budgets, and delivering within governance frameworks
Desirable criteria
- Experience of projects spanning multiple organisations or working within an acute Trust environment
- Experience contributing to strategic development and implementation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, including presenting complex and sensitive information to senior leaders
Desirable criteria
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of contracts and / or procurement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anne Stanton
- Job title
- Deputy Programme Director & Clinical Design Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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