NHS People Portal - Programme Manager

Job overview

• Programme Manager – NHS People Portal
• Joint role across Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
• Contract: Fixed term for 12 months initially; secondment applications welcomed, subject to agreement.
• Location: Working across both Trusts, with attendance at Trust sites as required. Contractual base: BDCFT, New Mill, Saltaire and SWYPFT, Fieldhead, Wakefield
• Help shape the future of NHS people services

Are you an experienced programme manager who can turn complex change into practical delivery? Do you enjoy bringing people, processes and technology together to improve the experience of staff and managers? We are seeking a Programme Manager to lead the delivery of our NHS People Portal implementation across two partner Trusts.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the early implementation of the NHS People Portal, the replacement for the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Working across Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you will bring structure, pace and a collaborative approach to a significant workforce transformation programme. This is more than a technology implementation: it is an opportunity to improve ways of working and help colleagues adopt change successfully.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

You will provide programme leadership from planning through to implementation and evaluation, working closely with People teams, Digital Services, programme sponsors, national programme colleagues and external suppliers. Combining strategic oversight with a hands-on delivery approach, you will coordinate interdependent workstreams, resolve barriers and ensure that progress is supported by clear governance and assurance.

• Lead and maintain an integrated programme plan, with clear milestones, responsibilities and dependencies across both Trusts.

• Apply robust programme management methods to manage scope, timescales, risks, issues and interdependencies.

• Build effective relationships across organisational boundaries, aligning local delivery with national programme requirements.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary colleagues and suppliers, supporting shared priorities and timely delivery.

• Establish effective governance and produce clear progress reports, assurance documentation and escalations for senior decision-makers.

• Support staff engagement, communication and adoption of new processes and digital ways of working.

• Evaluate delivery and benefits, embedding learning and continuous improvement throughout the programme.

Closing date: 3 November 2026
Interview date: 19 November 2026

Working for our organisation

• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible