Job summary
- Main area
- Leadership
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (from start date)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working across the city, across sectors)
- Job ref
- 425-25-6969694
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Programme Director
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Fixed Term: 2 Years | 37.5 hrs per week | Hybrid
You will lead the transformation of Autism and ADHD care pathways across Sheffield, working with families, clinical, educational, and professional leaders. This initiative is part of the wider Special Educational Needs agenda and aims to develop a needs-based, graduated model of care. You will help create an innovative, co-produced model of care and support that positively impacts children, young people, and families in Sheffield.
You will collaborate with teams from the NHS, local government, education, and the voluntary sector, developing a city-wide business case with clear outcomes. As a confident communicator, you will navigate these sectors to deliver results and contribute to the city’s evolving SEND strategy.
Hosted by Sheffield Children's NHS Trust and funded by cross-city partners, this is a unique opportunity to work at both a strategic and delivery level across multiple sectors.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Strategy and Partnerships Director, your responsibilities will include:
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Strategic Development and Transformation
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Leadership, Advocacy and Influence
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Financial Management
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Service Improvement and Performance Management
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
1. Outstanding Patient Care
2. Brilliant Place to work
3. Leaders in Children’s Health
We work with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Sheffield Children's provides great benefits to support your wellbeing, with excellent annual leave and pension schemes, health programmes, and exclusive discounts—helping you succeed at work and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [email protected]. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters/Higher Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Project Management qualification (PRINCE2 or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
- Leadership / management qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of developing and leading the delivery of complex projects in a large and complex organisation
- Evidence of building effective working relationships across health and care sector, working with partner organisations and other stakeholders
- Experience of communicating complex and contentious issues with colleagues at all levels
- Experience of working autonomously within an unpredictable environment
- Track record of working across multiple organisations to deliver change
- Have an understanding of both Health and Local Authority governance arrangements, the ability to navigate all sectors – voluntary sector, primary care, health, local authority, education
Desirable criteria
- Specific qualifications in service redesign/ improvement/ project management (ie Prince 2, Managing Successful Programmes, Lean etc)
- Experience in cross sector working in health and care
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding and experience of the SEND, health, local government and education landscape across Sheffield/ SY Yorkshire
- Understanding of the NHS, education, primary care, local government and voluntary sector
- Experience of different approaches to transformation (ie project and programme management, quality improvement, large scale change etc)
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
- Highly skilled in negotiating, persuading and influencing
- Ability to resolve conflict and negotiate with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
- Able to devise solutions to complex issues and then plan and deliver through to resolution
- Ability to lead and manage complex programmes of work and utilise information to effectively support service improvement, including analysing data and producing meaningful reports
- Ability to draw upon and engage with other experts, for example IT, Estates, Communication leads
- Ability to work effectively to tight timescales and to develop short, mid and long-term plans that may involve major changes to services
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to effect change in a complex and rapidly changing environment
- Ability to adapt working to changing programme requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Joyce
- Job title
- Strategy and Partnerships Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879434109
- Additional information
Meredith Dixon Teasdale - Director of Children's Services, Sheffield City Council
PA : Leanne Mowbray 0114 205 2924
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