Associate Director Health Sector Talent Board and Hub ProgrammeNHS

Job summary

The Associate Director will lead the programme, governance and employer engagement function supporting the Health Sector Talent Board and Hub, operating at a pan-London level.

The postholder will be accountable for translating strategic priorities into deliverable programmes, ensuring robust governance, performance oversight and high-quality stakeholder engagement.

They will work across organisational boundaries to align partners, shape delivery and support an employer-led approach to workforce development and skills planning.

The role will operate with a high degree of autonomy across a complex system, influencing senior stakeholders and driving delivery against agreed priorities.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for pan-London workforce programmes, working across NHS Integrated Care Systems, the independent health sector, education providers and wider stakeholders to align delivery with workforce demand, skills priorities and inclusive growth objectives.
• Lead the design, mobilisation and delivery of complex, employer-led programmes, translating strategic priorities into clear workplans, milestones and measurable outcomes that deliver impact at scale.
• Establish and maintain effective programme governance, assurance and performance management arrangements, providing robust oversight of risks, dependencies, benefits realisation and delivery against agreed targets.
• Coordinate activity across multiple organisations and workstreams, ensuring effective system-wide engagement, communication and collaboration to maximise programme impact and value.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on programme performance, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement, inform decision-making and demonstrate outcomes to stakeholders and funders.

Job description

• Report to and work closely with the Deputy Director of Workforce Programmes for the Health and Social Care Skills Academy, ensuring alignment of programme activity with wider strategic objectives, priorities and delivery plans.
• Establish and maintain effective programme governance, assurance and performance management arrangements, providing robust oversight of risks, dependencies, benefits realisation and delivery against agreed targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior system leaders, employers, education providers and partner organisations, influencing and securing commitment to shared priorities and collaborative delivery.
• Coordinate activity across multiple organisations and workstreams, ensuring effective system-wide engagement, communication and collaboration to maximise programme impact and value.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on programme performance, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement, inform decision-making and demonstrate outcomes to stakeholders and funders.
• Provide leadership and support to programme teams and partners, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.

About us

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.