Senior Programme Manager - NIHR HealthTech Research Centre

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in transforming children's healthcare through innovation. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the nation's largest funder of health and care research and innovation. The NIHR has established 14 HealthTech Research Centres (HRCs) across England to accelerate the development and adoption of new technologies into the NHS. (HealthTech Research Centres - support for industry | NIHR)

As one of these centres, The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health (NIHR HRCPCH) (hosted by Sheffield Children's) is unique as it is the only one dedicated to advancing technology solutions specifically for children and young people. As Senior Programme Manager, you will drive the strategic and operational delivery of this programme.

Working closely with our Director and national team, you will be responsible for strategic and operational delivery overseeing a consortium of leading children's hospitals, universities and industry partners working toward accelerating technology development for children and young people. You'll oversee our comprehensive research and innovation portfolio spanning early life, long-term conditions, healthcare transition, mental health integration and artificial intelligence.

You'll be joining at an exciting time as we align with the new £22m National Centre for Child Health Technology, creating an unparalleled ecosystem for paediatric innovation., o Provide expert project and programme management leadership to partners / projects.o To work with existing programmes and system partners to implement programme objectives.o Produce clear visual materials, project documentation, and data for use in reports, local briefings, workshops and meetings for both internal and external presentations.o To line manage members of the NIHR HRC PCH team with responsibility for their wellbeing and ensuring they are developed and supported.o With support of the NIHR and other stakeholders, to develop and undertake modelling and in-depth analysis to support the large programme.o Ensure compliance with all relevant NIHR and contractual requirements.o Ensure benefits realisation, objectives worked toward, and wide stakeholder buy in undertaken.o Produce high-level reports, briefings and presentations for NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care, and other key stakeholders.o Work with project and programme leads to ensure tracking of progress,
delivery of objectives and NIHR reporting is undertaken.

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 successfully 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.