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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to manage a large scale transformation project in the Cheshire and Merseyside Pathology Network.
The Programme delivery Manager - East Hub Pathology Service will support the delivery of the East Hub Pathology transition and transformation programme across participating Trust sites.
Working directly to the Transition & Transformation Manager, the post holder will support the delivery of assigned programmes and projects that contribute to the implementation of agreed pathology integration plans across participating organisations. This includes operational pathway alignment, service standardisation, governance alignment, workforce transition support, digital and LIMS readiness activity.
Main duties of the job
Key duties of the role include:
1. Support the co-ordination and delivery of East Hub Pathology projects and programme workstreams under the direction of the Transition & Transformation Manager.
2. Responsible for developing and maintaining programme and project documentation including project initiation documents, plans, milestones, risk logs and benefits tracking in line with Trust PMO and programme management frameworks.
3. Support pathology services and Clinical Business Units in the identification, scoping and development of project and workstream plans, milestones, dependencies and risks linked to hub transition and service integration.
4. Work in partnership with internal stakeholders across the Trust and Pathology Network to support implementation of programme and project management disciplines within operational services.
5. Assist managers and staff across pathology services to complete programme and project documentation, support delivery activity and analyse and interpret delivery and performance data.
6. Work with Finance and operational leads to support the identification and validation of efficiency, productivity and quality benefits associated with transformation initiatives.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Job responsibilities
Transition & Integration Workstreams
1. Co-ordinate defined transition and integration workstreams supporting cross-site pathology service alignment, pathway standardisation and implementation of the agreed operating model.
2. Support workforce and organisational change workstreams by maintaining structured trackers, risk registers and readiness plans linked to change activity.
3. Organise and facilitate cross-site and multi-professional working groups and workshops to support agreement and implementation of standardised processes and procedures.
4. Support mobilisation and readiness planning for phased hub implementation including readiness reviews and action tracking.
Digital & LIMS Programme Support
1. Support programme delivery and readiness activity associated with digital and LIMS implementation across hub sites.
2. Track and co-ordinate readiness actions including SOP updates, workflow redesign, training requirements and operational dependencies.
3. Work with digital and operational teams to ensure programme plans reflect system implementation impacts and sequencing requirements.
4. Provide structured reporting on readiness status, risks and dependencies to programme governance groups.
Job description
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