Delivery Manager
4 days ago
Leeds
Delivery Manager (Agile) – NHS Experience Required Location: Leeds (1 day per month on-site) Rate: £500 per day Inside Ir35 Contract Length: 12 months Overview We are looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to support a high-impact programme within the NHS. This role will focus on driving Agile delivery across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring successful outcomes in a complex, regulated healthcare environment. You will play a key role in aligning stakeholders, removing delivery blockers, and embedding best practice Agile ways of working across teams. Key Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end delivery across one or more Agile teams within an NHS programme, • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and showcases, • Act as the primary point of coordination between technical teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership, • Identify and remove blockers to ensure smooth and consistent delivery, • Track progress against milestones, managing risks, issues, and dependencies, • Drive continuous improvement in Agile processes and team performance, • Support effective stakeholder communication, including reporting and governance, • Ensure delivery aligns with NHS standards, compliance, and governance frameworks Key Requirements • Proven experience as a Delivery Manager in Agile environments, • Strong background working with the NHS or wider healthcare sector, • Demonstrable experience delivering digital or transformation programmes, • Excellent stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences, • Experience managing risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines in complex environments, • Familiarity with Agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban, • Strong communication and facilitation skills Desirable • Experience working with NHS Digital, ICSs, or central government bodies, • Knowledge of GDS standards or public sector delivery frameworks, • Relevant Agile certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe, etc.) Apply now or email for more information.