Head of Business Change

Overview

Job Title Head of Business Change

Location: Nottingham/Hybrid

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £90,868 with potential to rise to £106,904 over 3 years

Closing Date: Sunday 21st September 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Head of Business Change to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first and to deliver against our strategic objectives.

NHS Supply Chain are amidst an exciting and sustained period of change, both as a business as well as in the way we will deliver transformation in the future. Business change is a core component of that, enabling us to increase our success in delivering and embedding transformational change, driving greater benefits and outcomes for our customers, patients and the business.

Role summary: We are looking for a Head of Business Change to build and embed a central business change function and strategy, and to integrate that strategy through the organisation. You will have a strong background in business change management, and excellent communication and relationship-building skills, allowing you to raise awareness and build momentum for change management in the business.

The Head of Business Change sits in the centralised Change Team, partnering across the organisation and engaged across the leadership team.

Every day you will

• Be a champion for change across the business and act as an ambassador for the adoption and ownership of organisational change strategies across the wider business.
• Be responsible for shaping and embedding the central business change function, as well as developing and implementing change management strategies ensuring they are effectively integrated into the business, minimising resistance, and maximising adoption and usage of required changes.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure that change initiatives align with the overall strategic goals of the organisation, acting as a coach for senior leaders and executives to help them fulfil the critical role of change management sponsor.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Heads of Change for delivery and the Head of Portfolio, supporting their teams to integrate change management activities and frameworks, with project and programme delivery and assurance.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Previous experience in a senior transformation role either on the business or technical change side of things.
• Experience in programme management and delivery.
• Experience in shaping and applying business change methodologies
• Significant experience in business change management across major programmes and projects
• Must have the following skills
• Business Change Management experience
• Strong Leadership and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills
• Strong knowledge of change management methodologies and frameworks

How to apply

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn't match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number , to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.

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