Job Description
Lead a Nationally Critical Platform Replacement
We are seeking an exceptional Principal Project Manager to lead the replacement of a nationally used GP data quality, audit and reporting platform before March 2027.
This is a high-profile, politically sensitive transformation programme that underpins:
* GP contractual reporting
* National audit submissions
* Secondary uses data flows
* Vaccination cohort reporting
* Analytics and performance insights
You will take full accountability for delivering a replacement product while ensuring continuity of service for GP practices and national stakeholders.
This is not a routine delivery role.
This is strategic, executive-facing transformation leadership.
You will:
* Lead a complex, multi-stream programme comprising:
o GP Data Platform (in-house replacement)
o Information Governance
o Third-Party Supplier management
o Analytics & Reporting
* Own the overarching programme plan and delivery roadmap
* Deliver a Proof of Concept in Q1 2026/27
* Ensure all current modules, reports and searches remain accessible
* Manage executive-level governance and assurance forums
* Lead risk, benefits realisation and budget control
* Coordinate operational and strategic stakeholder engagement
* Prepare board-level documentation and business cases
* Ensure a controlled transition into business-as-usual
You will operate at both operational and executive levels and act as the accountable programme integrator.
Essential Experience
* Extensive experience leading highly complex NHS data transformation programmes
* Strong governance, assurance and benefits realisation experience
* Executive-level stakeholder management
* Budget ownership and commercial oversight
* Risk management at programme scal
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements