Job summary
Join an ambitious Digital Health Service driving transformation across Lancashire & South Cumbria. Our programmes are modernising care pathways, improving patient and staff experience, and enabling smarter, connected ways of working.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Project Management Team within Digital Health. We are seeking a motivated, well-organised Digital Project Manager to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of digital-enabled change across Lancashire and South Cumbria's clinical services.
Reporting to the Senior Digital Project Manager, this role is part of the programme delivery team, working closely with Digital Health Leads, clinical teams, managers, business analysts, and external partners to deliver key digital initiatives. The role also includes line management and mentoring of Digital Junior Project Manager(s).
Main duties of the job
The Digital Project Manager will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex digital projects, creating and managing robust project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths. The role includes establishing effective processes to track progress, report risks and deviations, and outline mitigating actions to the Digital Health Lead and Programme Team. The post-holder will maintain accurate project documentation throughout the lifecycle and coordinate delivery across multiple networks and localities, ensuring high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales and budgets.
We welcome applicants who can work collaboratively with partners, stakeholders, clinicians, and service users to co-design digital solutions that deliver meaningful benefits for patients and carers. Post-holders will champion emerging technologies and support a culture of continuous improvement. The team offers strong development opportunities, including leadership programmes, digital skills training, and career progression.
You will bring experience in delivering and enhancing Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems and related digital technologies, such as mobile apps, telemedicine platforms, wearable devices, and AI tools. You will also have experience managing complex infrastructure and software upgrades for critical systems, ensuring data security and integrity, and supporting the safe mobilisation and de-mobilisation of clinical services, including secure data transfer
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CS2861-LW
Job locations
Sceptre Point
Preston
PR5 6AW
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to relevant degree level in business or IT or equivalent experience.
* PRINCE2 Practitioner or other equivalent project management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of Corporate Governance in an NHS setting either directly or by working in partnership with the NHS.
* Knowledge of best practise risk and issue management, and experience of appropriate application.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of a project management role within a customer focussed organisation.
* Experience of successfully managing projects within a programme management system including evidence of change management within timeframes and budget.
* Experience of policy and strategy development and how these impact across the organisation.
Skills
Essential
* Ability to work with ambiguity and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
* Ability to develop and maintain effective working partnerships with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies.
* Team building, enabling and management skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Educated to relevant degree level in business or IT or equivalent experience.
* PRINCE2 Practitioner or other equivalent project management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of Corporate Governance in an NHS setting either directly or by working in partnership with the NHS.
* Knowledge of best practise risk and issue management, and experience of appropriate application.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of a project management role within a customer focussed organisation.
* Experience of successfully managing projects within a programme management system including evidence of change management within timeframes and budget.
* Experience of policy and strategy development and how these impact across the organisation.
Skills
Essential
* Ability to work with ambiguity and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
* Ability to develop and maintain effective working partnerships with professional groups and senior managers within the organisation and in other agencies.
* Team building, enabling and management skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sceptre Point
Preston
PR5 6AW
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Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sceptre Point
Preston
PR5 6AW
Employer's website
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