Programme Manager – EPR
The closing date is 09 June 2026.
BSW Hospitals Group – EPR is seeking two experienced and motivated Programme Managers to lead the local delivery of a major shared Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme, with one post based at Great Western Hospital (GWH) and one at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH).
This is a pivotal senior role within our digital transformation agenda, offering a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on patient care, staff experience, and the long‑term sustainability of our services. We are looking for a confident programme leader with significant experience managing complex programmes or projects – ideally within digital, IT, or transformation environments – supported by a recognised project or programme management qualification (such as PRINCE2, MSP, P3O, APM, or equivalent).
You will bring strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills, with a proven ability to influence at senior levels, alongside experience of managing risk, issues, finances, and benefits at scale. A passion for digital innovation and an understanding of how EPRs support integrated, patient‑centred care are essential. Experience within the NHS or healthcare, and knowledge of Integrated Care Systems and the NHS Long Term Plan, would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
As the BSW Local EPR Programme Manager, you will:
* Lead and coordinate the local delivery of the BSW Shared EPR Programme
* Act as the senior local advisor on the EPR programme, working closely with the shared central EPR Programme team
* Provide strong programme leadership, ensuring delivery against agreed timescales, budgets, quality standards, and benefits realisation
* Act as a key liaison between clinical and operational stakeholders, IT teams, external suppliers, and system partners
* Represent GWH/RUH at senior‑level programme and project meetings, providing clear, evidence‑based updates and recommendations
Job responsibilities
The postholder will act as a senior advisor on the organisation’s Shared Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme and will be committed to exploring and using analytical and digital innovations and be passionate about developing the Trusts capabilities through the existing and future EPR to improve service delivery, patient experience and the sustainability of the Trust and care system and support the management and delivery of benefit realisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education to Master’s degree level and/or equivalent level of experience in working at a senior level/manager in a healthcare setting
* Prince2 Accreditation in Foundation and Practitioner
* Proficiency in the use of tools to assist in the project management process
* Evidence of continued professional and educational development
* Qualification or accreditation in other project management training
* Diploma in Management or equivalent
Experience
* Working in a health or social care setting
* Working in a multi‑professional and agency environment
* Experience of managing and delivering programmes of significant scale
* Change/transformational management
* Track record of delivering transformation using improvement techniques within a given timescale, demonstrating tangible and sustained improvement which meets the aims and objectives of the project
* Communicating at all levels within organisations to develop collaborative approaches to service development of pathways and processes which deliver improved outcomes
* Performance management framework in either maintaining or producing management information or development of a range of performance management information
* Ability to produce and present reports for senior leadership teams, executives and Trust board
* Ability to distinguish between projects and business as usual
* Managing teams including appraisal and HR processes
* Experience of working in a similar role
* Operational and/or clinical experience within an acute trust
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.
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full‑time
Job locations
Great Western Hospital / Royal United Hospitals Bath
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year, Pro Rata
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