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Digital Projects Lead
The closing date is 16 April 2026
We are seeking an experienced project lead to work on the Trusts EPR implementation and optimisation.
The postholder will manage specific digital work streams, helping to develop the project/work stream plans, scoping and requirements and ensuring that the outputs specified in the scoping are delivered on time and to specification.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the Trusts project management framework is fully utilised and that the planning, monitoring and governance of the EPR project are carried out in line with relevant Trust policies and procedures, raising any concerns to the programme manager in a timely manner.
To establish and sustain effective arrangements to plan, manage and monitor the outputs of any work streams that underpin the project, ensuring that they deliver the required outputs to the agreed specification and deadlines.
To support the EPR Programme director, EPR Programme managers and other clinical and corporate staff.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
Were committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We wont rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to postgraduate diploma level in a relevant subject or equivalent experiential learning
* Evidence of training in programme or project management principles and techniques (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale)
* The Trusts QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders Certificate (or willing to achieve within agreed timescale)
* Quality improvement qualification, or evidence of training in quality improvement principles and techniques
Skills/Experience/Knowledge
* Experience in supporting change initiatives
* Developing and monitoring project plans
* Proven experience in engaging successfully with a range of stakeholders
* Has an awareness of nationally recognised project management systems
* Ability to understand operational issues quickly and gain credibility with the people who will have to implement or use the products being produced by the project
* Able to develop options and clearly communicate the impact of different options on the timescales, costs and benefits realisation trajectories to line manager / project board / programme board level
* Workshop design and facilitation skills
* Understanding of mental health and/or learning disability issues and services
* Experience of using a quality improvement system
* Experience of leading a change initiative which had to be re-planned after it had started
Personal
* Personal resilience
* Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development
* Committed to continual quality and service improvement
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.
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