Overview
NHS Dumfries & Galloway is seeking an experienced and highly motivated IT Programme Manager to lead the delivery of its Digital Technology Development Programme. This senior role is responsible for the successful planning, governance, and delivery of a complex portfolio of local and national digital programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and national digital strategies. The postholder will provide strategic leadership across digital programmes and projects, oversee benefits realisation, manage significant budgets and resources, and work closely with clinical, corporate, and national stakeholders to deliver safe, effective, and sustainable digital services.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the Digital Technology Development Programme, ensuring appropriate governance, controls, and assurance are in place
* Programme manage complex technical and business workstreams, including new system implementations and upgrades to existing systems
* Manage and report on programme budgets, risks, dependencies, and benefits realisation
* Provide specialist digital and programme management advice to the IT Delivery Manager and senior stakeholders
* Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary programme team, including Project Managers and Project Officers
* Represent NHS Dumfries & Galloway at regional and national digital forums and contribute to national digital initiatives
* Oversee change management activities to support effective adoption of digital systems across clinical and corporate services
* Ensure continuity of user support, training, and facilitation for implemented digital systems
About You
You will be an experienced programme leader with highly developed specialist knowledge of programme and project management within a complex and regulated environment. You will have a strong understanding of digital systems within healthcare and a proven track record of delivering large‑scale change programmes that realise measurable benefits. You will be confident operating at senior management level, able to influence and engage a wide range of stakeholders, and capable of managing competing priorities within a high‑pressure environment.
Application Process
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Work Visa
If you require a work visa, please check whether you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website. It is essential that you have confirmed you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or, if you require a work visa, that the post would be eligible for sponsorship before submitting your application. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
Right to work in the United Kingdom: NHS Dumfries and Galloway has the legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
Work Visa: If you require a work visa, please see the Home Office website for eligibility information.
United Kingdom registration: Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc). NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE training for international nurses for vacancies.
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