Programme Manager (Digital) – Band 8a
Closing date: 1 June 2026
2.0 WTE posts for advert – 1.0 WTE permanent & 1.0 WTE 12 month fixed term
The role of a Programme Manager is key for the success of our Trusts Digital Transformation Programme. The Programme Manager will deliver a key Digital Programme to tight deadlines while maintaining quality and managing risk. You will have a very strong background delivering Digital programmes within healthcare and will be able to bridge the gap between IT infrastructure and clinical applications, having a good, high level technical understanding of both areas. You will be a meticulous planner, a forthright and clear communicator and an extremely proactive individual. NHS environments are challenging, colleagues have many different interests competing for their time, so in order for the Trust to deliver its strategic aims you will have to actively push and promote the Digital agenda. You will anticipate risks and discern issues, own problems and identify viable solutions as part of your programme management activities. You will provide leadership to the project teams you assemble and you will motivate the colleagues that comprise them to deliver their best. You will ensure that the projects you oversee deliver products that the end users are happy to receive and that fulfil their expectations and the needs of the patient. You will be passionate about the NHS, committed to excellence and you will believe that IT can deliver amazing, positive benefits to patient care, now and in the future.
Main duties of the job
1. Lead project teams towards successful completion of key Digital projects
2. Work with stakeholders to define Project Briefs and create scopes of work
3. Oversee the creation and maintenance of detailed and relevant project and programme plans, ensuring that projects adhere to these plans
4. Oversee a Digital programme, the interdependencies between projects and their impact on the realisation of strategic goals and tangible benefits
5. Ensure projects are delivered within tolerance while delivering the forecast benefits
6. Manage and forecast programme level costs then manage delivery within tolerance
7. To be an exemplar and leader within the Digital Team, to demonstrate what excellent programme management looks like and provide support and guidance to other members of the team
8. Line manage and effectively lead groups of leaders to agreed outcomes
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital. Our workforce is over 9,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care across a range of clinical areas. We also have exceptional teams of professional services staff underpinning our vision every step of the way.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with key members of staff throughout the Trust and the wider health community
* Provide leadership and guidance to other colleagues engaged in the delivery of Digital projects
* Contribute to a strong, motivated and highly‑effective Digital Team by adhering to and modelling the teams vision
* Be actively involved in the recruitment and development of members of the Digital Project Management Office
General Duties
* Be a subject‑matter expert in the practical application of Programme Management methodologies
* Keep up to date with relevant technologies, new techniques and developments that might occur and provide training to others if required
* Contribute to effective team‑working by transferring skills and knowledge to appropriate staff and ensuring that working procedures are properly documented and maintained. Mentor junior staff
* Be aware of the latest thinking and best‑practice application of technical solutions and other related fields elsewhere in the UK.
(Please find full criteria attached to the advert)
Qualifications and Experience
* Relevant Masters in I.T. field or significant equivalent experience
* Significant recent Project Management experience in a Digital acute healthcare environment
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.
£57,528 to £64,750 a year (pa pro rata if part‑time)
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