Join Bristol NHS Group to help shape and deliver digital transformation at scale within one of the UK’s largest healthcare providers, serving over 1 million people and employing around 28,000 staff. Digital Services includes 550+ professionals across programmes, technology, clinical systems, informatics, and data & analytics.
This senior leadership role as Head of Digital Programmes and deputy to the Associate Director of Digital Programmes, provides oversight of a major portfolio of digital initiatives. It combines strategic planning, portfolio management, investment governance and organisational leadership to ensure digital programmes align with priorities and deliver measurable benefits.
As the Group moves towards a single organisation, digital transformation is key to improving care, staff experience and efficiency. The role offers significant influence over transformation priorities, investment decisions and delivery of a multi‑year digital strategy.
The Head of Digital Programmes leads strategy, prioritisation and investment planning, ensuring decisions are underpinned by robust business cases, clear benefits realisation and transparent processes. Working across multiple stakeholders, the role requires strong leadership to align digital investment with organisational goals in a complex, fast‑paced environment.
What you'll be doing
* Deputise to the Associate Director of Programmes
* Lead the development and quality assurance of digital business cases, ensuring alignment to strategic priorities and value for money
* Oversee the Digital Programme prioritisation process, ensuring it is transparent, consistent and evidence-based
* Maintain and develop the Digital Services Roadmap, reflecting organisational priorities, dependencies and capacity
* Establish and oversee the Benefits Register, ensuring benefits are clearly defined, tracked and realised
* Monitor delivery of Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs) linked to digital investment
* Provide strategic advice and assurance to senior leadership and governance forums
* Lead and develop a high-performing Strategy & Investment team, supporting delivery of core services
This role plays a key part in ensuring that digital programmes are cohesive, prioritised effectively and deliver measurable outcomes aligned to the Group’s ambitions.
If you're looking for an opportunity to shape digital transformation across one of the largest NHS organisations in the UK, apply today.