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Job summary

Main area
Digital
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
218-AC-B8B-8188865
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Senior Digital Programme Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

The post holder will support the Senior Digital Management Team by providing effective programme management support for the successful delivery of the EPR development roadmap. They will manage the overall scope, objectives and priorities for the programme and ensure delivery structures are in place to drive progress and deliver all identified objectives.  They will provide Day-to-day leadership of the programme and stakeholder interaction. They will be accountable for the development and management of risk registers and risk mitigation plans of the overall programme and supporting projects.

The post holder will also be responsible for leading the implementation of other large-scale digital programmes and projects which impact across the Trust. Programmes will typically involve significant organisational change management and may require the solving of complex ICT issues.  In addition, the post holder will have line management responsibility for a number of permanent and temporary project staff.

Please note that the interviews will take place on 3rd & 7th September, subject to availability.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Programme Manager will provide strategic leadership for the delivery of major digital transformation programmes, including the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) roadmap. The role is responsible for programme governance, stakeholder engagement, change management, benefits realisation, risk management, budget oversight and the successful delivery of digital initiatives that improve patient care and operational performance. The postholder will work closely with clinical, operational and executive leaders to drive innovation, continuous improvement and organisational transformation across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • The Senior Programme Manager will be accountable for ensuring all plans, changes and outcomes have clinical support. This may include development and delivery of surveys/audits to collect feedback on aspects of the programme from stakeholders and service users and the collation and analysis of data to inform decision making, working with the communications
  • Use highly developed skills to involve and motivate colleagues to assure and successfully implement developments and improvements to the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record system.
  • Develop capability within the organisation to support digital transformation. 
  • Transfer expertise and knowledge as appropriate, regarding innovation (including developing and delivering formal briefing/training to promote innovation) across clinical and operational teams as well as externally to other providers at local and regional level.
  • Identify interdependencies, manage risks, model the potential impacts on the wider organisation, determine resource requirements and build in contingency where required.
  • Support an overall programme structure for the successful delivery of the EPR development roadmap and other digital strategic programmes that ensures coordination across different activities, defines programme milestones and reports on the delivery of objectives. 
  • Contribute to the Digital strategic planning process, delivery of priorities and management of consequential adjustments to activities.
  • Attend as appropriate, meetings with varied internal and external key stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of the programme’s objectives.
  • Ensure an appropriate programme management framework is in place.
  • Be accountable for the development of rigorous plans supporting all Programme’s projects
  • Develop meticulous systems for outcomes reporting and benefits measurement; develop reporting mechanisms that clearly demonstrate progress and delivery
  • Undertake regular audits applying meaningful indicators to demonstrate achieved outcomes and benefits.
  • Throughout the redesign and change implementation process, put rigorous review regimes in place that ensure all possible outcomes and issues are considered, modelled and mitigated.
  • Ensure that continuous improvement methods and culture are embedded within the teams and stakeholder groups.
  • Be accountable for the development and management of risk registers and risk mitigation plans.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Master Degree or equivalent, preferably in a relevant subject (or commensurate work experience). • Post-registration study and/or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
  • • Prince 2 qualification. • Managing Successful Programmes qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Minimum of 5 years senior NHS experience. • Experience at a senior level within a programme or project team. • Experience of managing the procurement and implementation of major IT systems. • Knowledge of the potential of ICT and how best the NHS can make use of information systems to support clinical innovation • Experience of training or facilitating multi-disciplinary staff groups. • Experience of managing change in complex environment. • Experience of service redesign across departments and/or overseeing improvement plans

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Highly developed specialist knowledge of programme or project management in an NHS environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Proven ability to develop and implement Information and IT strategies including gaining commitment from key stakeholders internally and externally. • Ability to lead and motivate staff from a range of backgrounds including from technical and user roles working in multidisciplinary teams. • Ability to prioritise and delegate appropriately. • Ability to write clearly and appropriately for particular purpose/target group. • Ability to influence decision-making and practice. • Ability to process information in a logical order and develop & document procedures. • Confidence to work with groups of different sizes, including formal presentations to a variety of different stakeholders up to Board level. • Ability to plan and prioritise work appropriately. • Ability to motivate and lead teams of disparate staff and resolve conflicts. • Ability to work across organisational boundaries

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
James Henry
Job title
Head of Digital Programmes
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476969181
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