Delivery Manager

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-work balance

Hybrid working

NHS pension scheme

Annual leave and well-being support

Job summary

PSD Scotland is seeking a Delivery Manager to join the National Digital Platform team. You will work within agile delivery squads to ensure timely, high-quality software delivery for health and social care in Scotland.

You will report to the Senior Delivery Manager and lead multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating with Product Managers and stakeholders to drive value, remove impediments, and improve processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in agile delivery teams and delivering value to users.
• Ability to unblock issues and keep delivery commitments on track.
• Strong understanding of Agile practices and applying them effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders.
• Excellent cross-team coordination and facilitation skills.
• Experience identifying process improvements and implementing them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver working software within agile delivery teams and meet commitments.
• Report to Senior Delivery Manager and coordinate with multiple teams.
• Apply Agile/Lean practices to accelerate value delivery.
• Coordinate deliverables across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Lead, motivate and support teams to perform at pace in a changing environment.
• Contribute to program-level planning and execution for national digital platforms.

Skills

Agile delivery

Unblock blockers

Agile practices

Product Manager collaboration

Cross-team coordination

Process improvements

Clear communication

Initiative

Integrity & empathy

Job description

On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote‑friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office‑based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Full Time, 36 hours per week

Fixed‑term or Secondment** up to 31st March 2028

For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non‑NHS applicants, a fixed‑term or secondment would be considered.

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

Who We Are

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The function of the PSD Scotland Technology Service is to develop and lead a programme of work and services that supports both the corporate functions that allow PSD Scotland to work and deliver its strategic objective and to deliver against Scotland's Digital Health and Care Strategy.

The PSD Scotland Technology Service has been formed with the specific objective of consolidating PSD Scotland’s information‑based expertise into a professional, focused centre for information and technical excellence.

It has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow PSD Scotland to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.

These responsibilities relate to the core functions of PSD Scotland in the following areas:

• Design, development, and operation of a technical environment and commensurate digital services to all NHS Scotland, Scottish Government and Care Sector stakeholders
• Support and development of fit for purpose technology systems and services to allow delivery of national strategic outcomes
• Communication, support, and leadership in all digital and technology disciplines
• Impact assessment of new technology services and systems.
• Research and development as appropriate

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, multi‑disciplinary team delivering transformational digital architecture for health and social care in Scotland. The National Digital Platform (NDP) provides reusable technical services and components, aimed at increasing reuse and encouraging sustainable software development.

Reporting to the Senior Delivery Manager and working within one of our agile delivery teams you will be focused on the effective delivery of NDP services.

Do you want to play a key role in delivering working software to health and care professionals and Scotland’s population?

Do you have a keen interest in Agile and Lean practices with a track record in applying them?

Do you enjoy leading, encouraging, and motivating teams?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever‑changing environment?

Do you enjoy co‑ordinating the delivery of high‑profile programmes of work in multi‑disciplinary team environments?

Working within the National Digital Platform team at the PSD Scotland Technology Service you will have the opportunity to make a real difference within health and social care, affecting national, regional and local organisations, their staff and the people in their care.

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See

Delivery Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

• Proven experience of working in an agile delivery team.
• Ability to solve issues and unblock problems, helping to drive the team forward and making sure the team are working towards delivery commitments
• A clear understanding of Agile practices and experience in applying techniques which help teams deliver value effectively and sustainably
• Ability to work collaboratively with Product Managers in producing plans and communicating these plans to a range of stakeholders
• Ability to co‑ordinate deliverables and collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines
• Highly effective at identifying and implementing process improvements
• Effective communication skills, knowing how to make complex technical information and language simple for diverse senior internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines

Benefits Which Matter

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Life‑work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more

Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.

We welcome applications from all under‑represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in a Delivery Manager role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

Next Steps

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail.

In person interviews will take place on TBC in Edinburgh. Details of the format for the interview will be sent to candidates selected for interview.

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

1. Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face‑to‑face pre‑employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
2. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.