Digital Product Manager - Live Services

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Senior Manager for the Digital Services team. This role focuses on managing software application projects and ensuring effective change management. The successful candidate will lead a specialist team, collaborate with various stakeholders, and drive improvements in patient care through technology. Opportunities for personal development abound in this diverse and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage changes to live multi-user systems with minimal disruption.
• Contribute to the Change Advisory Board for change evaluations.
• Advise on the best use of hospital systems and national information mandates.
• Lead and develop the application management team.
• Coordinate incident management for software failures.

Job description

Overview

This is an opportunity for a senior manager to join the Digital Services team, taking a key leadership role in the effective management and delivery of the Trust's core clinical and business applications. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that all software application projects and changes to live systems are planned and implemented in a controlled and effective manner, adhering to established ITIL standards and the Digital Services Change Request Policy.

A primary focus of the role will be to provide leadership to a specialist team, motivating staff and facilitating change effectively. The successful candidate will work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff, technical teams, and third-party suppliers, to ensure the Trust's systems deliver value and support the highest standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing changes to the Trust's live multi-user systems, ensuring they are implemented with minimal disruption and in line with the Digital Services Change Request process.
• Act as a key contributor to the Change Advisory Board and ensure the impact of any changes is thoroughly assessed and evaluated before deployment.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of hospital systems to advise the Trust on their best use, and translate complex national information mandates for local implementation.
• Lead and develop the application management team, establishing them as subject matter experts on the use of applications.
• Coordinate the incident management response for software failures, manage high-priority issues with suppliers, and maintain a forward schedule of change and product roadmaps.

About NUH

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.