Digital Programme Change Engagement Lead

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Digital Programme Change Engagement Lead to drive digital transformation initiatives. This role involves developing engagement strategies, coordinating communications, and fostering collaboration across diverse teams. The ideal candidate will support change management activities and deliver training while promoting a flexible working environment. This position offers an opportunity to influence patient care and research through effective stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engagement strategies for digital programmes.
• Build communities and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
• Coordinate communications and engagement across internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to reputation management and targeted communications.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders.
• Coordinate workshops and events to promote programme awareness.
• Monitor and report on engagement metrics.
• Collaborate to ensure messaging is aligned and timely.
• Identify risks and propose mitigation plans.
• Support change management activities.
• Deliver specialist training and maintain a wide network.

Job description

Digital Programme Change Engagement Lead – Overview

Are you passionate about driving digital transformation in healthcare? Join Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to shape how technology improves patient care and research opportunities.

What you’ll do – Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engagement strategies for digital programmes.
• Build communities and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
• Coordinate communications and engagement across internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to reputation management and targeted communications for departmental and Trust‑wide digital change and optimisation.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Coordinate change engagement activities, workshops and events to promote programme awareness and participation.
• Monitor and report on engagement metrics, providing insights to improve strategies.
• Collaborate with programme leads, project managers and communications teams to ensure messaging is aligned and timely.
• Identify risks and issues related to stakeholder engagement and propose mitigation plans.
• Support change management activities to ensure smooth adoption of programme deliverables.
• Deliver specialist training and create and maintain a wide network of contacts across internal and external stakeholders.

Working for our organisation – Flexible working

We are a flexible working friendly organisation. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement if it works for the service. We will do our best to make it work for you.

Healthcare Services Locations

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

Benefits and Equality

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcomes all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and those under‑represented groups.

Important application notes

• All references from current and previous employers must cover a minimum of 3 years employment.
• Successful candidates who require a DBS will pay the DBS certificate as a salary deduction from their first month’s pay.
• If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust information

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has around 16,000 staff, an annual budget of £1.7 billion and is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We support a wide range of hospital and community services and promote sustainable healthcare, aiming to be Net Zero by 2030 and 2040.

Equal opportunities statement

We welcome applications from people of all ethnic, disability and gender identity, and all under‑represented populations. We will not consider race, gender, religion or any other protected characteristic in the selection of applicants.