Digital Services Programme Manager

Transformation Unit; Stoke-on-Trent; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a highly experienced Programme Manager to lead the Digital Services Programme. The role requires oversight of planning, execution and delivery of multiple Digital Services projects within the Trust, with a focus on strategic leadership and AI understanding in healthcare.

The successful candidate will join UHNM in Stoke-on-Trent at Band 8a, contributing to large-scale digital transformation across two sites and collaborating with

Qualifications

• 2 years project management experience in an NHS England role.
• Experience of managing blueprinting projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead Digital Services Programme planning, execution and delivery.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance for the programme.

Skills

NHS PM experience

Blueprinting projects

Multi-project mgmt

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Digital Services Digital Hub, West Building University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Town Stoke on Trent Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Band 8a

Job overview

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Programme Manager to lead Digital Services Programme of work. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of Digital Services projects within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership and project management skills, as well as an understanding of AI technologies and their applications in the healthcare sector.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Programme Manager to lead Digital Services Programme of work. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of Digital Services projects within the Trust. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership and project management skills, as well as an understanding of AI technologies and their applications in the healthcare sector.

Person specification

Experience

• 2 years project management experience in an NHS England role
• Experience of managing blueprinting projects

Knowledge

• project management experience of multiple simultaneous projects

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.

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