EPR Project Manager

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust invites an experienced EPR Project Manager to optimise the Taurus Epic system. You’ll coordinate stakeholders across the organisation, deliver key projects, and ensure patient care is supported by efficient information systems.

You will lead on documentation, reporting, and benefits realisation, while guiding a team through complex change. A collaborative, proactive approach and NHS project experience are essential.

Qualifications

• PM/Programme management qualification (Prince II or equivalent).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience managing NHS or large-scale change programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Taurus EPR project delivery, governance, and benefits realisation.
• Develop clear documentation and communicate with stakeholders.
• Provide progress updates and escalate issues as needed.
• Contribute to delivery and plan capacity across sites.

Skills

Project management qualification

Prince II

Managing Successful Programmes

LEAN

Budget management

Capacity planning

Change management

Leadership

Training provision

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Job description

Search through the open vacancies at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s.

This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

This is your place, our place, the place.

Site Birmingham Children's Hospital, 6 Rowchester Court Town Birmingham Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2026 23:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Taurus EPR team, powered by Epic, as an EPR Project Manager.

As a Project Manager, you'll play a vital role in optimising and supporting our Taurus electronic patient record (EPR) system. You'll work closely with stakeholders from across the organisation at all levels, to deliver, develop and implement key projects that support safe and efficient patient care.

Main duties of the job

The Taurus EPR Programme is responsible for the ongoing delivery, optimisation, and governance of the Trust's ( Epic ) electronic patient record system. Having delivered a successful implementation, the team's strategic focus has now shifted from build and stabilisation to optimisation, value realisation, and continuous improvement ensuring the Trust draws maximum clinical, operational, and financial benefit from its Epic investment.

The EPR Project Manager is a senior member of the Taurus team and will support the team and Trust's strategic objectives through the following duties:

E nsure comprehensive documentation is developed, communicated clearly, and presented to relevant stakeholders to support understanding and consistency.

Provide clear and timely progress updates, proactively escalate issues when projects are off track, and hold team members accountable for delivering agreed commitments.

Design and implement an accessible benefits framework that captures quantitative and qualitative data, enabling effective reporting on benefits realisation and performance.

Lead by example, taking a hands-on approach and contributing directly to delivery when required.

Understand the wider organisational context, team challenges, and delivery constraints, and ensure these are considered when planning and delivering work.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Qualifications

• Project or Programme management qualification (Prince II, Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent)
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Evidence of formal management development or relevant experience

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Experience of both operational leadership and projects within the NHS setting
• Experience in training provision
• Knowledge and Experience of LEAN Improvement methodology
• Experience in managing complex organisational change projects
• Experience in budgetary and resource management
• Experience in capacity and service planning within an acute health care setting

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to convey complex information in a clear and understandable format
• Ability to analyse and assess projects, identifying areas for collaborative working to improve performance
• Analyse and present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to a wide range of stakeholders and groups

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Excellent IT skills, including keyboard skills, use of Microsoft Office and a range of project management software
• Ability to plan and implement new ways of working, facilitate collaborative working and capacity planning
• Excellent organisational skills
• Pro‑active and self‑motivated, with the ability to motivate others
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of autonomy
• Ability to prioritise own workload appropriately
• Flexible to meet service needs
• Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment whilst meeting deadlines
• Ability to lead on service development in specialist areas, proposing changes which have a service wide impact
• Assertive and confident
• Evidence of change management skills in a complex setting
• Ability to manage teams at multiple sites/locations
• Ability to chair and structure meetings

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent facilitative and coaching skills
• Ability to mediate and resolve conflict situations successfully where there is resistance to change
• Ability to work as part of a multi‑professional team
• Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
• Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role

Other Requirements

• Able to travel and work from a number of different locations
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.