Portfolio Manager

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; Híbrido; GBP 67.000 - 77.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working arrangements

Descripción de la vacante

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced Digital Portfolio Manager to lead a large IT project and programme portfolio, shaping digital transformation across the NEY Genomic Medicine Service. The role combines regional and national responsibilities with a requirement for strong governance and stakeholder management.

You will direct the Project Management function, ensure delivery of the digital roadmap, lead a team of PMs and BAs, and partner with clinical and senior

Formación

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent with IT, Business, Health focus or extensive informatics experience.
• Experience delivering complex programmes/projects in a large organisation.
• Strong capability in strategic planning, governance and senior stakeholder engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and manage the portfolio of IT projects and programmes for the Trust.
• Lead the Project Management and Business Analyst function and coordinate interdependencies.
• Provide strategic direction for operational and digital delivery across regional and national settings.
• Advise on Information Governance and Information Security compliance for programmes.
• Lead a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts; report to senior management.

Conocimientos

Strategic planning

Boardroom communication

Excel

PowerBI

Tableau

SQL

Leadership

Educación

Masters level or equivalent

Herramientas

PowerBI

Tableau

QuickSight

SQL

Descripción del empleo

Main area 317 Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid and Travel as required) Job ref 317-2026-45-01-DR

Site Centre for Life Town Newcastle Salary £66,582 - £77,368 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/11/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

Are you an experienced NHS Digital Portfolio/Programme Manager seeking to shape the future of healthcare?

Our portfolio spans AI and Automation, Cloud First strategy, a region-wide LIMS rollout, and support for our Networks of Excellence and delivery of an ambitious digital transformation plan.

As outlined in the NHS 10-Year Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan , Genomic Medicine is a key priority for moving healthcare from treatment to prevention. Digital, Data and Informatics are vital to enabling this transformation.

In the North East and Yorkshire (NEY), we lead nationally in research and innovation in this space. This role offers the right candidate the chance to join a forward-thinking service to drive change.

We are recruiting a highly-experienced Digital Portfolio Manager to strengthen our senior Digital, Data and Informatics delivery team. This a permanent role leading future service developments and national and regional strategic priorities.

Main duties of the job

The NEY Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) is one of seven regional services providing diagnostic, prognostic and treatment insights, delivering equitable, patient-centred care to around 9.5 million people. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of four partner trusts in the NEY GMS, alongside Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working with NHS and regional clinical partners, we embed genomics into routine care enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses, personalised treatments, and prevention through early detection.

Lead and drive forward the delivery of our digital roadmap which is a combination of the NHSE commissioned national programme, including Digitisation of the Test Directory, Order Management and the Unified Genomics Record, plus Regional Initiatives including Cloud First Strategy, Networks of Excellence, Research and Innovation and AI and Automation.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. 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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is required to develop, manage and implement a large portfolio of IT projects and programmes for the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for, together with senior managers and clinical staff, to provide strategic direction in respect of operational and project led services across the Trust and developing a draft data and digital implementation plan, to deliver the NHS England data and digital framework to 2026.

• To develop and lead the Project and Business Analyst function. Directing training to ensure that resources are aligned to ensure projects are delivered with the appropriate level of support for clinical and operational delivery.
• Overseeing the delivery of the Data and Informatics Project portfolio and coordinate project interdependencies. The post holder will, under the direction of the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service (NEYGMS) Data and Informatics Director, be responsible for all services activities relating to the digital design and delivery of clinical solutions for NEYGMS, the Trust and external partners.
• To make a significant contribution to the aspects of the Data and Informatics strategy, which enables the Trust to meet its business goals and to achieve statutory and business reporting requirements. The post holder will be required to work both regionally, nationally and across the Genomic Medicine Service network, establishing the digital linkages needed to establish the lines of communication between key stakeholders.
• To give comprehensive support and advice to a range of senior managers, on a range of highly complex or contentious issues. The post holder will advise on technology strategies and assess emerging technologies for their value and validity to the NEYGMS business.
• Owns, develops, and manages the corporate programme framework and implements those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high-quality service.
• To assist with the management and operation of NEYGMS Data and Informatics, the post holder will be required to deputise for the NEYGMS Data and Informatics Director in both regional and national meetings as required.
• To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management and Trust Board. The post holder will report directly to the NEYGMS Director of Data and Informatics and be accountable to the NEYGMS Managing Director, Operations Director and Laboratory Services Director.
• To lead the Data and Informatics Project Management team with matrix management of other IT staff as required. The post holder will analyse and report on a range of options in order to contribute to decision making regarding major strategic programmes such as the implementation, roll out and future versions of a new region-wide Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests, and feasibility studies.
• Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial and project tracking, and reporting. The post holder will advise NEY GMS on the most effective way to utilise existing investment in digital solutions and associated technology.
• Responsible for the leadership and management of a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts.
• Active leadership in the areas of information governance and information security, systems integration, quality control, standards, working practices and continuous improvement with adherence to and compliance with NHS methodology policy and procedure.
• Quality and Assurance and control over Programme/Project execution and outcomes including initial point of review for governance packs, prioritisation challenges, cost & resourcing pinch points. The post holder will advise NEYGMS on Information Governance and Information Security compliance of all programmes and projects and ensure that appropriate IG and IS measures have been created and are in operation.
• Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction
• Owns and maintains a register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
• Provide advice and guidance to programmes and projects on processes and controls, building an improved understanding and capability in conformance to defined governance and practices.
• Inform major investment decisions that can impact on Trust performance.
• Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Educated to relevant Masters level or equivalent level of qualification and experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have extensive experience with an informatics and analytical focus, some of which must have been at a senior management level.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience with project management and have demonstrated success in delivering business and technical change programmes in a large organisation and the delivery of the digital delivery and development agenda.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering all elements of complex programmes/projects and managing the complete systems development life cycle, from systems analysis and design through to system delivery, in a demanding and dynamic environment.
• High level and current awareness of IT and other developments in support of electronic health information. Ability to identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that the GMS benefits from innovations in Digital Design
• Expert knowledge in programmes and project management and the delivery of these services
• A proven track record of people and systems management within a demand led service environment.
• Experience of other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS

Skills & Abilities

• Have a clear understanding of the NHS organisation and ability to keep abreast of the NHS modernisation agenda, be able to evolve their department accordingly to provide optimal support to the organisation.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to communicate a wide variety of complex information to senior managers, clinicians and other staff across different professional groups and organisations.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills – confident with statistics and their presentation. Formal training or experience in advanced use of Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, QuickSight) and Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Ability to lead change, drive reform and champion Digital Design and Delivery Solutions based organisational change initiatives.
• Ability to work at a strategic level. (Including a proven record of achievement in strategic planning, policy development and implementation)
• Ability to communicate at Board level. (including the ability to present to and engage a high level managerial or clinical audience)
• Ability to understand and apply Information Governance and Data Protection law and regulations, and to advise senior stakeholders and Team members on application and implications of IG on Digital Design and Delivery Solutions.
• High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear and concise manner.

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.