Primary Care Digital Project Manager

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Digital Project Manager to lead digital transformation projects for GP practices. The role involves end-to-end management of projects, focusing on improving patient care through innovative solutions. The ideal candidate has proven experience in digital project management in a healthcare setting, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital project management, ideally within a healthcare or Primary Care setting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive, organised, and solution-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT projects and ensure seamless delivery within care pathways.
• Develop and maintain project documentation for project boards.
• Coordinate activities with Locality Systems Engineers.
• Ensure adherence to Prince 2 methodology.

Skills

Digital project management experience

Knowledge of Primary Care systems

Stakeholder engagement skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Job Overview

We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Digital Project Manager to join our Primary Care Team at Leicestershire Health Informatics Service (LHIS). This is an exciting opportunity to lead digital transformation projects across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, supporting GP practices and system partners to deliver innovative, patient-focused solutions.

You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end management of digital projects, ensuring robust change management and high-quality delivery. Working closely with ICB colleagues and GP Practices, you’ll play a key role in shaping and implementing digital solutions that improve care and efficiency in Primary Care.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in digital project management, ideally within a healthcare or Primary Care setting.
• In-depth knowledge of Primary Care systems, particularly SystmOne or EMIS Web.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive, organised, and solution-focused approach.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward thinking team driving digital innovation in Primary Care.
• Work in a supportive, collaborative environment with opportunities for professional development.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements.

For informal enquiries please contact Jaz Dhinsa [e-mail]

Main Duties of the Job

• To manage one or many primarily IT projects with supporting training and change functions within HIS delivering to the client organisations, co-ordinating the service offered by the specialist teams and external suppliers.
• To ensure that projects are delivered seamlessly within a single programme of work along complete care pathways between healthcare sectors to avoid silo working and retrospective project alignment.
• Coordinate activities with the Locality Systems Engineers to ensure LHIS delivers identified work packages seamlessly.
• To develop and maintain appropriate project documentation for project boards, which must, at minimum, consist of PIDs, Project Plans, Highlight Reports, Risk Logs, Project Issues, and Project Closure reports.
• To perform the Prince role of Project Manager for the HIS on project boards and ensure ample opportunities for project board members to receive agreed actions and risks before the next project board.
• Ensure that all projects adhere to Prince 2 methodology and maintain good record keeping for post-project audit and review.
• To work with key stakeholders within in-flight projects to maintain good communication and engagement, helping to remove barriers to change or success.
• Ensure that benefits are captured during the project and quantified at the project closure.
• To undertake the development of business cases and option appraisals if required.
• Work with other project manager colleagues to maximise project staff use and ensure that their skills are efficiently used between projects.
• Responsible for managing project funds and reporting expenditures via the highlight report to a project board.
• To represent HIS at specific external regional/national forums with respect to the National Program of IT or similar IM&T initiatives specifically related to the project/product.
• To represent the interests of the customers at programme/project delivery meetings with NHS England / ICB / Practice Locality Meetings and similar forums.
• To engage with and influence the implementation of the National Programme for IM&T.
• To produce project summary information for Programme Delivery and Performance Boards as required.
• To work with customers to develop business cases and bids to initiative projects
• To advise customers on the phasing of potential projects so that they can maximise the use of resources within their SLA with HIS.
• To develop and maintain appropriate levels of awareness of products and services from suppliers to the NHS so that customers can be informed about IM&T options available to them regarding issues they face.
• Liaise with NHS England regarding specific care settings or product forums, e.g., Provider reference group, SystmOne Project manager forum, and Mental Health reference group, on behalf of HIS customers.
• To deputise for the Senior Project Manager as required.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.