Primary Care Digital Project Manager

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

Job summary

A community health organization in Leicester is seeking a Digital Project Manager to lead digital transformation projects across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The role requires proven experience in digital project management within a healthcare context and strong communication skills. The position will involve managing diverse digital projects and coordinating with stakeholders to enhance service delivery. Competitive benefits and flexible working arrangements are provided.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital project management, ideally in a healthcare setting.
• In-depth knowledge of Primary Care systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage primarily IT projects with supporting training and change functions.
• Ensure projects are delivered seamlessly across healthcare sectors.
• Coordinate activities with Locality Systems Engineers.

Skills

Digital project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

SystmOne

EMIS Web

Job description

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.

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.

See the attached job description and person specification for a list of full duties and responsibilities.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4QF

Employer\'s website: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)