Product Owner - Nexia

National health service; Warrington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Eyecare Services is shaping the future of NHS community eye care by leading the Nexia platform development, coordinating a blended team of external partners and in‑house developers as it moves from build to go‑live. As Product Owner you will own the vision, roadmap and backlog, and act as the day‑to‑day product decision maker for the cross‑functional delivery team.

This pivotal role requires strong stakeholder management, clear requirements, and the ability to translate clinical and

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex digital products from concept to production.
• Experience working with external development partners and agile delivery teams.
• Excellent ability to write high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of APIs, integrations, cloud platforms and data management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to develop the Nexia platform and own the vision, roadmap and backlog.
• Make day-to-day product decisions for a blended delivery team.
• Drive go-live and rollout activities with internal and external partners.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational stakeholders to align requirements.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile delivery

External partner experience

User stories

APIs

Cloud platforms

Data

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the jobReporting to the Digital Director, you will manage a team and lead the development of Nexia, our
new clinical and operational platform. Nexia is our new digital platform that will transform how we deliver clinical services, bringing referrals, patient pathways, administration, finance and reporting together in one place.It sits at the heart of our digital strategy and is being built by our engineering partner alongside our own in-house developers.You will own the vision, roadmap and backlog, and be the day‑to‑day product decision maker for a blended delivery team made up of our engineering partner and our own in-house developers. Youll be joining at a pivotal point, as Nexia moves from early build towards go‑live and rollout.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Application Questions

• Please describe your experience working as a Product Owner or in an equivalent role working on a complex digital product.
• Please describe your experience of working with an external development partner or supplier-delivered agile team. How did you manage the relationship?
• Please explain your understanding of APIs, integrations, cloud platforms and data?

Closing

DateApplications must be received by 1:00pm on Friday 06 November 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialPlease review the attached job description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and requirements.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer detailsEmployer namePrimary Eyecare ServicesAddressWaulk Mill (2.3)51 Bengal StreetManchesterCheshireM4 6LNUnited KingdomEmployer's website

Job summary

Help shape the future of community eye care through digital innovation!

About you

Would you enjoy the pace and creativity of a greenfield platform build? Can you turn complex clinical and operational processes into clear, build-ready requirements, and then make the calls that keep a delivery team moving? If so, wed love to hear from you.

What we are looking for

We are seeking an accomplished Product Owner with proven success delivering complex digital products from concept to production, working effectively with external development partners and agile delivery teams.You will have experience in writing high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria, leading and developing people, and balancing business needs with technical considerations across APIs, integrations, cloud platforms and data. In addition to excellent stakeholder management and communications skills.

About us

Primary Eyecare Services is the largest not-for-profit provider of NHS primary and community eye care services in England, supporting commissioners and healthcare partners through a network of over 2,400 optometry practices.

Details

Date posted23 October 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary