Project Manager - Transforming Care Digitally

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Gloucester; Hybride; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free car parking

27 days leave + bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Project Manager to lead digital transformation efforts across clinical and operational teams in Gloucester. The role focuses on delivering complex projects from concept to implementation with strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

The post requires onsite presence at least two days per week, with a 37.5-hour week. It is a 18-month fixed-term contract at Band 7, offering a comprehensive NHS benefits package.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on project management experience.
• Experience delivering digital change to large, complex digital systems.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Lead the delivery of digital transformation projects and programmes aligned to the Trust's objectives.
• Identify opportunities for digital innovation, assess feasibility and develop projects from concept to implementation.
• Develop and maintain project documentation including business cases, PIDs, RAID, and benefits plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across clinical services, Digital Services, BI, training, IG and external suppliers.
• Ensure governance, risk management, and operational readiness throughout delivery.
• Drive engagement, communication and adoption to embed new digital services into practice.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Project management

Outils

MS Office

O365/Teams

Project management software

Description du poste

Project Manager - Transforming Care Digitally

Band 7

Main area Digital Services - Project Management - Transforming Care Grade Band 7 Contract 18 months (Fixed Term Contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - two days per week in office or GHC sites) Job ref 327-26-797

Site Edward Jenner Court Town Gloucester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 15/10/2026

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

2 x Fixed Term Contracts for up to 18 months

The Transforming Care Digitally (TCD) Programme is responsible for delivering digital transformation across GHC, improving the way services operate and supporting better outcomes for patients, carers and staff.

As a Project Manager within TCD, you will lead the delivery of complex digital transformation projects from concept through to implementation, adoption and benefits realisation. Working closely with clinical, operational, corporate and digital teams, you will help identify opportunities for improvement, develop business cases, manage project delivery and ensure solutions are successfully embedded into day-to-day practice.

The post holder will be responsible for convening and leading multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating a wide range of stakeholders and managing projects that support the Trust's strategic priorities and digital ambitions. This includes ensuring robust governance, effective risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement, operational readiness and successful transition into business as usual. To support engagement and delivery across projects this role requires post holders to be onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering digital change across the organisation, acting as the link between clinical and operational need, digital expertise and successful implementation.

Main duties of the job

The role requires strong leadership, communication, analytical and project management skills, alongside a passion for delivering meaningful improvements for patients, services and staff.

Lead the delivery of digital transformation projects and programmes that support the Trust's strategic objectives and improve outcomes for patients, services and staff.

Work with clinical, operational and corporate teams to identify opportunities for digital innovation, assess feasibility, define benefits and develop projects from concept through to implementation.

Develop and maintain project documentation including business cases, project initiation documentation (PIDs), delivery plans, RAID logs, communication plans and benefits realisation plans.

Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate stakeholders across clinical services, Digital Services, Business Intelligence, training, information governance and external suppliers to deliver successful outcomes.

Support the design, mobilisation and deployment of digital solutions, ensuring that projects are delivered safely, effectively and in line with agreed governance arrangements.

Drive user engagement, communication and adoption activities to ensure new digital services and ways of working are embedded successfully into operational practice.

Monitor project progress, risks, issues, dependencies and resource requirements, providing timely reporting, escalation and recommendations to project boards and programme governance groups.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work with services to understand operational challenges and translate these into practical digital solutions that deliver measurable improvements in quality, productivity, patient experience and staff experience.

Ensure that all necessary clinical safety, information governance, cyber security, operational readiness and support arrangements are in place prior to implementation and go-live.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Transforming Care Digitally programme, supporting the development of governance, prioritisation, assurance and benefits management processes.

Produce clear and concise reports, presentations and updates for project boards, programme boards, senior stakeholders and executive audiences.

Work with members of the Transforming Care Digitally Programme Team, Transformation Team and wider Digital Services directorate functions to investigate the causes of any variance from project plans and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.

Management of a project register risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes.

Deliver monthly reports (or more frequently if required) that are necessary for project governance and TCD Programme monitoring, in a format consistent with the project methodology and reflective of the needs, size, pace of development, and political sensitivities of each project.

Lead and present to large groups related to projects, negotiate with groups and support services involved in delivering the project.

Link work to other change initiatives, monitor and rectify performance related to delivery and targets

Ensure thorough and recorded planning, monitor expenditure and budgets, and where agreed act as signatory, maintain project records and systems, deliver post project evaluations

Write and present reports up-to-and-including Board level - all as agreed with TCD Programme Sponsor or Director, and in accordance with project methodology.

Ensure that a business approach to the delivery of projects is managed within the corporate and service units.

Work with the TCD Programme Team to arbitrate and resolve competing requests in regard to prioritising project development.

To ensure that all relevant Impact Assessments are completed e.g., Quality and Equality, Health & Safety, Information Governance, Cyber, and financial health, in regard to the Trust’s business development for agreed projects.

To have responsibility for and take the lead for nominated tasks, e.g., projects and developments.

Lead specialist on allocated TCD projects including interpretation and incorporation of a range of national and local policies relevant to specific projects

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss the suitability of a secondment with their line manager before applying.

Person specification

Qualifications

• A background in a multi project environment and experience of a wide range of projects, delivered in line with project management methodology.
• Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development at post graduate level.

Experience

• Extensive experience of hands-on project management, service development, transformation and change management, and/or business planning.
• Evidence of successfully leading and implementing Digital change and innovation projects
• Evidence of effective management.
• A high level of experience of all standard MS Office applications (including O365 and Teams
• Experience of using project management software
• Experience in delivering Digital change to large and complex digital systems ideally Electronic Patient Record / Clinical Systems

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Good luck with your application.

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.