Project Manager - Transforming Care Digitally

NHS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is looking for a Project Manager to oversee digital transformation projects. The successful candidate will have experience in managing complex projects, working collaboratively with teams, and possess strong analytical and communication skills. This full-time position offers a fixed term contract for up to 18 months, with a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 per year.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of hands-on project management.
• Proven background in a multi-project environment.
• Evidence of leading and implementing digital change.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and develop project plans and strategies.
• Monitor project delivery and ensure adherence to plans.
• Lead group presentations and negotiations for project initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Recognised project management qualification

Tools

MS Office applications (including O365 and Teams)

Job description

Overview

1x fixed term contract for up to 18 months. Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

Management of the delivery of Transforming Care Digitally projects working with clinical, operational, clinical system and digital teams to improve care pathways across Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The Project Manager will convene and manage project teams and provide project management support to the operational and business leads within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust to enable the delivery of the Trust's Transforming Care Digitally Programme. To deliver Digital system and service optimisations to support service improvements in line with local strategies and government initiatives which will require a high level of planning, negotiating, analytical and communication skills. The post holder will support performance improvements across the organisation as required.

Main duties of the job

• To formulate, develop and adjust project plans and strategies to be delivered via FBC and PID.
• To plan and organise a broad range of complex activities using best practice project management tools and techniques.
• To provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; agreement or cooperation required; present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to groups.
• To plan and implement new ways of working, facilitate collaborative working, capacity planning.
• To work collaboratively with operational service staff to ensure their involvement in the development of services.
• To monitor all aspects of project and business development and ensure that appropriate risk assessments are undertaken and acted upon.
• To ensure that workforce development issues are considered and managed within the business and project development.
• To ensure that Business As Usual (BAU) Transition, Information Governance and Cyber documentation and agreements are in place prior to go live.
• To effectively and efficiently manage budgets in accordance with standing financial instructions.
• To analyse facts or situations and develop options and mitigations for consideration.
• To be responsible for ensuring the identification, delivery and monitoring including transition to BAU of project Benefits.
• To deliver standard Project Management products such as, but not limited to, highlight reports and exception reports.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted: 15 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number: 327-25-773

Job location: Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Road, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL34 4W

Job responsibilities

Work with members of the Transforming Care Digitally Programme Team, Transformation Team and wider Digital Services directorate functions to investigate causes of variances from project plans and contribute to solutions. Manage a project register, risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes. Deliver monthly reports for project governance and Programme monitoring. Lead and present to large groups, 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 planning, monitor expenditure and budgets, act as signatory where agreed, maintain project records and deliver post-project evaluations. Write and present reports up to Board level in accordance with project methodology. Ensure a business approach to delivery within corporate and service units. Work with the TCD Programme Team to arbitrate and resolve competing requests for prioritising project development. Ensure all relevant Impact Assessments are completed (Quality and Equality, Health & Safety, Information Governance, Cyber, financial health) for agreed projects. Take responsibility for nominated tasks and lead for allocated projects. Lead specialist on allocated TCD projects including interpretation and incorporation of national and local policies relevant to specific projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Essential: Background in a multi-project environment with experience across a range of projects delivered with project management methodology.
• Essential: A recognised project management qualification.
• Essential: Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development at postgraduate level.
• Desirable: Professional qualification in management.

Experience

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

Other information

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

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside other applications. For more information, see UK Visas and Immigration guidance. Guidance on criminal records checks for overseas applicants is available.

Employer details

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Edward Jenner Court, 1010 Pioneer Road, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL34 4W

Employer's website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/