Technical Delivery Lead

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare partnership is seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Lead for their Electronic Patient Record Programme in Scunthorpe. This role entails overseeing technical teams to ensure compliance with industry standards while delivering high-quality solutions that directly impact patient care. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in digital transformation, governance, and risk management, offering guidance within a matrix environment. The partnership values flexible working and diversity, supporting employee health and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Wide range of staff benefits with a large NHS community

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical delivery leadership within large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of software development, integration, and architecture.
• Expertise in governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Skills in Agile methodologies and experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical teams offering expert guidance and mentoring.
• Oversee architecture, design, integration, and deployment of EPR solutions.
• Ensure all technical activities meet industry standards and NHS compliance.
• Act as Scrum Master and promote continuous improvement.
• Safeguard system integrity across multiple environments.
• Provide decisive leadership during technical incidents.

Skills

Technical delivery leadership

NHS compliance

Agile methodologies

Influencing stakeholders

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Technical Delivery Lead to join our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme at Humber Health Partnership. This senior role involves owning multiple technical workstreams, ensuring robust governance, seamless delivery, and high‑quality outcomes that directly impact patient care.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical teams in a matrix environment, offering expert guidance and mentoring.
• Oversee architecture, design, integration, and deployment of EPR solutions with minimal disruption to services.
• Ensure all technical activities meet industry standards, NHS compliance, and programme governance requirements.
• Act as Scrum Master, embedding Agile methodologies and promoting continuous improvement.
• Safeguard system integrity, sustainability, and security across multiple environments.
• Work closely with clinical, operational, and corporate teams, as well as third‑party suppliers, to deliver safe and effective solutions.
• Provide decisive leadership during technical incidents, ensuring rapid resolution and continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical delivery leadership within large‑scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of software development, integration, and architecture.
• Expertise in governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Skills in Agile methodologies and experience leading multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Ability to influence, negotiate, and inspire across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

About the Partnership

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, serving over one million patients and managing a budget exceeding £1.3 billion. Comprising two trusts—Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH)—the Partnership delivers world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

We employ nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites, including Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, and Castle Hill Hospital. As teaching hospitals working with Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in areas such as biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery, and oncology.

Flexible Working

We are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to support health and wellbeing and work‑life balance. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and is key to recruiting and retaining staff.

Equality and Diversity

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all staff.

Privacy Statement

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. All new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if required for their role.

Contact

To learn more about the Humber Health Partnership and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.