Digital Programme Manager
Job summary
This post is Fixed term / Secondment until Until 01/11/2027 to meet the needs of the service
This role is to support the implementation of a new Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS), within the Welsh Blood Service division of the Trust.
Passionate about how digital can transform healthcare, for our donors, patients and colleagues? We have an exciting Digital Services team opportunity for a Digital Programme Manager, to work collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales, to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services.
We are in an exciting period of change including opening a new world class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment along with delivery of cancer care closer to home at regional sites. For the Welsh Blood Service, we are transforming blood and transplant services, improving current capabilities alongside developing new services including plasma for medicines.
An ambitious digital strategy underpins this, which will revolutionise the way in which we deliver services - from co-producing innovative technologies, working on digital inclusion, to embedding data & insight into our everyday. Our team are here to deliver new digital solutions and excellent everyday digital service, to improve services and outcomes.
1. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Digital Programme Manager will play a key role in the successful delivery of a new Blood Establishment Computer System (BECS).
- Work with a wide range of stakeholders, establishing credibility,ensuring the safe implementation of new digital system(s).
- Demonstrate the required strategic, planning and performance skills, working with suppliers, digital stakeholders such as Digital Health and Care Wales and Welsh Government advisory teams.
- Be responsible for agreeing project quality expectations with stakeholders and managing business processes to ensure the Project meets stakeholders' needs and expectations.
- Understanding of critical path activities and project dependencies is essential.
- Lead the successful delivery of the BECS programme, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost.
- Project Management elements of the Project producing a result that is capable of achieving the benefits defined within the Business Case and the Project Initiation Document.
- To be responsible for setting, controlling and managing delegated project budgets.
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to masters' degree level or equivalent experience
- Formal programme management qualification (e.g. MSP or equivalent)
- Evidence of further development - educated to masters' level or equivalent of working at a senior level in a specialist area
- Specialist project knowledge to post graduate level or equivalent experience (e.g. PRINCE 2 practitioner)
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Expereince
- Substantial experience at a senior Project/Programme Management level
- Expert knowledge and experience of managing several projects to support large, complex change programmes
- Expert knowledge and experience of delivering digital projects in complex environments
- Extensive experience of negotiating with other Health Care providers and commercial suppliers
- Experience of managing commercial suppliers to pre- approved service level agreements/contracts
- Specific domain/theoretical/ practical knowledge of organisations, processes, policy knowledge relevant to the programme
- Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects, e.g. PRINCE2
- Experience of applying MSP methodology
- Thorough understanding of full project lifecycle
- Demonstrates a proven record of achievement at a senior management level in a project environment, including the ability to provide advice at executive level
- Understanding and knowledge of Agile methodology and service design principles
Skills
- Demonstrably delivered in a project environment
- Team management skills
- Ability to influence at all levels
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Project Boards
- Track record of problem solving in a programme management environment
- Competent in the use of desktop applications
- Able to interpret complex problems into easy to understand issues for a variety of audiences
- Prepared to take on challenging and innovative projects
- Ability to negotiate with senior executives across the public and private sector
- Demonstrates a track record of delivering to target
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with highly complex and sensitive information to a wide range of stakeholders
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic professional
- Will be required to travel within geographical area
- Desirable (but not essential): Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name
Velindre University NHS Trust
Address
Velindre NHS Trust
Unit 2 Charnwood Court
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Employer's website
https://velindre.nhs.wales/
- Company
- Velindre University NHS Trust
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom CF15 7QZ
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £65424.00 - £76021.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Velindre University NHS Trust
- Location
- Cardiff, United Kingdom CF15 7QZ
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £65424.00 - £76021.00 a year
- Posted