Digital Project ManagerBand 7

Main area

Digital Project Management

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Secondment: 24 months (Up to 24 months, aligned to project delivery and funding window)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

435-1LSC-BTH09.26-B

Site

Home / UHMB / BTH

Town

Lancaster / Blackpool

Salary

£49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata, per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

26/10/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

We have a programme of work to deploy a single Primary Care and Community Order Communications System across our ICS footprint. This piece of work will involve working with the approved supplier to design, build and deploy the new system via a phased approach, working with a variety of stakeholders, both clinical and technical to ensure timely delivery of a safe and effective system which will become an exemplar of system convergence and collaboration in the digital healthcare space.

We require 2 Project Managers to work with the Programme Manager and under the governance of a programme board, to support the first 2 provider locations to adopt the new system

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, stakeholder engagement and professionalism as well as having experience of delivering projects within a healthcare environment and a proven track record in facilitating change and realising benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within UHMB's I3 Service which is considered to be digitally mature, a leader in innovation and at the forefront of digital integration.

The post holder will be a specialist leading on project delivery managing projects in support of the programme and the Digital Strategy, within a care partnership setting.

The Project Manager is required to manage and control the delivery of the project in accordance with best practice methodology, in the best interest of our patients, and under the guidance of a project board.

As this role involves working with a diverse array of clinical and non-clinical teams applicants need to be willing to travel to all sites within the ICS footprint.

Working for our organisation

Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust:

• A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
• Cutting-edge facilities and technology
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking to recruit motivated individuals with experience in Project Management to join our team and work with clinical and technical functions within the hospital environment and wider health community to deliver projects and develop digital maturity

For more details please see Job Description document attached

Person specificationEducation and QualificationsEssential criteria

• Good standard of education (Degree level or equivalent appropriate experience), or an appropriate IT discipline.
• Excellent standard of written and oral English
• Project Management Methodology qualification, e.g. PRINCE2.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

Desirable criteria

• Educated to Master's Level or equivalent level of experience (eg. Business, Management, HR) or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
• Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner (MSP)
• Lean Practitioner qualification or equivalent experience

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Project Management experience including the development of complex project management frameworks, monitoring and review processes.
• Proven track record in successfully delivering digital projects in a similar environment
• Practical experience of Change Management and/or Service Redesign and Benefits realisation
• Examples of facilitating collaborative working.
• Experience and demonstrable application of a Project / Programme management methodology [e.g. PRINCE2, MSP or an equivalent]
• Proven successful planning and organising experience.
• Performance management including monitoring of delivery to timescales.

Desirable criteria

• Examples of leading on service improvement/workforce redesign projects.
• Examples of leading multi-disciplinary team projects including senior clinical staff.
• Experience of Workforce Planning.
• Delivery of new pathways to improve outcomes or patient experience
• Experience of using project monitoring / tracking tools

Skills, Ability and KnowledgeEssential criteria

• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and an ability to work multi-disciplinary environments.
• Ability to manage own workload and co-ordinate effectively.
• Relationship management - developing and maintaining positive business relationships with individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Highly developed, negotiating and influencing skills, overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance, and reaching agreements.
• Good project management capability.
• Excellent communication and advanced IT skills.
• Knowledge of workforce...