# HICSS Product Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/hicss-product-lead/d69161b8-80f1-44fb-a3c7-bc8da71b57da - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/hicss-product-lead/d69161b8-80f1-44fb-a3c7-bc8da71b57da.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Lead (legacy administrative group) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa or pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T10:41:50.569Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Southampton/University_Hospital_Southampton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Informatics/Informatics-v8267727 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8267727?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Job Title: HICSS Product Lead Contract Type: Permanent Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Digital Product Lead, where you’ll play a key role in shaping, developing and delivering the HICSS products that make a real difference across healthcare. In this role, you’ll lead the management and development of HICSS, balancing business-as-usual delivery with continuous improvement, product roadmaps and new initiatives. You’ll work closely with clinical, operational and technical teams to turn complex requirements into practical digital solutions, while ensuring safe, effective and user-focused outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on collaboration, leadership and driving meaningful digital change in a fast-paced NHS environment. ### About the team The HICSS team provides operational support for the Endoscopy Management Software used at UHS and partner Trusts, and delivers regular upgrades to enhance and expand the functionality within these applications. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Digital Product Lead is responsible for leading the development, delivery and ongoing management of HICSS. The role includes prioritising and coordinating product and development work, overseeing upgrades and releases, and ensuring that services are safe, effective and aligned with business priorities. The post holder works closely with clinical, operational, technical and commercial colleagues to translate complex requirements into practical digital solutions. The role also includes contributing to governance, supplier relationships, and reporting. The role requires strong leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will need experience in digital product or service delivery, stakeholder engagement, roadmap and workload management, and translating complex technical or clinical requirements into clear plans and solutions. They should also have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, confidence in presenting information, and the ability to support staff, influence senior stakeholders and work within governance, safety and data protection requirements. ## Person Specification ### Trust Values **Essential** - Patients First - Always Improving - Working Together ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Qualifications, knowledge and experience - Demonstrable IT training and use in a corporate/ health environment - Management qualification or equivalent experience/knowledge - Supplier Management skills - Line management experience - Service Management skills - Representing an NHS Trust at national level - Management of a development pathway/product roadmap - Evidence of leadership and practical IT implementation - Structured application testing skills - Evidence of document production and presentation - Experience of working to demanding timetables and exacting standards - Proven system administration experience - Evidence of excellent communication skills (written and oral) **Desirable** - PRINCE qualification - IT qualification - Health service experience - Database reporting tools - Working within a clinical setting - Working with national bodies and other NHS orgs - Clinical information systems use - Working within a programme(s) of projects - Practical use of SQL - Process redesign experience - Process flow analysis - Systems implementation - Benefits analysis - Business case design - Diverse experience in more than one sector or department ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582406) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.