Project Manager

Job overview

Are you an experienced NHS Digital Project Manager seeking to shape the future of healthcare?

Our portfolio spans AI and Automation, Cloud First strategy, a region-wide LIMS rollout, and support for our Networks of Excellence.

As outlined in the NHS 10-Year Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan, Genomic Medicine is a key priority for moving healthcare from treatment to prevention. Digital, Data and Informatics are vital to enabling this transformation.

In the North East and Yorkshire (NEY), we lead nationally in research and innovation in this space. These roles offer the chance to join a forward-thinking service driving change.

We are recruiting a Digital Project Manager to strengthen our senior Digital, Data and Informatics delivery team. This is a 18-month fixed-term post, supporting future service delivery and strategic priorities.

The NEY Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) is one of seven regional services providing diagnostic, prognostic and treatment insights, delivering equitable, patient-centred care to around 8.5 million people.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of four partner trusts in the NEY GMS, alongside Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working with NHS and regional clinical partners, we embed genomics into routine care enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses, personalised treatments, and prevention through early detection.

Main duties of the job

Dimension 1: Drive forward our existing Genomic Laboratory Information Management System (GLIMs) implementation. This will provide a single solution across our entire region which will bring considerable benefits for our Clinical, Scientific and Operational teams to enhance our digital maturity and operations, resulting in improved experience for the population we serve and the staff who provide the service.

Dimension 2 : Drive forward the delivery of our digital roadmap which is a combination of the NHSE commissioned national programme, including Digitisation of the Test Directory, Order Management and the Unified Genomics Record, and Regional Initiatives including Cloud First Strategy, Networks of Excellence and AI and Automation.

As a regional service, this will require travel within NEY but there is an opportunity for hybrid working for a suitable candidate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Interview Date: 8 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Job Purpose

• Direct and effective management of projects as required within time, cost and quality parameters.
• Contribute towards the delivery of the GLH Programme/Project portfolio and co-ordinate project inter-dependencies.
• To make a significant contribution to the aspects of the GLH strategy, which enables the Trust to meet its business goals and to achieve statutory and business reporting requirements.
• To ensure the timely and accurate production of programme status reports for senior management.
• Development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies.
• Client interaction, including developing a pipeline of work from the client, managing programmes/project priorities with the client, financial tracking and reporting, and project tracking and reporting.
• Cross-activity relationship management.
• The position will involve a considerable amount of interaction with colleagues, business groups, IT and external vendors.
• To make a considerable contribution to the ongoing development of the GLH IT Change Framework (structure, processes and controls).
• Promoting the value of the Change Framework within the change community, and driving improvements based on experience gathered from business partners. Maturing those disciplines across the organisation ensuring deliverance of a professional, high quality service.
• Contributing and developing the GLH Programme Management Operating Plan, maintaining alignment to NHS direction and policy.
• Managing effective interfaces in order to maintain an end-to-end view of programme priorities and direction.
• Feeds into and updates a register of portfolio risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
• Experience of managing stakeholders and debate, up to Director level.