Senior Digital Project Manager

Job summary

Working with the Programme Managers, Programme Directors for Transformation Programmes, the Senior Project Manager will play a key role to support the delivery of specific transformation and improvement project(s) across the Trust.

The post holder will manage, plan and deliver multiple discrete digital projects -- (typically £0.5 m -- £2 m capital value or highly complex nature) -- that contribute to the Trust's Digital & Data Strategy (e.g. EPR enhancements, analytics platforms, infrastructure upgrades, or clinical workflow digitisation). Continually review plans to ensure that projects can be scaled up, or down in line with changing risks and priorities. Ensure each project achieves agreed time, cost, quality and benefits targets while complying with clinical safety, cybersecurity and information governance standards.

The post holder leads multi-disciplinary project teams, manages suppliers, engages clinical and operational stakeholders, and maintains robust governance through the full project life-cycle (Business Case - Initiation - Delivery - Transition - Benefits Realisation).

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have obtained permission from your current line manager before submitting your application, in line with the Trust's Secondment Policy.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

Develop robust Project Initiation Documents, detailed MS Project schedules, work package definitions and resource plans using PRINCE2 and Trust PMO standards.

* Establish and service Project Boards; maintain RAID, decision and change logs; produce highlight, checkpoint and exception reports.

* Ensure alignment with programme level plans, Digital Strategy and national frameworks (What Good Looks Like, DTAC).

* To identify critical paths and significant risks along with major decision points within projects, identifying solutions via a proactive approach. Communicate risks sensitively and provide options for analysis along with potential risk to the service

* To work closely with the Programme Manager in ensuring that effective project management standards and quality initiatives are maintained adhering to the NHS Standard Methodology, Prince2/Agile.

* Responsible for and maintaining multiple information systems for all programmes or projects working on including reporting risks, issue and progress through use of clear plans and programme logs to Transformation Board.

* Leads on project development for a specialist area, developing and implementing policy, improvements and new processes for that area.

* Proposes changes to ways of working due to Digital adoption across a range of clinical service areas changing service delivery, processes and policy.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

• Date posted: 19 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Based on full time hours
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 348-COR-12804
• Job locations: Tatchbury Mount, Calmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2RZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.