Senior Project Manager - IM&T

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Senior Project Manager

1.0 WTE - Full Time - 36 Hours (as of 01/04/2026)

Permanent

Band 7

Location – Hybrid/Huntlyburn Terrace, BGH

NHS Borders Digital Delivery Team seeks a Senior Project Manager to drive digital transformation, focusing on Patient Administration and Clinical System updates. The team is currently implementing multiple projects spanning both Primary and Secondary Care, as well as participating in national initiatives.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager with a minimum of five years IT project management experience. You must have experience of managing the full project lifecycle, having a proven track record of successfully delivering multiple projects, involving a range of technical solutions.

The post-holder will be required to simultaneously manage the delivery of multiple complex projects, managing the entire project lifecycle. You will also be responsible for production and maintenance of key project documents, including project delivery plans, RAIDD logs, PIDs, Business cases, etc. You will have to matrix mange a multi-disciplinary technical team(s), sometimes delivering up to four to six projects simultaneously. You will be responsible for balancing multiple priorities providing direction, advice, support and guidance to multi-disciplinary project teams and all other stakeholders to support the successful delivery of your projects.

The post is highly collaborative in nature and involves communication and negotiation with technical and non-technical experts and managers internally and externally. As such the post-holder must have specialised knowledge in IT technical delivery areas with knowledge that will have been accumulated over a minimum of five years and supported by formal qualifications, training and experience. Experience of the NHS would be advantageous, but not essential.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please contact: judith.dickson5@nhs.scot

As from 1st April 2026 the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.