Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to work within the Digital Portfolio team, undertaking project management across various strategic programmes and projects in different subject areas to support the successful delivery of Diagnostic & Pharmacy and Excellence Programmes This programme strategies aims to enhance patient, service user, and colleague experiences through superior digital services and the main enabler to Vision 10. Supporting broader strategic goals by increasing operational efficiency, cutting costs, and improving patient care through digital technology. The Senior Project Manager will need to have significant experience in Digital and/or Healthcare to enable them to contribute to progress at the pace. They will need to be flexible and agile and able to balance and switch priorities depending on the team's and organisation's business needs. We support flexible working, this role is a hybrid role the successful candidate will need to be based on site 2-3 days a week and travel across the NCA footprint. Main duties of the job A key role within the Digital Directorate and the Senior Project Manager, this person is responsible for effective planning, delivery, and evaluation of identified projects within the Digital Portfolio team, thereby driving business and digital maturity across the NCA. The Senior Digital Project Manager will ensure that projects are delivered within the NCA's Digital Portfolio Assurance Framework. This will include planning, organisational control, risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement, and robust benefits realisation. The Senior Digital Project Manager is expected to contribute to promoting the Planning and Delivery approach and to the growth of the projects. As the Senior Digital Project Manager, you will have a breadth of knowledge and experience of delivering complex digital change projects on a large scale and will be responsible for scoping, project planning, and management of several complex projects that are pivotal to the Trust's key strategic priorities. thereby driving business and cultural change across the NCA. About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Date posted 05 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 10 months Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 236-NCA-AC020-25 Job locations Salford Royal Hospital site Stott Ln, Salford Salford M6 8HD Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Person Specification Skills Essential Excellent Window IT skills including, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and, in particular, Excel Ability to manage multiple and complex projects including reporting and tracking of plans and actions Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail and problem-solving skills Proven ability to work independently Ability to work to deadlines Qualifications Essential Educated to relevant degree level in business or IT or equivalent experience. PRINCE2 (Foundation level) or other equivalent project management qualification. PRINCE2 Practitioner level or willing to work towards Desirable Relevant management qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience Experience Essential Project experience in a project/programme environment, preferably within the NHS across multiple projects Desirable Knowledge & experience of monitoring change and facilitating staff in changing their working practices Person Specification Skills Essential Excellent Window IT skills including, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and, in particular, Excel Ability to manage multiple and complex projects including reporting and tracking of plans and actions Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail and problem-solving skills Proven ability to work independently Ability to work to deadlines Qualifications Essential Educated to relevant degree level in business or IT or equivalent experience. PRINCE2 (Foundation level) or other equivalent project management qualification. PRINCE2 Practitioner level or willing to work towards Desirable Relevant management qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience Experience Essential Project experience in a project/programme environment, preferably within the NHS across multiple projects Desirable Knowledge & experience of monitoring change and facilitating staff in changing their working practices Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Address Salford Royal Hospital site Stott Ln, Salford Salford M6 8HD Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)