Job summary Programme Manager - PTC: Epic/Digital Role for 18 months to oversea technical and digital programme delivery of Evelina PTC - Children's Cancer Centre We are looking for experienced Programme Manager's to join the Evelina PTC - Children's Cancer Centre Programme hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Important This post requires extensive programme management experience leading complex technical transformation programmes of work and exceptional customer and stakeholder management expertise. Ideal candidate will have delivered technical change programmes, such as data migration, digital transformation of clinical workflows or 3rd party interface delivery for Electronic Health Care (such as Epic), within the NHS. Main duties of the job We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Programme Manager to join the IT Clinical Systems Directorate to be responsible for leading the technical programme delivery of the PTC - Children's Cancer Centre including leading the design, development and roll out of integrated and specialist digital solutions. This is an opportunity to lead the programme delivery for the Epic/Digital transition of a specialist Children's Cancer service into the Apollo Epic and related digital solutions that are in place across multiple sites, supporting more than 50,000 staff, at GSTT, KCH and partner organisations. This technical programme management role will focus on the programme delivery of new digital workflows and functionality, to launch the Evelina's Principle Treatment Centre. The programme delivery will cover a range of projects including: Networks/Integration/Interface technical delivery, Diagnostics workflows including MDI integration/rollout, Epic Clinical Workflows, Epic Admin workflows, Informatics/Data and Reporting, Data Migration, Operational/Training and readiness delivery. About us Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) are two of London's largest and busiest teaching hospitals, with a long and proud history, international reputations for their speciality services, teaching and research excellence, and a strong profile of local services to local residents in south east London. Together the Trusts have an annual turnover of nearly £3bn and employ around 50,000 staff, with main GSTT sites at St Thomas' Hospital and Guy's Hospital, and main KCH sites at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Bromley and Orpington Hospital. The two Trusts share a Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) and a vision for digital services that are lean and agile, that maximise the benefits of a shared service operating model, and deliver the digital ambition for both Trusts. This ambition is supported by a forward-looking and strategic approach, and significant investment in a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) which works across both Trusts to transform the way technology and data is used across our services. This role works within the IT Clinical System Directorate and works to the Head of Digital Training, Delivery and Transformation (who is the IT/Epic/Digital accountable lead for the PTC Programme). Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £70,387 to £93,773 a year per annum incl. HCA Contract Fixed term Duration 18 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 196-SMT1703 Job locations Education Centre 75-79 York Road, Waterloo London SE1 7NJ Job description Job responsibilities We are seeking an individual with a strong aptitude for technical programme delivery and complex stakeholder engagement to ensure design and implementation is in accordance with the clinical digital requirements and workflow specifications. Key experience includes: Extensive experience overseeing complex technical working groups with wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders to develop implementable technical solutions, generating trackable deliverables and overseeing multiple projects for delivery. Extensive expertise to lead workshops and deep-dive technical planning sessions with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers to create implementable technical solutions with clinical and operational approval. Exceptional customer service leadership approach championing use of outcome-based workshops and decision-making governance (to ensure clear decision log management, transparent options appraisal and selection of technical solutions) with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers. Equally as important to these skills will be your deep understanding of clinical digital workflow and processes required in an acute NHS Trust and/or community setting, particularly cancer services, children's services, pharmacy operational and clinical workflows. You must be able to juggle multiple, sometimes conflicting deadlines and maintain strong working relationships across the wider end user community as well as others within the programme team. Demonstrable and extensive experience in technical programme management and/or change management methodologies and techniques are essential. Extensive experience in leading technical change within the NHS is highly desired. These roles will require Cross-site working, based at Education Centre (3 days on site minimum, 2 days WFH) with 2-4 days per month at partner organisation sites (e.g. Royal Marsden, GOSH, UCLH and St Georges). Job description Job responsibilities We are seeking an individual with a strong aptitude for technical programme delivery and complex stakeholder engagement to ensure design and implementation is in accordance with the clinical digital requirements and workflow specifications. Key experience includes: Extensive experience overseeing complex technical working groups with wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders to develop implementable technical solutions, generating trackable deliverables and overseeing multiple projects for delivery. Extensive expertise to lead workshops and deep-dive technical planning sessions with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers to create implementable technical solutions with clinical and operational approval. Exceptional customer service leadership approach championing use of outcome-based workshops and decision-making governance (to ensure clear decision log management, transparent options appraisal and selection of technical solutions) with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers. Equally as important to these skills will be your deep understanding of clinical digital workflow and processes required in an acute NHS Trust and/or community setting, particularly cancer services, children's services, pharmacy operational and clinical workflows. You must be able to juggle multiple, sometimes conflicting deadlines and maintain strong working relationships across the wider end user community as well as others within the programme team. Demonstrable and extensive experience in technical programme management and/or change management methodologies and techniques are essential. Extensive experience in leading technical change within the NHS is highly desired. These roles will require Cross-site working, based at Education Centre (3 days on site minimum, 2 days WFH) with 2-4 days per month at partner organisation sites (e.g. Royal Marsden, GOSH, UCLH and St Georges). Person Specification Qualifications/Education Essential Relevant Masters / MBA, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) to practitioner level or equivalent Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development. Project management qualifications: PRINCE2 Practitioner MSP Practitioner or Certificate in PPM; or APM Certificated Project Manager; or PMI Project (PMP) or PMI Programme Professional (PgMP) Desirable ITIL Foundation qualification Relevant/significant leadership experience in the delivery of large scale configuration management Previous Experience Essential Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment. Technical programme management experience including: leading complex programmes involving: interrelated work streams, several companies or organisation units, a number of disciplines and the application of various project management methods leading complex programmes involving: interrelated work streams, several companies or organisation units, a number of disciplines and the application of various project management methods Expertise leading workshops, deep-dive technical planning sessions with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers, to create implementable technical solutions with clinical and operational approval. Exceptional customer service leadership approach championing use of outcome-based workshops and decision-making governance (to ensure clear decision log management, transparent options appraisal and selection of technical solutions) with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers Experience managing 3 project managers and multiple technical working groups with associated highlight reports, risk/issue management and escalation Expertise in development of Programme Initiation Document for the Programme and associated workstreams in conjunction with stakeholders and identification of critical deliverables, programme dependencies -Oversight of RAID Logs, Action plans -Oversight of detailed technical delivery requirements, deliverables and management of dependencies and cross-organisational deliverables Demonstrable experience of making significant judgements involving highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis and interpretation from a range of options. Desirable Knowledge of technical solutions and digital workflows for Cancer, Pharmacy, and Children's Services Skills and Knowledge Essential Expert knowledge of operations and / or programme management methodologies and techniques Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner with the confidence to manage differing views in order to achieve change and Improvement. Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines both internally and externally. Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to effectively present to senior staff and external professional bodies. Desirable Specialist in at least one of Lean Thinking; Six Sigma; BPR; or Systems Thinking EDI Essential Commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration Person Specification Qualifications/Education Essential Relevant Masters / MBA, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) to practitioner level or equivalent Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development. Project management qualifications: PRINCE2 Practitioner MSP Practitioner or Certificate in PPM; or APM Certificated Project Manager; or PMI Project (PMP) or PMI Programme Professional (PgMP) Desirable ITIL Foundation qualification Relevant/significant leadership experience in the delivery of large scale configuration management Previous Experience Essential Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment. Technical programme management experience including: leading complex programmes involving: interrelated work streams, several companies or organisation units, a number of disciplines and the application of various project management methods leading complex programmes involving: interrelated work streams, several companies or organisation units, a number of disciplines and the application of various project management methods Expertise leading workshops, deep-dive technical planning sessions with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers, to create implementable technical solutions with clinical and operational approval. Exceptional customer service leadership approach championing use of outcome-based workshops and decision-making governance (to ensure clear decision log management, transparent options appraisal and selection of technical solutions) with senior stakeholders including clinicians, operational, technical leads and third-party suppliers Experience managing 3 project managers and multiple technical working groups with associated highlight reports, risk/issue management and escalation Expertise in development of Programme Initiation Document for the Programme and associated workstreams in conjunction with stakeholders and identification of critical deliverables, programme dependencies -Oversight of RAID Logs, Action plans -Oversight of detailed technical delivery requirements, deliverables and management of dependencies and cross-organisational deliverables Demonstrable experience of making significant judgements involving highly complex facts or situations requiring analysis and interpretation from a range of options. Desirable Knowledge of technical solutions and digital workflows for Cancer, Pharmacy, and Children's Services Skills and Knowledge Essential Expert knowledge of operations and / or programme management methodologies and techniques Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner with the confidence to manage differing views in order to achieve change and Improvement. Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines both internally and externally. Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to effectively present to senior staff and external professional bodies. Desirable Specialist in at least one of Lean Thinking; Six Sigma; BPR; or Systems Thinking EDI Essential Commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration 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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Address Education Centre 75-79 York Road, Waterloo London SE1 7NJ Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)