Project Manager

Job summary

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.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.


With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.


We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.


Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.


For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

Job 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

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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.

Job description

Job 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

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post

SKILLS

Essential

• Have experience of managing a team, ideally management of project or service support teams
• Have experience of delivering change management technology
• Have experience of analysing and forecasting staff and budgets
• Have experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners
• Have experience of supporting executive level Project Boards
• Be competent with the Microsoft Office Suite

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Have experience of managing multiple complex projects
• Have a good understanding of Trust policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Hold a current recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent level of qualification or experience e.g. IT, Business, Health or have substantial experience in a relevant post

SKILLS

Essential

• Have experience of managing a team, ideally management of project or service support teams
• Have experience of delivering change management technology
• Have experience of analysing and forecasting staff and budgets
• Have experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners
• Have experience of supporting executive level Project Boards
• Be competent with the Microsoft Office Suite

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Have experience of managing multiple complex projects
• Have a good understanding of Trust policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience of managing projects in other organisations of similar size and complexity within or outside of the NHS

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Hold a current recognised project management qualification, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent experience in project management techniques

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 .


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. .


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 .


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. .

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE1 4LP



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