Job vacancy: Lead Delivery Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area: Delivering complex digital transformational programmes
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Leave cover until end of March 2027 with possibility to extend)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 028-AC108-0626

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Public Health Wales
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £67,583 - £78,530 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/06/2026 23:59
Interview date: 29/06/2026

Lead Delivery Manager

Band 8b

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis.
Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Lead on the delivery of Agile software development for the organisation

Manage, motivate and lead a team of software developers

Direct the software development for large-scale digital products and programmes for a number of different public health services

Leadership and direction of all aspects of software development, testing and architecture, establishing best practices and coding standards and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures

Create, develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategic plans, reflecting a number of competing and complex challenges that may impact across the organisation

Lead discovery phases to ensure that intent and user research are clarified before investing in new platforms

Deliver alpha, beta and live services with energy and efficiency, leading sprint teams, backlogs, and managing the teams change control process

Create an environment for collaboration and empowerment and provide coaching and support to the team

Manage the work of fixed term contractors and third-party consultants in relevant workstreams to include specification of requirements, technical management and performance managing delivery.

Provide expert advice, guidance and training both internally and externally to NHS Wales and partner organisations on system development.

Manage expectations with proactive and clear communication, facilitating discussion and challenging conversations

Help to develop and implement a successful, user-focussed Digital and Data Strategy for the organisation.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Educated to Master’s Degree level/level 7 OR equivalent work of work-based experience and specialist knowledge
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and principles
A working knowledge of systems architecture and standards
User experience design practice and an understanding of how to convey user needs in user stories and development tasks

Desirable criteria

Certification or qualifications in agile or software development methodologies

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of leading and managing software development and delivery teams
Experience of implementing methodologies and policies for governance software and digital delivery
Experience of providing coaching and support to developers and/or delivery managers
Experience of leading DevOps, .Net Frameworks and SQL

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to lead discovery phases on initiatives to define and redefine approaches to digital services
Delivering alpha, beta and live services with energy and efficiency, helping to maintain team stamina levels over many sprints
Directing the software development element of large-scale technical IT projects and programmes
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across multi-functional teams and stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills to manage complex workloads, multi-task in complex and sensitive environments
Excellent Analytical skills in order to investigate and resolve highly complex issues.
Effective interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills

Personal Attributes and Values

Essential criteria

A focus on user needs, accessibility, and equality
Ability to foster a culture of openness and sharing
Ability to concentrate for long periods while designing and developing complex systems when they may be frequent interruptions.

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service.
Ability to work flexible hours when needed.
Ability to work away from base when required.
Able to participate in on-call rota.

Desirable criteria

Welsh Speaker

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job.

Using a generic application or automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, does not usually provide enough personal evidence of your skills and experience relevant to the role. This can make it difficult for us to assess your suitability and will reduce your chances of being shortlisted.

To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert, providing clear evidence and examples to demonstrate how you meet each requirement.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

If you require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Visa routes, please ensure you self‑assess your eligibility for sponsorship for this role before applying.
Check the Skilled Worker visa guidance or Health and Care visa guidance for details on job eligibility, salary, English language, and sponsorship requirements.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.