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Digital Project Support Manager
Grade
Band 6
Contract
27 months (fixed term/secondment)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This is a hybrid working role, with a minimum requirement to work from the various Velindre University NHS Trust locations, 2 to 3 days each week (with flexibility to be at various sites on additional days for events and meetings as required by the organisation). Remaining working days are to be remote working. Interviews for this post will be required in person on site)
Job ref
120-AC804-0525
Employer
Velindre University NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Velindre NHS Trust
Town
Nantgarw
Salary
£37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/06/2025 23:59

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Digital Project Support Manager

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Accountable

and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.

Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.

For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.

 Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

Passionate about how digital can transform healthcare, for our donors, patients and colleagues? We have an exciting Digital Services team opportunity for a Project Support Manager, to work collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales, to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services. 

 We are in an exciting period of change including opening a new world class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment along with delivery of cancer care closer to home at regional sites. For the Welsh Blood Service, we are transforming blood and transplant services, improving current capabilities alongside developing new services including plasma for medicines. 

 An ambitious digital strategy underpins this, which will revolutionise the way in which we deliver services – from co-producing innovative technologies, working on digital inclusion, to embedding data & insight into our everyday Our team are here to deliver new digital solutions and excellent everyday digital service, to improve services and outcomes 

This post is fixed term/secondment for 27 months due to project work

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

 To work as part of the Digital Programmes Team and be responsible for managing your own Digital projects, with the support of a Digital Portfolio Project Manager

To be actively involved in the setting of the operational, technical and strategic objectives of the project

Identify and reconcile key stakeholder interests in the project
Understand and clarify the project scope and definition of work products in order to plan effectively

Identify, assess and prioritise risk associated with the project
Assess project feasibility and negotiate necessary amendments with the Digital Portfolio Project Manager

Run the day to day tasks of those projects to provide successful outcomes as defined in the scope and benefits documentation

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/ 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level and Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent experience
  • Prince 2 Foundation (formal or informal, or willing to work towards attainment)
  • Evidence of further development – education/training
Desirable criteria
  • Agile training (formal or informal, or willing to work towards attainment)
  • An understanding of the use and benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) within a healthcare setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Delivered in a project environment
  • Demonstrable Team management skills
  • Track record of problem solving in a project management environment
  • Competent in the use of desktop applications
  • Good report drafting skills and action point recording
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Project Teams
  • Demonstrable good written and oral communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to travel to different sites
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of planning and managing work packages or projects with low complexity with successful delivery within time and cost
  • Good knowledge of computer skills and of Microsoft Office Suite, Project with the ability to master new applications
  • Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects, e.g. PRINCE 2
  • Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in health care
  • Knowledge of the procurement process, including contract negotiations particularly in relation to IT procurements
  • An understanding of Service design principles

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elin Griffiths
Job title
Assistant Director of Digital Programmes
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For more information about the Digital Project Support Manager role please contact; Elin Griffiths, Programme Manager [email protected] 

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