Job vacancy: Digital Programme Manager, Velindre University NHS Trust, Nantgarw

Job summary

Main area: Programme Manager
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term/secondment for 12 months until 30.09.2026)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 120-AC290-0925

Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: VUNHST
Town: Nantgarw
Salary: £56,514 - £63,623 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/09/2025 23:59

Digital Programme Manager

Band 8a

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.

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.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 30/09/2026. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. PLEASE NOTE Applicants will need to get permission from their line manager before submitting their interest, a release form to be included with your application form can be downloaded here. (This form is for the staff member and line manager to complete and return to you)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to relevant Master’s Degree level or equivalent experience.
Registered Portfolio Project Management (PPM) Professional - PRINCE2 and MSP or equivalent experience.
Evidence of continuing professional development
Demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. ECDL Level 2 or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

PRINCE2 Agile practitioner

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a NHS and/or a Charity environment.
Significant management experience, including staff management
Experience of successfully leading and implementing projects / programmes at a national level.
Expertise in delivering project and programme management services and tailoring methodologies to suit the local environment
Experience of managing budgets
Experience of successfully leading and implementing project driven change management
Ability to influence and achieve outcomes where no direct line management
Highly developed interpersonal skills, including facilitating, influencing and negotiating.
Able to secure effective and positive working relationships with key stakeholders including an ability to work closely with people in other disciplines and form professional working relationships
Ability to communicate effectively across different levels of an organisation - communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information to different audiences both internal and external; including formal presentations e.g. to Board / Welsh Government.
Excellent understanding of Project Management, engagement strategies and customer service.
Ability to organise, plan and prioritise complex strategic work programmes to meet appropriate deadlines typically involving other disciplines and organisations
Demonstrate an ability to carry out analysis, interpretation and comparison of complex
change management and service improvement issues within a regulated environment, and to act as an expert reference point
Demonstrate initiative, creativity, flexibility and a personal ethos of continuous improvement.
Show an ability to gain an understanding of other professionals ‘problem solving’ requirements.
Ability to focus, concentrate and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g. changing priorities
Ability to translate strategy into action.

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to watch and listen to and interpret key messages and respond appropriately
Able to effectively and appropriately deal with criticism and challenging people and situations.
Ability to positively and creatively challenge current thinking in order to develop new ways of working promoting effective change to well established operational working practices
Commitment to principles of change management and service modernisation

Other

Essential criteria

Flexible to meet the needs of the service
Able to act independently, decisively and effectively in leading a programme.
Requirement to travel throughout Wales and the UK as and when required.
Ability to work in an unpredictable pattern, with regular interruptions from unexpected or urgent request.

Desirable criteria

Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

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