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Digital Programme Manager
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
848-BHC-045-26
Employer
Bromley Healthcare
Employer type
NHS
Site
Central Court
Town
Orpington
Salary
£61,631 - £68,623 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/02/2026 23:59
Interview date
02/03/2026

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Bromley Healthcare logo

Digital Programme Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

 

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Digital Programme Manager

£61,631 - £68,623 per annum

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of digital and technology (IT) change & transformation projects for Bromley Healthcare including AI Tools, IT Infrastructure Modernisation (network, data centre and telephony upgrades), Cyber Security Enhancements, IT & Enterprise Service Management expansion, AV upgrades, Microsoft365 service deployment end user computing hardware refresh & PC build modernisation and new digital apps and services sourcing and implementation. 

Are you an energetic and passionate technology change professional wanting to help improve the lives of people in Southeast London?

We are seeking a Digital Programme Manager to join our team to deliver a digital change and transformation programme and manage the resulting state-of-the-art technology services so that Bromley Healthcare are able to leverage latest technology and data to improve patient outcomes and community healthcare services.

Come and be part of the team driving improvements that to help Londoners live healthier and longer lives!

Main duties of the job

·         Take ownership of all aspects of IT and Digital projects, programme and portfolio management including monitoring of budgets, reporting and business case development

·         Lead on change management and stakeholder engagement for the portfolio

·         Manage the relevant digital and technology roadmaps and associated benefits realisation plan

·         Maintain, develop and champion specialist knowledge on project management and business analysis techniques and processes

·         Be responsible for parallel project management of number of complex Digital projects, typically to deliver a specific product or transformation via a multi-disciplinary team

·         Enable BHC to identify and exploit new technologies and processes

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme,  access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.    To take responsibility for the definition, documentation, and successful completion of all BHC IT and Digital projects, directing and counselling project team members, and advising users as necessary on all phases providing hands-on delivery when required. 

2.    Be responsible for parallel project management of number of complex Digital projects, typically to deliver a specific product or transformation via a multi-disciplinary team. 

3.    Determine business requirements and translating requirements into project and operational plans and deliverables. 

4.    To ensure that realistic project, quality, and risk plans are prepared and maintained for projects and sub-projects. 

5.    Accountable for planning, structuring, leading and executing projects. Responsible for managing the project teams. 

6.    Monitoring, updating and reporting against the schedule to BHC governance. 

7.    Determine, monitor, and review all portfolio decisions, including costs, budgets, resourcing requirements, risks and ensure that there are appropriate and effective governance arrangements, supported by comprehensive reporting. 

8.    Provide effective change leadership to the CTO/Digital function, taking appropriate action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances. This will include resource planning of specialist or expert resources across projects. 

9.    Advise and lead on the procurement of IT systems and supply contract negotiations as appropriate. 

10.  Lead on change management, including workshops with key stakeholders, effective communications and engagement and ensuring staff are brought along the change journey. Integrating new capabilities into the organisation in a way that is sensitive to and fully compatible with business operations, including planning around key business cycles.

11.  Work with user management, reviewing proposed benefits and risks in the new/redesigned processes, confirming the acceptance criteria for these processes, and ensuring that they are properly documented in the business justification. 

12.  Identify opportunities for improvement to process and documentation, ensuring the change and demand function is always performing at its best and that Lessons Learned are captured and communicated. 

13.  To manage relevant project, programme and portfolio budgets of up to £3m.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to or with experience equivalent to a degree level qualification
  • Prince2/PMI/APM or equivalent professional qualification and/or Agile/Scrum qualfication

Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Continuing IT Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Recruitment and Performance Management training

Specifica Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge & experience in use of Microsoft365 and CoPilot
  • Knowledge & experience in use of AI Tools
  • Knowledge & experience in use of IT infrastructure (networking, data centre and telephony),
  • Knowledge & experience in use of Cyber Security
  • Knowledge & experience in use of End user computing & Common IT applications
  • Good verbal, listening, written communication skill, Good organisational , negotiation, persuasion & Good presentation skills
  • Ability to work in a structured and systematic manner, Proven problem solving skills and Ability to prioritise workloads, deliver results and meet deadlines whilst under pressure
  • Knowledge & experience in use of Project Management software
  • Able to articulate subject matter expertise confidently and authoritatively and translate it for a range of audiences in clear plain language, Attention to detail,Good Analytical Skills & Able to deliver bad news confidently and in a constructive manner
  • Coaching & training skills
Desirable criteria
  • Good numeracy skills and an ability to use statistics appropriately
  • NHSMail / NHS.net Connect Shared Microsoft Tenancy
  • Knowledge of Celoxis Project Management Tool

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 5 Years Technical Project Management Experience
  • 2 Years Programme/Portfolio Management experience
Desirable criteria
  • IT Project & Programme Management within NHS environment

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Determined and self-motivated, with genuine interest in subject matter
  • •Able to work effectively in a complex multi professional environment with limited resources
  • Confidence and resilience, Willingness to learn and develop as well as Proactive and innovative thinker

Information Technology/Information Governance

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT and IG skills and awarenes
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Healthroster & Civica Scheduling

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Name
Patrick Montgomery
Job title
Chief Technology Officer
Email address
[email protected]
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