Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We require a Senior Digital Project Manager, with excellent project management experience, as well as technical knowledge, to work as part of a dynamic and agile Infrastructure team.
The post holder will be responsible for running technical projects and programmes, both internally and for our customer base.
As a Senior Digital Project Manager you will need to provide budget and financial assurance for your portfolio of projects, ensuring value for money from project resources.
You will manage and monitor individual related project budgets, monitoring costs, expenditure and benefits.
As an individual you will have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate in both a technical and non-technical language. You will maintain effective engagement with customers and project team members in a variety of formats, so the progress of the project at each stage is understood and managed.
Main duties of the job
Evaluates complex situations using multiple sources of information to validate and interpret.
Manages and appropriately escalates: risks, issues, and changes associated to the project delivery
Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams and interact with all levels
Analysis, planning, developing requirements documents, building functional models, developing procedures, developing functional architectures, and other related management and technical duties
Assigns and monitor work of technical personnel, ensuring that project steps are in alignment with business objectives, on-time and within budget
Creates a method of change management including ownership of documentation, communication plans, process training, etc.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft. nhs. uk)
Details
Date posted
21 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Pro Rata Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
253-1026-8336840
Job locations
Russell Hall’s Hospital
Pensnett Road
Dudley
DY1 2HQ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Evaluates complex situations using multiple sources of information to validate and interpret.
Manages and appropriately escalates: risks, issues, and changes associated to the project delivery
Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams and interact with all levels
Analysis, planning, developing requirements documents, building functional models, developing procedures, developing functional architectures, and other related management and technical duties
Assigns and monitor work of technical personnel, ensuring that project steps are in alignment with business objectives, on-time and within budget
Creates a method of change management including ownership of documentation, communication plans, process training, etc.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of Project Management and evidence of delivering complex large projects
- Experience of line management duty and leading project teams
- Experience of leading business realisation with a clear focus on patient experience and outcomes
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff from a variety of backgrounds
- Ability to working to regular, tight deadlines
- Robust risk management experience
- Ability to forward plan, experience of succession planning and experience of assessing digital maturity within an organisation
- Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with post graduate qualification or experience in an IT project management-related subject
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience of managing high profile contentious projects within an Acute Trust
- Experience of working within a PMO and following PMO processes
- Excellent Microsoft Project and Visio skills
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
- Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.
- Flexible working,
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