Corporate Digital Programme Manager

Corporate Digital Programme ManagerNHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area

Digital Transformation

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract

12 months (Secondment or fixed term)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

435-1LSC-BTH-51.26

Site

Flexible across Lancashire & South Cumbria

Town

Blackpool

Salary

£66,582 - £77,368 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

11/11/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

The post holder will work as a key senior member of the people and digital teams in One LSC, and as a key stakeholder for retained people services across the Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria, to develop and implement the strategic corporate digital vision; improving user experience, cost efficiency and productivity and enabling the transformation of corporate services.

The post holder will be the key point of contact with NHSE and NHS BSA for partnership work associated with Transforming People Services & NHS Future Workforce Solution technical architecture, including digital identity and access management, and digital assistants. They will programme manage the LSC wide Unified Corporate Service Platform transformation programme, working with Trusts, One LSC, and the supplier. This is a highly specialised, leadership and technical role requiring in depth knowledge and understanding of digital systems, technical and data architecture, and their interface with service design and delivery.

The post holder will work as a key senior member of the people and digital teams in One LSC, and as a key stakeholder for retained people services across the Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria, to develop and implement the strategic corporate digital vision; improving user experience, cost efficiency and productivity and enabling the transformation of corporate services.

Strategy and vision

1. Lead on the delivery and implementation of the LSC approved Corporate Digital target operating model and vision, ensuring the vision is collaborative, technically viable and inclusive of related local, regional and national visions, striving for a unified approach.

2. Partner with NHSE and others to develop replicable technical blueprints for corporate digital and people digital identity and access management, that align with the NHS 10 year plan and transforming people services programme.

3. Programme manage the technical enablement of corporate digital transformation across LSC through the Unified Corporate Service Platform programme.

Programme management

1. Responsible for the planning, implementation, and delivery of the unified corporate service platform and corporate digital programme across Lancashire & South Cumbria, including business case, strategy and programme management.

2. Ensure technical and strategic alignment with the Lancashire & South Cumbria Northern Star digital programme.

3. Lead change management programmes that enable the effective deployment and adoption of corporate digital systems and architecture across Lancashire & South Cumbria.

4. Programme and project management to ensure delivery of key milestones.

5. Effective stakeholder engagement and management (internal and external to Lancashire & South Cumbria)

6. Benefits identification and realisation, through effective business case development and deployment.

7. Chair relevant programme meetings, providing assurance on key delivery milestones.

8. Programme risk management, ensuring appropriate identification, description, scoring, mitigation and escalation arrangements.

9. Implement governance structures that ensure digital projects and programme(s) are delivered within scope, time, quality and budget

10. Develop and / or adhere to relevant policies and frameworks e.g. for risk assessment, clinical safety, Cyber Security, Information Governance and quality assurance processes.

11. Lead the programme within inputs from a wide network of expert stakeholders across local, regional central, and industry bodies to drive innovation

Finance & commercials

1. Management of programme budgets and funding allocated by strategic partners, including NHSE.

2. Development and implementation of business cases required to deliver the programme, ensuring value for money, return on investment and additional benefits realisation.

3. Oversee the financial management of the digital programme, ensuring strategic allocation of budgets and resources in a way that is compliant with Standing Financial Instructions.

4. Commission technical support as required for the programme.

5. Work with procurement and industry to ensure oversight for the selecting, procuring, and implementation of digital technologies and systems in the programmes. Work closely with procurement and digital leaders to ensure technical solutions meet requirements and adhere to the highest data governance, cybersecurity, and compliance standards.

Stakeholder activities

1. Implement effective stakeholder engagement and management strategies, recognising the highly complex nature of the programme - affecting all end users across LSC, corporate services and digital professionals, line managers and leaders.

2. Ensure effective communication, engagement and change agency, recognising that digital change often needs to address significant barriers to understanding, prioritisation, adoption and accessibility.

3. Act as a primary conduit between digital and people leaders in the ICS for transformational corporate digital programmes, creating a culture of collaboration and innovation between groups across the region and providing expert advice

Technical

1. Ensure the appropriate governance and technical expertise is in place to deliver the technical interoperability requirements.

2. Analysis of highly complex technical data and business processes to determine the most suitable systems, products and processes for the digital programmes; ensuring maximum productivity and efficiency within services and end user environments.

3. Ensure information governance, cyber security, data access and data migration requirements are in...