Programme Manager Digital - Waverley Court

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Programme Manager – Digital
Waverley Court 

Salary: £57,042 - £68,152 per year
Hours: 36 per week

Edinburgh Integration Joint Board is undergoing its most ambitious change programme since its inception to transform health and social care for the people of Edinburgh. We are looking for skilled and motivated candidates to join a growing internal change team.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced digital programme manager to coordinate, develop and manage a significant digital transformation programme for the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board. This is a full-time permanent position.

You will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a strategic and operational digital transformation programme which will include a number of projects aimed at maximising digital innovation and improvement within health and social care services. You will take account of the organisation’s digital ambitions and the need for ongoing modernisation of our digital infrastructure, products, strategy and information management. This will include:

• Responsibility for driving a programme of digital innovation projects which improve both internal digital skills and capability for staff, and also the direct provision of health and social care services and supports via digital solutions including telehealth and technology enabled care;

• Establishing and delivering projects to increase the range and uptake of digital technology-enabled care solutions to support citizens to remain independent in their own homes for longer;

• Overseeing the development of staff awareness and training programmes to accelerate digital readiness and upskill staff to confidently deliver services;

• Reviewing existing digital systems and solutions, identifying gaps and developing opportunities for improvement.

You will have oversight and management of the overall digital programme and also directly lead on projects and initiatives within the programme that support the EHSCP’s digital transformation objectives.

You will be responsible for ensuring that robust business cases and clear plans are developed, and risks and dependencies are well managed.

You will develop project proposals which will deliver significant benefits, including financial savings of up to £5m, and monitoring project and programme budgets and benefits realisation.

You should have previous experience of building successful, collaborative relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholder groups. You will work closely with professionals from across the business and other partners to identify and develop proposals and support project delivery. You should have excellent communication, engagement and presentation skills and the ability to present complex information with confidence both verbally and in writing.

This is an integrated post and the successful candidate will be able to choose between NHS Lothian employment and City of Edinburgh Council terms and conditions of employment. This includes salary.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

NHS Lothian Terms and Conditions

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £56,992 - £61,522

Hours: 37.5

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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