Digital Project Manager

Overview

Join an ambitious Digital Health Service driving transformation across Lancashire & South Cumbria. Our programmes are modernising care pathways, improving patient and staff experience, and enabling smarter, connected ways of working. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Project Management Team within Digital Health. We are seeking a motivated, well‑organised Digital Project Manager to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of digital‑enabled change across Lancashire and South Cumbria’s clinical services.

Reporting to the Senior Digital Project Manager, this role is part of the programme delivery team, working closely with Digital Health Leads, clinical teams, managers, business analysts, and external partners to deliver key digital initiatives. The role also includes line management and mentoring of Digital Junior Project Manager(s). The Digital Project Manager will lead the end‑to‑end delivery of complex digital projects, creating and managing robust project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.

The role includes establishing effective processes to track progress, report risks and deviations, and outline mitigating actions to the Digital Health Lead and Programme Team. The post‑holder will maintain accurate project documentation throughout the lifecycle and coordinate delivery across multiple networks and localities, ensuring high‑quality outcomes within agreed timescales and budgets.

You will bring experience in delivering and enhancing Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems and related digital technologies, such as mobile apps, telemedicine platforms, wearable devices, and AI tools. You will also have experience managing complex infrastructure and software upgrades for critical systems, ensuring data security and integrity, and supporting the safe mobilisation and de‑mobilisation of clinical services, including secure data transfer.

The team offers strong development opportunities, including leadership programmes, digital skills training, and career progression. LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time. The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do.

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LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Vicky Bagshaw

Job title:

Project Manager
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