APC Senior Digital Programme Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level in a relevant area of academic practice or equivalent experience working at a commensurate band / level.

Desirable criteria

• To have at least one of the below project management qualifications or equivalent level of experience: • Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner. • PRINCE2 Practitioner. • Managing Successful Programmes Advanced Practitioner. • P3O Practitioner. • APM Registered Project Professional. • Project Leadership Programme. Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to role.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of scoping, designing, implementing and evaluating digital transformational change projects across organisations.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in portfolio and/or programme management environment.

Skills /Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to negotiate on difficult and contentious issues including performance and change.

Desirable criteria

• Excellent communication and presentation skills and an ability to engage successfully with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• An understanding of the NHS England healthcare system and how it is changing.

Desirable criteria

• An understanding of the background and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.

Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.
Documents to download

• Senior Programme Manager - Digital Transformation JD (PDF, 496.3KB)
• Onboarding roadmap (PDF, 91.1KB)
• AI toolkit for candidates (PDF, 1.9MB)