Clinical Change and Projects Manager inHarrogate inHarrogate PUBLISHED 30 MAY 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Clinical Change & Projects Manager to join our friendly and professional Digital Delivery team.
Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge that will deliver tangible change to the delivery of NHS services?

Do you relish working autonomously but still feel part of team?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Clinical Change & Projects Manager to join our friendly and professional Digital Delivery team. This post will help deliver a number of projects that enable digital change, supported by the delivery of IT technology and systems to improve patient care. We are looking for an experienced, highly organised, dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of a number of projects within our portfolio.

The post holder will have a clinical background and will be a team worker with excellent communication, interpersonal skills and leadership qualities. They will also have good IT skills and project and change management experience, ideally in digital projects. They will also ideally have experience of working within an acute NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will work closely with Clinical, Operational and Digital colleagues to successfully delivery digital change to end users across the Trust.

This role will be based at Harrogate District Hospital, however the role is hybrid and offers the ability to have a balance of being office based and working from home.

Main duties of the job

Provide project and clinical change management for a portfolio of clinical digital projects, identified as part of the Trust's Digital Strategy.

Responsible for establishing robust governance arrangements, producing plans and other documentation, whilst providing guidance for project teams. Ensure communication is maintained between all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, make sure that organisational procedures are adhered to, objectives are identified and met, and benefits realised from the implementation of change.

Ensure that assigned projects produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time and cost constraints and facilitate the full realisation of benefits defined in the business case.

Support clinical business transformation and service improvement work across the organisation enabled by digitally technology. The post holder will provide clinical support, advice and project management for the ongoing development and implementation of digital projects, identified as part of the Trust's Digital Strategy, supporting the delivery of better patient care.

To support the strategic aims of the Trust the post holder will lead engagement and work with a wide range of clinical staff members and teams to promote the use of digital technology in the clinical setting to improve safety, quality, patient and family satisfaction, efficiency in the delivery of care, and overall cost reduction.

About us

The Digital Delivery Team is dynamic team responsible for delivering a wide range of programmes and projects across Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be working alongside a team of project professionals, as well as working closely with many other teams (both clinical and non clinical) across the Trust during the delivery of projects.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Boyes on

Job description
Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Boyes on

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the organisation and operational processes of a range of NHS hospital and community services
  • Knowledge of the NHS Information strategy, software applications, data flows, databases and data standards
  • High standard of general computer literacy and practical experience of MS Office software applications
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the aims and scope of NHS national IT programmes and services, and how they interact with each other and with local Trust IT systems
Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Active clinical registration (doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional)
Desirable

  • Change Management Training and Qualification
  • Project Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience

Essential

  • Active involvement in at least one major intervention to improve care quality within the last 3 years and/or experience of facilitating and leading performance improvement projects and/or programmes of service improvementrience
  • Significant experience as a practising clinician (doctor, nurse or allied health professional)
  • Good knowledge of clinical workflow in inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Practical experience of the planning, organisation and management of information/IT projects
Desirable

  • Project management of NHS Information/IT projects and experience of NHS application systems
Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the organisation and operational processes of a range of NHS hospital and community services
  • Knowledge of the NHS Information strategy, software applications, data flows, databases and data standards
  • High standard of general computer literacy and practical experience of MS Office software applications
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the aims and scope of NHS national IT programmes and services, and how they interact with each other and with local Trust IT systems
Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Active clinical registration (doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional)
Desirable

  • Change Management Training and Qualification
  • Project Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience

Essential

  • Active involvement in at least one major intervention to improve care quality within the last 3 years and/or experience of facilitating and leading performance improvement projects and/or programmes of service improvementrience
  • Significant experience as a practising clinician (doctor, nurse or allied health professional)
  • Good knowledge of clinical workflow in inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Practical experience of the planning, organisation and management of information/IT projects
Desirable

  • Project management of NHS Information/IT projects and experience of NHS application systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Employer's website
Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge that will deliver tangible change to the delivery of NHS services?

Do you relish working autonomously but still feel part of team?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Clinical Change & Projects Manager to join our friendly and professional Digital Delivery team. This post will help deliver a number of projects that enable digital change, supported by the delivery of IT technology and systems to improve patient care. We are looking for an experienced, highly organised, dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the delivery of a number of projects within our portfolio.

The post holder will have a clinical background and will be a team worker with excellent communication, interpersonal skills and leadership qualities. They will also have good IT skills and project and change management experience, ideally in digital projects. They will also ideally have experience of working within an acute NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will work closely with Clinical, Operational and Digital colleagues to successfully delivery digital change to end users across the Trust.

This role will be based at Harrogate District Hospital, however the role is hybrid and offers the ability to have a balance of being office based and working from home.

Main duties of the job

Provide project and clinical change management for a portfolio of clinical digital projects, identified as part of the Trust's Digital Strategy.

Responsible for establishing robust governance arrangements, producing plans and other documentation, whilst providing guidance for project teams. Ensure communication is maintained between all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, make sure that organisational procedures are adhered to, objectives are identified and met, and benefits realised from the implementation of change.

Ensure that assigned projects produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time and cost constraints and facilitate the full realisation of benefits defined in the business case.

Support clinical business transformation and service improvement work across the organisation enabled by digitally technology. The post holder will provide clinical support, advice and project management for the ongoing development and implementation of digital projects, identified as part of the Trust's Digital Strategy, supporting the delivery of better patient care.

To support the strategic aims of the Trust the post holder will lead engagement and work with a wide range of clinical staff members and teams to promote the use of digital technology in the clinical setting to improve safety, quality, patient and family satisfaction, efficiency in the delivery of care, and overall cost reduction.

About us

The Digital Delivery Team is dynamic team responsible for delivering a wide range of programmes and projects across Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be working alongside a team of project professionals, as well as working closely with many other teams (both clinical and non clinical) across the Trust during the delivery of projects.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Boyes on

Job description
Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Boyes on

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the organisation and operational processes of a range of NHS hospital and community services
  • Knowledge of the NHS Information strategy, software applications, data flows, databases and data standards
  • High standard of general computer literacy and practical experience of MS Office software applications
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the aims and scope of NHS national IT programmes and services, and how they interact with each other and with local Trust IT systems
Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Active clinical registration (doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional)
Desirable

  • Change Management Training and Qualification
  • Project Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience

Essential

  • Active involvement in at least one major intervention to improve care quality within the last 3 years and/or experience of facilitating and leading performance improvement projects and/or programmes of service improvementrience
  • Significant experience as a practising clinician (doctor, nurse or allied health professional)
  • Good knowledge of clinical workflow in inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Practical experience of the planning, organisation and management of information/IT projects
Desirable

  • Project management of NHS Information/IT projects and experience of NHS application systems
Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the organisation and operational processes of a range of NHS hospital and community services
  • Knowledge of the NHS Information strategy, software applications, data flows, databases and data standards
  • High standard of general computer literacy and practical experience of MS Office software applications
Desirable

  • Knowledge of the aims and scope of NHS national IT programmes and services, and how they interact with each other and with local Trust IT systems
Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Active clinical registration (doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional)
Desirable

  • Change Management Training and Qualification
  • Project Management Training and Qualification in a waterfall project management methodology (i.e. Prince 2, APM)
Experience

Essential

  • Active involvement in at least one major intervention to improve care quality within the last 3 years and/or experience of facilitating and leading performance improvement projects and/or programmes of service improvementrience
  • Significant experience as a practising clinician (doctor, nurse or allied health professional)
  • Good knowledge of clinical workflow in inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Practical experience of the planning, organisation and management of information/IT projects
Desirable

  • Project management of NHS Information/IT projects and experience of NHS application systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate

HG2 7SX

Employer's website


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