Digital Services Business Change and Portfolio Delivery Manager

Job summary

The Business Change and Portfolio Delivery Manager will be responsible for overseeing digital project delivery, change and transformation, including the identification, monitoring, tracking, and realisation of benefits. This role involves engaging with colleagues to facilitate user co-design of new processes and ensuring change assurance by aligning change management functions across digital, clinical, and Trust services. The post holder must ensure compliance with NHS technical standards and will have accountability for staff, including line management and professional supervision of digital change delivery staff, as well as occasional matrix management of digital portfolio project staff. They will also act as the Deputy Head of Digital Transformation and will manage relationships across Digital Services to provide an excellent Programme Management service

Main duties of the job

To develop comprehensive programme plans and capacity management reports

To provide effective Programme and portfolio Management, ensuring the coordinated implementation of a number of projects that impact across the Trust

Resolve issues that arise as part of the programme management process, handling complex, sensitive and contentious information in an appropriate manner.

Ensure effective stakeholder engagement and communications for managed projects.

Produce progress reports as required.

Prepare and present project updates and progress reviews to senior level meetings across the Trust and to other stakeholder groups as required, maintaining Programme Plans, Gantt charts and process maps.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

327-25-1003

Job locations

Edward Jenner Court

Pioneer Avenue Gloucester Business Park

Brockworth, GL4 3AW

GL4 3AW

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