Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Digital Transformation Programme Manager

The closing date is 02 June 2025

Job summary

The Digital Transformation Programme Manager will support the Assistant Director for Digital Transformation in devising and executing programmes of projects to deliver digital solutions across the organisation. They will work alongside the Assistant Director of Digital Transformation and other members of the Senior Management Team in devising a digital roadmap that delivers the objectives of local and national digital strategies.

They will ensure that the highest standards of project management are maintained and have in place those systems necessary to ensure that the UHB effectively and efficiently plans, organises and implements projects on time and on budget. The post holder will personally lead highly complex projects or those of high sensitivity and importance, particularly those affecting a broad range of departments or those directly concerned with the delivery of improvements to patient care.

The post holder will support the Assistant Director of Digital Transformation in the management of budgets associated with programmes and projects that fall under their umbrella.

The Digital Transformation Programme Manager will lead and manage dedicated programme and project management staff.

The post holder will represent the Health Board in the National Programme Leads Group and other relevant national boards and groups to ensure Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) is well placed to influence the national direction of digital solutions

Main duties of the job

  • The Digital Transformation Programme Manager is responsible for:
  • Leading on the development of Digital Transformation business cases.
  • Playing a key role in the digital business transformation of the Health
  • Board.
  • Assisting the Assistant Director for Digital Transformation on the plan
  • to transition the organisation from local/national clinical informatics
  • solutions, to the best of breed ensuring clinical staff have easy and
  • secure access to electronic patient records at the point of care.
  • Actively promoting the effective use of information and technology at all
  • levels within the Health Board.
  • Working with the Assistant Director of Digital Transformation and the
  • Senior Management Team to enhance service delivery and promote
  • digital transformation.
  • Securing, planning and managing financial, human and physical
  • resources for Digital Transformation Programmes
  • Communicating complex technologies, promoting new ways of working to clinical staff, Board Directors and all levels of staff throughout the organisation.
  • Working collaboratively with clinicians and managers throughout the organisation to ensure appropriate investment for Digital & Data and to maximise benefits to clinicians and patients.
  • Contribute to Information Governance by assessing and communicating risks related to the handling of data and information and ensuring sensitive information is dealt with in legal, secure, efficient and effective ways.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC100-0525

Job locations

Willianstow Hub

Dinas Isaf Industrial Estate

Williamstown

CF40 1XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

This post is Fixed Term for 3 years due to funding

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

This post is Fixed Term for 3 years due to funding

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive specialist knowledge & expertise of a range of disciplines e.g. information systems, performance management, human resources, project management. This level of knowledge would have been gained over a significant period in addition to specialist training.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level in an Informatics/ICT related subject or equivalent experience
  • PRINCE2 training (formal or informal)
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive specialist knowledge & expertise of a range of disciplines e.g. information systems, performance management, human resources, project management. This level of knowledge would have been gained over a significant period in addition to specialist training.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level in an Informatics/ICT related subject or equivalent experience
  • PRINCE2 training (formal or informal)

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Willianstow Hub

Dinas Isaf Industrial Estate

Williamstown

CF40 1XX


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Willianstow Hub

Dinas Isaf Industrial Estate

Williamstown

CF40 1XX


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Director for Digital Transformation

Suzanne Rodgers

suzanne.rodgers@wales.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC100-0525

Job locations

Willianstow Hub

Dinas Isaf Industrial Estate

Williamstown

CF40 1XX


Supporting documents

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