Senior Digital Delivery Manager
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Senior Digital Delivery Manager
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: England (various sites including Bristol, Barnsley, Liverpool, Manchester, London, Birmingham) - primarily [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Bristol Filton Blood Centre
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Closing Date: 10 May 2026
Job Summary
Taking responsibility for the safe and effective delivery of highly complex technology change, you will play a pivotal role in connecting new blood testing equipment across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] sites into our national digital ecosystem.
Main Duties of the Job
- Team delivery/performance with clear plans and collaboration.
- Agile projects/releases via skilled multi-disciplinary teams (incl. 3rd parties) to time/cost/quality.
- Defining needs into iterative schedules for resource allocation.
- Removing obstacles, leading planning, overseeing tasks/releases.
- Product lifecycle (discovery-live) managing risks/issues/dependencies.
- GDS/NHS standards compliance and live handover.
- Coaching agile/lean skills.
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference. Our three core values are Caring, Expert and Quality.
What We Offer
- Hybrid working arrangements – flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – where the role allows.
- Generous annual leave – 27 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme – NHS Pension Scheme (defined benefit).
- Supportive learning culture – continuous learning and development via Thrive program.
- Health and wellbeing support – occupational health, employee assistance programme, and workplace adjustments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
- Recognised qualifications in agile and traditional project and delivery management methodology (e.g. Agile Project Management, PRINCE2, Certified Scrum Master).
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD).
Experience
- Experience of leading and managing traditional and agile delivery teams across the product lifecycle.
- Experience of leading complex technology projects, motivating multi-disciplinary teams, working with governance bodies.
- Understand the environment, prioritising tasks, managing complex dependencies.
- Remove blockers/impediments, develop plans for difficult situations.
- Experience building delivery teams and managing third-party supplier relationships.
- Knowledge of GDS and NHS Service Standards.
Employer Details
Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Website: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/
Contact for job enquiries: Emyr Adlam - Head of Blood Product Centre - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]; Ian Millar - Head of Business Services (IT) - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Application Process
Apply via the NHS Jobs portal. Closing date: 23:59 on 10 May 2026. Longlisted candidates will submit a short video by 13:00 on 1 June 2026. Interviews will be held in Birmingham on 8 June 2026.