Project and programme management
The NHS is investing heavily in digitisation and health informatics projects are at the forefront of continuously improving patient care.
Project and programme managers in health informatics work on projects such as delivering digital systems for staff to record, analyse, extract and use data for the benefit of patients; improving the way information is shared across healthcare organisations, or developing a healthcare app.
This page has information about the opportunities and roles in project and programme management within health informatics.
Working life
Much of the work will involve the development and implementation of new IT systems or applications, such as on-line patient records or systems that support the integration of hospital and community services. You will be responsible for ensuring that projects are delivered within quality, time and cost constraints.
Roles
Explore some of the roles in project and programme management in health informatics:
Business analyst
A business analyst investigates and improves an organisation’s structures, systems and processes. Their work will involve:
- interviewing key stakeholders such as healthcare professionals and senior managers
- reviewing documentation
- monitoring current live IT systems and environments
- looking at the functionality and data structure of information systems
- analysing structures, systems processes and policies
- co-ordinating and drafting performance and similar reports of current systems
- making improvements to IT systems as a result of their analysis
Programme and project support officer
A programme and project support officer provides support to management teams for one or more programmes or projects. Their role is likely to include:
- setting up and maintaining project documentation
- producing project reports
- carrying out research and development to support the project(s) or programme(s)
- monitoring project risks and achievement of milestones.
Senior project or programme manager
A senior project or programme manager leads and manages complex projects that deliver benefits to health and healthcare. Their role is likely to include:
- planning and securing resources for the project or programme
- managing the project or programme team
- identifying and managing risks
- ensuring the project or programme stays on track and delivers on time
- building, sustaining and facilitating relationships with project or programme stakeholders
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Most project and programme management jobs in the NHS are covered by Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scales. This pay system covers all staff except doctors, dentists and the most senior managers. ICT staff in the NHS will usually work standard hours of 37.5 per week. Terms and conditions for non-NHS employers and contractors will vary.
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There are opportunities to progress your career into senior management roles. Most NHS organisations now have chief information officers who lead the delivery of knowledge managment systems locally. Find out more about the training and development opportunities in programme and project management.
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Most NHS organisations advertise their job and apprenticeship vacancies on NHS Jobs. You can find some current vacancies below.
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Project Support Officer - Strategic Projects
Brighton and Hove, BN2 5JJ
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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Information Analyst
Crewe, CW1 4QJ
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Technical Business Analyst
London, W1T 6LP
- Salary :
- £53608.48 to £58969.32
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- MSI Reproductive Choices
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Digital Business Analyst
Nantgarw, CF15 7QZ
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Velindre University NHS Trust
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Business Analyst (XN07)
Leeds, LS9 7TF
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals
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Senior Business Analyst
England, S75 3FG
- Salary :
- £55690.00 to £62682.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- NHS Blood and Transplant
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Project Manager
Bodelwyddan, LL185UJ
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Project Manager
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Manager
Cardiff, CF15 7QQ
- Salary :
- £39263.00 to £47280.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
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Project Manager
Axbridge,, BS26 2BJ
- Salary :
- £43000.00 to £50000.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- North Sedgemoor PCN
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Senior Information Analyst
Middlesbrough, TS6 0SZ
- Salary :
- £29970.00 to £36483.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Manager
Bodelwyddan, LL185UJ
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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Project Manager
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Manager
Cardiff, CF15 7QQ
- Salary :
- £39263.00 to £47280.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
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Project Manager
Axbridge,, BS26 2BJ
- Salary :
- £43000.00 to £50000.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- North Sedgemoor PCN
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Project Officer
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Clinical Coding Business Analyst
Luton, LU4 0DZ
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Business Analyst - Digital Services
Gloucester, GL3 4AW
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Pharmacy Senior Information Analyst
Preston, PR29HT
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Support Officer
Doncaster, DN4 8QN
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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Hope Project Worker
Bristol, BS5 0TX
- Salary :
- £27198.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Second Step
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MBT Project Lead
Havant, PO9 2BF
- Salary :
- £55690.00 to £62682.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Digital Project Manager
Whitchurch, CF14 2TL
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Velindre Cancer Centre
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Senior Project Manager
Carmarthen, SA31 2AF
- Salary :
- £48527.00 to £55532.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Senior Project Manager
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Capital Project Manager
Oldham, OL1 2JH
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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Research Project Manager
Manchester, M20 4BX
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- The Christie NHS FT
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Project Support Officer
Bradford, BD9 6DP
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Capital Project Manager
Dorchester, DT1 2JY
- Salary :
- £46148.00 to £52809.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Project Manager
Carlisle, CA3 0HA
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Pharmacy Senior Information Analyst
Preston, PR29HT
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Information Support Analyst - Corporate Reporting
Cottingham, HU16 5JQ
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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BRC MND Project Coordinator
Sheffield, S10 2JF
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Power BI Project Officer
York Business Park, YO26 6RW
- Salary :
- £31962.00 to £39172.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Compass
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PCN Project Support Officer
Leicester, LE2 9BU
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- The Hedges Medical Centre
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Digital Project Support Officer
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
- Salary :
- £24937.00 to £26598.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Service/ Project/ Trial Coordinator
Cambridge, CB24 3BA
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Optimum Patient Care
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BCF Lead Project Officer
Oldbury, B69 3DE
- Salary :
- £37280.00 to £41771.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
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Estates Maintenance Engineering Manager (Projects)
London, UB1 3EU
- Salary :
- £51883.00 to £58544.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- West London NHS Trust
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IT Project Support - Pathology EPR
Plymouth, PL6 6DH
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
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Learning & Organisational Development Project Lead
Nottingham, NG5 1PB
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
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Deputy Head of Finance: Projects
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
- Salary :
- £55690.00 to £62682.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Deputy Head of Capital Projects
London, W2 1NY
- Salary :
- £99808.00 to £113803.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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Trainee EPRR Project Support Officer
Manchester, M25 3BL
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
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E-Roster Project Support Officer
Remote (Home based), WD6 1JN
- Salary :
- £38300.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Elysium Healthcare
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Project Support Officer Clinical Accreditation
Taunton, TA1 5DA
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Project Manager - Transforming Care Digitally
Gloucester, GL34AW
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Clinical Psychologist - ATTACH Projects Team
Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 6GA
- Salary :
- £47992.00 to £50728.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- West Sussex County Council
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PCN Service Implementation Manager (Project Manager)
Bridgewater Street, SY13 1QH
- Salary :
- £45000.00 to £50000.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- North Shropshire Primary Care Network
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Patient Engagement Portal Project Support Officer
Cottingham, HU16 5JQ
- Salary :
- £27485.00 to £30162.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Lambeth CAMHS PAIRS Project Assistant Administrator
London, SW9 7HH
- Salary :
- £33094.00 to £36195.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Care home falls practitioner project lead
Huddersfield, HD5 9TS
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Locala Health and Wellbeing
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Senior Project Manager for Acute Oncology Data
Liverpool, L9 7AL
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Strategic Integrated Project Manager for Research & Innovation
High Wycombe, HP112TT
- Salary :
- Negotiable
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Macmillan Project Manager: Improving Cancer Journey Programme
To be confirmed on recruitment, LD3 0LU
- Salary :
- £39263.00 to £47280.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- Powys Teaching Health Board
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Band 6 MD-TEC Project Research Officer
Birmingham, B15 2TH
- Salary :
- £38682.00 to £46580.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant in Public Health Global - IHR Strengthening Project
London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, E14 4PU
- Salary :
- £91342.00 to £145478.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- UK Health Security Agency
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ICT Support Technician
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JL
- Salary :
- £31049.00 to £37796.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468)
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ICT Asset Administrator
Warwick, CV34 5BW
- Salary :
- £25147.00
- Type :
- Permanent
- Employer :
- Innovate Healthcare Services
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ICT Technician (Infrastructure)
Otterbourne, Hampshire, SO21 2RU
- Salary :
- £47810.00 to £54710.00
- Type :
- Fixed-Term
- Employer :
- South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
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