Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and driven Clinical Informatics Programme Manager to lead a portfolio of digital health and clinical informatics programmes. Reporting directly to the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering digital transformation projects that enhance patient care and clinical workflows.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the planning, delivery, and evaluation of clinical informatics programmes. Managing resources, budgets, risks, and governance to ensure successful outcomes. Collaborating with clinicians, operational leaders, and IT teams to drive adoption of digital solutions. Overseeing change management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation.

About you:

You will have proven programme or project management experience (PRINCE2, MSP, or Agile), ideally within healthcare or digital transformation. Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills are essential. Experience of working with senior clinical leaders or within NHS settings is highly desirable.

What we offer:

An influential leadership role, opportunities for professional development, and flexible working arrangements.



Work with the Executives and Senior Managers to implement the elements of the Clinical Digital Programme and ensure that the benefits of the investment are realised by providing appropriate support and change programmes. Management of interdependencies with other systems and projects, the identification of risks and issues and their effective management, ensuring that existing systems continue to meet the Trust business and clinical requirements. Lead the development of a methodology for system process redesign, ensuring that it is integrated with the Trust's clinical and operational Transformation Programme. The outputs will lead to the identification and prioritisation of the Clinical Digital Programme that will add best value to the Trust's operations and service transformation objectives. Provide strategic oversight to design and implement Programme Governance Structures to support the programmes of work the Digital function supports. Make substantial contribution to the development of the Clinical and Digital Strategy with specific responsibility for developing Clinical Informatics Strategy and associated policies and procedures.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.



We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.



The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.



Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than 45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.



Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.



A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo



The Clinical Informatics Programme Manager is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of the Clinical Informatics Programme, which will deliver the highly complex programme of work relating to the ongoing implementation of the Trust Digital Strategy. Through the delivery of a portfolio of projects related to delivering the Trust Digital Strategy the Digital Programme Manager will work closely with Executives, Clinicians and Senior Managers to deliver process change, transformation of working practices supporting the enhancement in the delivery of patient care.



The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of the Clinical Informatics Programme across the Trust. This will include analysing business requirements, developing business cases, specifying hardware and software requirements, leading procurement, planning implementation, and ensuring service and business benefits are realised.



The Clinical Informatics Programme Manager will be an influential member of the Clinical Informatics Management Team, responsible for co-ordinating the ambitious annual programme of work that will deliver the specific needs of the RSCH and local health providers through the delivery of a Digital Programme.



The post holder will ensure that all projects within the programme run to time, budget and delivers the desired outcomes and benefits.



The post holder will be seen to lead, promote and champion the use of the Digital across the Trust.