Senior IT Project Manager
Employer: NHS – Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH)
Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Classification: Information Technology | Skilled Worker
Salary: £55,690 – £62,682 per year
Description
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity for a Senior IT Project Manager to manage the delivery of IT projects as agreed with the Head of IT. You will ensure project objectives and schedules are delivered on time and within budget. Reporting to the Head of IT, you will be responsible for detailed planning and delivery of IT projects and will have line management responsibility for a team of Project Managers.
Main Duties of the Job
- Manage delivery of IT projects in line with agreed objectives, timelines, and budgets
- Support the Head of IT in assessment, procurement, development, and delivery of IT projects
- Support management and control of the IT project portfolio
- Provide progress updates across all core projects including risk and cost
- Provide project governance expertise using PRINCE2 methodology
- Lead significant capital-funded and high-profile IT projects
- Coordinate and manage Project Management resources
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting across all projects
About Us
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust includes Addenbrooke’s Hospital and The Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and more than 1,100 beds, CUH delivers high-quality healthcare locally and specialist services nationally and internationally. The Trust is rated “Good” overall by the Care Quality Commission and is recognised for outstanding patient care.
CUH values Safe, Kind, Excellent and is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.
Details
- Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
- Band: 8a
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference Number: 180-F-CVA299
- Location: Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
- Closing Date: 8 January 2026
- Interview Date: 26 January 2026
Responsibilities
Please refer to the Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for full duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent role cannot be offered to individuals on a Student visa unless they have applied for or obtained a Graduate visa, or the Trust agrees to sponsor them as a Skilled Worker.
Benefits
CUH offers development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, childcare, subsidised transport and parking, 24/7 hot food at reduced cost, staff wellbeing spaces, and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional qualification
- PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent project methodology
Desirable
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or MSP
- ITIL qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive IT project management experience in a large, complex organisation
- Experience across the full project lifecycle
- Strong IT project planning experience
- Team-oriented and collaborative working experience
Desirable
- NHS clinical systems project management experience
- Understanding of healthcare systems and CUH systems
- Office 365 implementation experience
- Server migration and implementation experience
- Technical IT systems knowledge
Knowledge
Desirable
- In-depth understanding of NHS business and clinical environments
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to act in line with Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent when working with patients, visitors, and colleagues
