Digital Senior Project Manager | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The Imaging Network Board is a collaborative partnership across the three ICSs of Surrey, Sussex & Frimley, ensuring alignment in service delivery across all health and care organisations in the region:
• East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT)
• University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx)
• Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH)
• Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT)
• Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH)
• Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT)
• Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH)
• Surrey Heartlands ICB
• Sussex Healthcare ICB
• Frimley Health and Care ICB

The Senior Project Manager will lead the delivery of the Imaging Network’s RIS Reprocurement Project across multiple NHS Trusts and other Radiology projects as required. This includes overseeing procurement, implementation, and transition to a new Radiology Information System (RIS), ensuring alignment with the Network’s strategic objectives and digital roadmap.
The post holder will be responsible for the end-to-end project lifecycle, including development of outline business case, full
business case, delivery of projects, risk management, project plans, reporting, procurement (ITT), supplier engagement, contract award, mobilisation, and implementation across all participating organisations.
The role requires senior-level leadership, stakeholder management, and project governance, ensuring delivery to time, cost, quality, and benefits realisation.
• To lead the strategic planning, coordination, and delivery of the RIS Reprocurement project across the Imaging Network
• To provide expert project / programme management advice to the Digital Diagnostics Programme Director, Managing Director, Network Board, and partner Trusts
• To ensure the project delivers measurable improvements in diagnostic services, interoperability, and patient outcomes
• To establish robust governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks across the project
• Significant BC building and finance modelling working with finance colleague.
• Project Scope: Multi-million-pound, multi-organisational RIS reprocurement and implementation project across 6+ Trusts
• Act as a senior project manager to lead other Radiology or strategic projects.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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This advert closes on Thursday 28 May 2026

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