Digital Innovation Hub Project Manager

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals (UCLH) is seeking a dynamic Digital Innovation Project Manager. This pivotal role sits at the heart of UCLH’s approach to harnessing cutting-edge technology and data to revolutionize clinical care and patient and staff experience. The successful candidate will:
Play a key role in delivering the recently established Digital Innovation Hub’s strategy. Your work will directly impact patient care and operational efficiency across UCLH.
Lead and facilitate projects and innovators involving Artificial Intelligence, Process Automation, and other digital technologies. Your expertise will bring transformative solutions to life, impacting healthcare delivery.
Work alongside professionals from UCLH, University College London (UCL), and various external partners. Your efforts in fostering a digital innovation community will create lasting impacts.
UCLH offers a stimulating environment where creativity meets technology. You’ll assist with the management of a portfolio of high-profile projects, ensuring alignment with UCLH’s objectives and values.
If you’re passionate about digital innovation and its potential in healthcare, this is a unique opportunity to help UCLH be at the forefront of this field.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Utilise systems like Teams, ClickUp, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Provide advice on digital innovation processes and interdependencies.
Develop and report on KPIs for digital projects.
Identify and implement improvements for digital standardisation and adoption.
Collaborate with teams on new digital processes.

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborate on policy and procedure implementation for digital innovations.
Use IT applications to create reports and maintain project information.
Undertake R&D activities during project initiation.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection guidelines.
Follow the Trust’s Dress Code policy.
Work flexibly across digital innovation areas.
Assist with orientation and training of new staff.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology .
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The Digital Innovation Hub (DiH) at UCLH is a dynamic and forward-thinking team committed to using digital technology to enhance clinical care and patient and staff experience. The team is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, both within UCLH and with external partners like University College London and third-party collaborators.
The DiH is focused on accelerating the use of cutting-edge technology to solve problems that add value to patients, staff, and the wider NHS. It is a creative, collaborative environment, where team members are encouraged to harness their energy and creativity to bring exciting digital solutions to the organization.
The DiH enhances UCLH’s capability in bringing tools developed through research safely into clinical practice and creates an environment of ongoing learning around all aspects of digital innovation. This team is at the forefront of digital transformation in the NHS, aiming to tackle problems at pace and deliver successful solutions into clinical and operational use.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work