Digital Medicines Programme Lead


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£66,582 to £77,368 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

The post holder will provide strategic leadership and management of the Trusts DigitalMedicines function, with responsibility for the development, delivery and optimisation ofelectronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) services across theorganisation. As the Trusts Digital Medicines Programme Lead, the post holder will work in associationwith the trust CCIOs (Chief Clinical Information Officers) and Digital Medicines Lead todevelop trust wide strategy around digital medicines and set the strategic direction for ePMAand clinical informatics, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, national policy andregulatory frameworks. The role is accountable for the safe, effective and efficient design, implementation andgovernance of digital medicines systems, ensuring that services deliver improved patientsafety, clinical outcomes and operational efficiency at organisational scale.The post holder will lead complex programmes of work spanning multiple clinical andcorporate services, overseeing system lifecycle management, digital transformation, andcontinuous service improvement, while managing associated risks, resources andperformance. Working in partnership with senior clinical, digital and operational leaders, the post holderwill influence organisational strategy, investment decisions and innovation in digitalmedicines, ensuring delivery of high-quality, sustainable and future-focused services. The role provides professional and operational leadership to multidisciplinary teams,building organisational capability in digital medicines, and ensuring compliance with allstatutory, governance and clinical safety requirements.There will be a requirement to maintain a level of clinical practice within their area ofprofessional registration. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of acollective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistentleadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working andcollaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

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