Digital Operations Manager (Digital Services) | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 p.a. pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Nov 2026

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Summary

Can you provide strong operational leadership across digital programmes and projects? Are you a digital leader who can manage a portfolio, shape delivery and make a difference?

We are looking for an experienced Digital Operations Manager to provide senior operational leadership within our Digital Services team.

This is a key role responsible for the effective management and coordination of resources across the Digital resource hub in the Digital Service Operations and Governance team.

The post holder will ensure that the right people and capacity are aligned to deliver digitally enabled organisational priorities in our HIMSS EMRAM Level 7 organisation.

Working with senior digital, clinical and corporate colleagues, you will support the effective planning and delivery of a portfolio of digital programmes, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that delivery issues, risks and dependencies are identified and managed.

You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining robust governance and reporting arrangements, providing clear and accurate information on programme performance, risks, resource capacity and delivery confidence.

With responsibility for resources supporting a portfolio of projects with an overall value of several million pounds annually, you will ensure that workforce capacity is effectively planned and deployed in line with organisational priorities and demand to deliver CUH strategy and business as usual digital capability.

This is an opportunity to:

Lead the maturity and performance of a strategic Digital resource hub.

Shape governance, assurance and reporting across a significant digital portfolio.

Lead the effective deployment of digital people and resources against organisational priorities.

Influence senior stakeholders across digital, clinical and corporate services.

Drive delivery of programmes that enable meaningful transformation and improved patient outcomes.

Identify and resolve complex risks, dependencies and delivery challenges.

Provide visible, confident and decisive senior operational leadership.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 21st October 2026.

Interview dates will be communicated to successful applicants.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Right to Work

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026

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