Site Digital Portfolio Lead - QEHKL

Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a defined digital portfolio aligned to Trust and Collaborative digital strategies and national NHS priorities. Act as the senior interface between Digital Services and Trust stakeholders, including Divisional Directors, senior clinicians and operational leaders, ensuring priorities, risks and dependencies are understood and managed. Provide senior oversight and assurance of digital programmes and projects within the portfolio, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, time, cost and quality. Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and dependencies through established governance routes, exercising professional judgement in complex and sometimes contested environments. Hold indirect responsibility for patient care by ensuring digital systems and services within the portfolio support safe, effective and high-quality clinical practice. Ensure digital initiatives are implemented in ways that minimise risk to patient safety, service continuity and clinical workflow, working closely with clinical safety officers and governance leads. Communicate complex digital, technical and programme information to non-technical audiences, including senior clinicians and managers.Manage situations where there may be differing priorities or resistance to change, using persuasion, negotiation and professional credibility rather than authority. Hold delegated responsibility for managing agreed portfolio budgets within defined limits, ensuring resources are used efficiently and in line with financial controls. Contribute to the development of business cases and investment proposals, providing portfolio-level insight and assurance rather than final approval. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.