Job Description

IT Project Manager, Secondary Care

Manchester

Permanent: hybrid, up to 3 days WFH

Salary from: £62.6k + 10% bonus + fantastic benefits

37.5 hours per week

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

In this role you will oversee the planning, execution and completion of a range of key IT projects. Responsibilities will include delivering projects on time, within scope and within budget. You will also define project goals, understand stakeholder requirements and translate these into project plans and user stories.

How you’ll help us make health happen

• Establish and lead delivery teams, creating a collaborative and productive working environment to manage the delivery of products or services for small to medium-sized initiatives
• Manage the prioritisation of work items, lead iteration planning processes and ensure value is delivered incrementally throughout the delivery cycle
• Participate in reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of delivery processes within the scope of the team or initiatives
• Take full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion projects
• Manage change control processes and assess risks, ensuring projects align with governance frameworks and business priorities
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, ensuring project deliverables meet agreed standards, budgets and timelines
• Ensure project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure
• Proactively monitor performance metrics, implementing preventive and corrective actions as needed

What you’ll bring

• Significant professional experience in IT project management, IT delivery or technology‑enabled change, ideally within a healthcare environment
• Proven accountability for end‑to‑end delivery of small to medium‑sized projects or initiatives
• Strong experience across core project management disciplines: Project planning and execution (scope, schedule, resources, milestones)
• Confident leadership of project teams, creating a collaborative and productive working environment
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships
• Use of appropriate project management methods and tools, adapting approach to suit delivery context

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

IT

Locations:

Bupa Place