Technical Programme Manager – Llantrisant Health Park (LHP)

Fixed Term / Secondment until December 2027

(Extension anticipated to March 2029, subject to Phase 2 business case approval)

We are seeking an experienced Technical Programme Manager to play a key role in delivering Phase 1 of the Llantrisant Health Park (LHP) Programme, a major regional transformation initiative for South East Wales.

Phase 1 will deliver a Community Diagnostic Hub (CDH), supporting high ‑ volume diagnostic services across the region. The role is responsible for managing the digital elements of the programme, working closely with clinical, estates, digital, and regional partners to ensure safe, timely and assured delivery.

You will provide strong programme leadership, overseeing inter ‑ dependencies across digital systems, infrastructure, clinical technology and data, ensuring alignment with approved business cases, national standards and NHS Wales digital architecture. The role includes managing delivery plans, risks, issues and assurance, and supporting readiness for future phases of the LHP programme.

This is an ideal opportunity for a programme manager with experience of complex healthcare, digital, infrastructure or capital programmes, who enjoys working across organisational boundaries and contributing to transformational change at scale.

We offer:
A high ‑ profile role on a landmark regional programme

Flexible secondment or fixed ‑ term options

The Technical Programme Manager will be responsible for leading the delivery of the technical and digital elements of Phase 1 of the LHP Programme, ensuring the successful implementation of the Community Diagnostic Hub.

Key duties include:
Providing day‑to‑day programme management for complex technical workstreams, ensuring delivery is aligned to agreed business cases, timescales, budgets and quality standards.

Coordinating activity across digital, IM&T, estates, clinical technology, data and infrastructure teams, managing inter‑dependencies and resolving delivery issues.

Developing and maintaining robust programme plans, risk and issue logs, assurance reporting and governance documentation.

Supporting procurement, mobilisation and implementation of digital and technical solutions, ensuring compliance with NHS Wales standards, cyber security requirements and information governance.

Working closely with clinical, operational and regional partners to support operational readiness, pathway enablement and safe go‑live.

Providing clear progress updates and assurance to programme boards and senior stakeholders.

Ensuring decisions made during Phase 1 support scalability and integration for future phases of the LHP programme.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and experience of delivering complex programmes in a healthcare, digital or infrastructure environment.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

This post is fixed term/secondment for 18 months due to funding . I f you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.