Group Chief Digital Officer
Job summary
Group Chief Digital Officer job advert
Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Group Chief Digital Officer (CDO) who will operate as a key executive leader for digital infrastructure and development across Barts Health NHS Trust, with a significant leadership role across the North East London Integrated Care System (NEL ICS) and national digital networks. The CDO will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust's digital portfolio, ensuring digital technology is embedded as a core enabler of safe, high-quality, efficient and equitable care.
As the Trust's most senior digital leader, the CDO will be accountable for delivering major digital transformation programmes, including Electronic Patient Record (EPR) optimisation, the development of resilient and secure digital infrastructure, and the advancement of data, analytics and digital capabilities.
Main duties of the job
Operating at Board and system level, you will combine strategic leadership with strong commercial, financial and operational oversight, building effective partnerships with clinicians, system partners, industry and academia.
You will bring significant executive-level experience leading large-scale digital transformation in complex, regulated environments, with a strong track record in EPR optimisation, commercial leadership and working across organisational boundaries. You will be a credible, values-led leader, able to influence at Board, system and national level.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why join us?
Barts Health cares for some of Londons most diverse communities and is committed to innovation, inclusion and excellence. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of digitally enabled care at scale and make a lasting systemwide impact.
Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
please contact Lipi Ali lipi.ali@nhs.net to arrange any discussions.
Person Specification
Experience
- Executive or board level equivalent experience leading digital, data or technology functions, with a track record of delivering large-scale digital change (including EPR or core systems) in a complex, regulated environment.
- Demonstrable senior-level experience of providing commercial leadership for large-scale digital or technology portfolios
- Experience working with academic, research or industry partners to support innovation
Skills
- Outstanding leadership, communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to operate credibly at Board and system level
- Ability to set a compelling digital vision and translate it into clear priorities and deliverable programmes
- Experience of leading innovation, horizon scanning and technology adoption
Knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of digital technologies, data, analytics and cyber security, and their application to improving quality, safety, productivity and patient experience
- Understanding of the challenges of embedding digital transformation in complex clinical and operational environments
- Knowledge of NHS digital architecture, national standards, interoperability frameworks and digital maturity models
Qualifications
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of professional experience
- Professional qualification in digital, informatics, data or technology
- Formal management or executive leadership qualification and / or advanced programme or portfolio management certification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Canary Wharf and Royal London Hospital
London
E14 5HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk