Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO)
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to help shape the future of healthcare across one of London's largest community healthcare providers.
Working closely with the Chief Information Officer and clinical leaders across the Trust, you will help ensure digital technology, data, innovation and artificial intelligence are used safely and effectively to improve patient outcomes, staff experience and service delivery.
As a clinical digital leader, you will connect clinical practice with digital transformation, ensuring the needs of patients and frontline staff inform our approach. You will contribute to the Trust's digital strategy, champion innovation and support transformational programmes that enable safer, more effective and integrated care including as the Trust Clinical safety Officer.
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from groups who are under-represented in our workforce.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Provide clinical leadership across digital transformation, ensuring patient and staff perspectives inform digital initiatives.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust's digital strategy and support the adoption of innovative technologies.
- Lead and support transformational programmes that improve safety, effectiveness, integration and experience of care.
- Work collaboratively with clinical, digital and operational leaders to translate clinical needs into effective digital solutions.
- Act as the Trust's Clinical Safety Officer (CSO), providing expert leadership and assurance on the safe design, implementation and use of digital systems and technologies.
- Apply your experience in clinical governance, risk management and leading change to support innovation while maintaining high standards of patient safety.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Education/Qualifcation
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience and training.
- Registered healthcare professional (Nurse or AHP) or Dr registered with the GMC
- NHS Digital - Clinical Risk Management training on safety standards, SCCI0129 and SCCI0160 (e-learning +/- foundation course)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner / Agile Practitioner (or equivalent project management methodology)
- Master's level degree in either informatics, business analysis or process re-engineering, or equivalent (or relevant experience)
Experience
- Experience of being able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and informatics targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload. Experience in developing and implementing strategy, policy and change or innovation projects in specialist areas, which impact across a health economy.
- Experience of presenting and communicating complex information about risks and issues to a senior audience in a clear and concise manner
- Experience and a track record of leading and managing complex initiatives in a fast moving and high-pressure environment.
- Experience of direct responsibility for budget management and monitoring including setting programme budgets to ensure cost effective digital investment
Skills and Knowledge
- Leadership of, or active involvement in, at least one major recent digital project (such as EPR) to improve care quality
- High level influencing skills: able to persuade clinicians to engage with, implement and embed change to achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent communication skills: able to express complicated, multistranded concepts in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing and in a multi- professional environment
- Expert knowledge in the development of NHS strategy, policy and guidance and of associated policy.
- Ability to analyse and interpret in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus. The ability to lead meetings, prioritise tasks and resolve conflicts
- Good understanding of the current social and political environment and of Clinical and Corporate Governance issues
Other
- Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Parsons Green Health Centre
5-7 Parsons Green
London
SW6 4UL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/