Associate Director Digital Transformation
Job summary
Are you an experienced digital leader with a passion for transforming healthcare through technology, data and innovation?
We are seeking an ambitious and experienced digital leader to join our senior leadership team as Associate Director of Digital Transformation. Reporting to the Medical Director, you will act as the Trust's Chief Digital and Chief Data Officer, leading our digital, data and technology agenda to support outstanding patient care and operational excellence.
You will drive the Trust's digital strategy, lead large-scale transformation programmes, optimise our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and digital systems, and ensure effective cyber security, information governance and business continuity arrangements. Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, you will champion innovation, data-driven decision making and emerging technologies to improve patient and staff experiences.
Main duties of the job
You will be an accomplished senior leader with significant experience delivering digital and technology transformation within a complex organisation, ideally healthcare. Educated to Master's level or equivalent, with a relevant professional qualification, you will bring expertise in digital strategy, data, cyber security, governance, programme delivery and stakeholder engagement.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence care delivery across Cheshire and Wirral, working with Board colleagues, clinical leaders and external partners to deliver innovative, secure and sustainable digital services that improve outcomes for our communities.
If you are a visionary digital leader ready to make a lasting impact on healthcare delivery, we would love to hear from you.
About us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of professional experience
- Professional qualification in digital, informatics, data or technology
- Postgraduate qualification in leadership or management
- Project or programme management certificate such as PRINCE 2
- Recognised service delivery (ITIL) qualification to practitioner level or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Expertise
- Ability to execute major business change
- Expert knowledge of industry standard protocols
- Cyber security expertise
- Understanding of Information Governance legislation, structures
- NHS digital strategies and national policy frameworks
- EPR systems and interoperability standards
Experience
- Significant senior leadership experience in digital/ technology within healthcare or comparable complex organisations
- Experience of managing commercial suppliers to pre-approved service level agreements/ contracts
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Redesmere
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1BQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/