Chief Clinical Information Officer
Job summary
Join Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust as our Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO), a pivotal senior leadership role driving digital transformation across urgent and emergency care. As the Trust's most senior clinician for digital health, you will provide expert clinical leadership, shaping and delivering our Digital Strategy to enhance patient safety, clinical quality, and operational efficiency.
Working in partnership with the Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) and collaborating with national, regional, and local partners, you will champion digital innovation, clinical safety, and information stewardship. The CCIO acts as the principal clinical adviser on all matters relating to digital health, guiding the Trust Board and Executive Leadership Team, and embedding data-driven decision-making and digital capability across the workforce.
You will represent the Trust in regional and national CCIO and Digital networks, influencing policy, research, and collaborative initiatives. The role demands visible leadership, mentorship of emerging digital leaders, and a commitment to fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
If you are passionate about leveraging technology to deliver safe, patient-centred, and sustainable ambulance services, and share our values of kindness, respect, teamwork, and improvement, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of digital healthcare in Yorkshire.
Main duties of the job
As CCIO, you will provide strategic clinical leadership for digital transformation, ensuring digital systems and data improve patient safety, clinical quality, and operational efficiency. You will advise the Trust Board and senior leaders on digital health strategy, governance, and programme delivery. Leading digital clinical governance and information stewardship, you will embed data-driven decision-making and digital innovation across the workforce. You will represent the Trust in regional and national digital networks, influence policy, and foster collaborative initiatives. Mentoring digital leaders and championing digital literacy, you will promote a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement. You will build partnerships with NHS England, regional CCIOs, professional bodies, and emergency service partners. Overseeing the design and optimisation of digital systems, you will ensure they meet clinical, operational, and safety requirements. You will lead the development of digital health policies, ensure compliance with standards, manage budgets, and provide clinical assurance for digital investments. You will promote a culture of reporting, learning, and continuous improvement in digital clinical safety.
Skills: Strategic leadership, clinical and digital expertise, analytical thinking, excellent communication, innovation, governance, values-driven approach, resilience, flexibility, and mentorship.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Provide clinical leadership for digital transformation, ensuring digital systems and data improve patient safety, clinical quality, and operational efficiency.
- Expert Clinical Adviser: Act as the principal adviser on digital health for the Trust Board, Executive Leadership Team, and senior managers, shaping and delivering the Trusts digital strategy.
- Digital Governance & Safety: Lead digital clinical governance, clinical safety, and information stewardship, embedding data-driven decision-making and digital innovation across the workforce.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strategic partnerships with NHS England, regional CCIOs, professional bodies, and other emergency service partners, and represent the Trust in regional and national digital networks.
- Mentorship & Culture: Mentor and develop digital leaders, champion digital literacy, and foster a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Programme Oversight: Oversee the design, implementation, and optimisation of digital systems, ensuring they meet clinical, operational, and safety requirements.
- Policy & Compliance: Lead the development and governance of digital health policies, ensuring compliance with national and regional standards.
- Resource Management: Manage budgets for CCIO-led programmes, provide clinical assurance for digital investments, and oversee procurement and contract management.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of reporting, learning, and improvement in digital clinical safety, and collaborate with academic and research partners.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Knowledge
- Registered Health Care Professional e.g. a Paramedic or Nurse with current registration with a relevant professional body
- Prince2 Foundation certificate
- Managing Successful Programmes Foundation Certificate
- Post graduate qualification in Clinical informatics, Health Informatics, Digital health or equivalent
Experience
- Significant clinical leadership experience within the pre-hospital urgent and emergency care setting
- Proven track record of successful large scale digital project and programme delivery within a structured programme management environment
Skills / Competencies
- Strong understanding of digital clinical safety standards (DCB0129/DCB0160) and information governance principles including the Caldicott principles
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build effective working relationships, influence and collaborate with clinical, operational and digital stakeholders across organisational boundaries and at all levels.
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
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address
Yorkshire Ambulance Trust
Wakefield
WF2 0XQ
Employer's website
https://www.yas.nhs.uk/