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Executive Chief Information Officer

Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Location
Derbyshire
Salary
circa £130,000
Closing date
6 Jun 2022

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Sector
Acute Trust
Job Type
Permanent
Category
Executive, IT, Director

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has an ambitious digital strategy, a strategy central to how we will deliver exceptional care to our communities.

We are now looking to appoint an Executive Chief Information Officer (CIO), reporting directly to the Chief Executive, this new Trust Board level directorship will be responsible for delivering our strategy and leading our use and adoption of new digital technologies and approaches to better support our staff and better care for our patients. Our new CIO will play an integral role in the implementation of our Quality improvement approach across our organisation and will play a key role in supporting delivery of both the Derbyshire and Staffordshire system digital programmes of work.  

As our Chief Information Officer, the post holder will lead, develop and build diverse digital teams and oversee the delivery of Information Technology services within the Trust. Our new CIO will be responsible for:

  • Delivering a step change in our digital transformation, working in partnership with clinicians and staff to ensure the optimisation of our digital services across the organisation, facilitating the realisation of benefits and the integration of digital care with the Trusts quality and safety priorities.
  • Supporting the delivery of the Trusts strategy through ensuring families and our patients are at the centre of all we do, and that our staff have the skills and resources required to deliver an outstanding high quality digital and information technology service.
  • Driving the adoption and integration of digital as a core aspect of our service delivery. This will include working with operational and clinical teams to ensure our workforce is digitally competent and systems are designed to support clinical and cost-effective delivery of health and care services to ensure our systems function effectively within the available resources.
  • Effectively managing strategic relationships with suppliers and partners.
  • Providing effective leadership and support to the teams responsible for delivery within the remit of the Chief Information Officer portfolio by playing a key role in the development of business cases to demonstrate cost and operational benefit for implementing new digital systems.
  • Work in partnership with the Chief Clinical Information Officer to facilitate the achievement of key clinical benefits and outcomes.
  • Lead on elevating the Trust as a leader in the field of digital healthcare and position the Trust to benefit from national resources available to further our work, maintain and develop local, national and international relationships

The successful applicant will be educated to degree level in computer science or a related subject with a proven track record of effectively leading digital services within large complex organisations. You will have substantial senior leadership experience, including specialist experience of delivering major digital transformation change programmes in healthcare. The successful delivery of complex multi-organisational portfolios within operational and service-based environments with experience of partnership working - Internal and external; local and national Strategic and business planning, including preparation of business cases.

For an informal conversation regarding this vacancy please contact Liz Bush on 01223 639628 to arrange a conversation with Stephen Posey, CEO Designate UHDB

To apply for this post: Please provide a full curriculum vitae with a covering letter (no more than two pages) outlining your relevant experience and articulating your motivation for applying for the CIO role.

Please send by email marked ‘UHDB Chief Information Officer to faye.bradley@nhs.net

The interview will consist of: Stakeholder focus groups and an interview.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 6th June 2022

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