Job summary
Working full time: 37.5 hours per week
The post holder will be responsible for leading, managing and developing the Trust's digital services, ensuring the provision of high quality, safe and effective information systems, digital infrastructure and supporting services. The provision of these services will include the provision of collaborative systems across the region such as radiology and pathology systems and shared care records. The post holder is also expected to take a proactive role in the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Services (ICS) and the development of the wider Digital strategy at the ICS and PLACE level.
The post holder will be accountable to the Chief Digital and Data Officer and expected to operate competently at the executive level, acting on behalf of the Trust at an executive level in all matters relating to digital and data services. The development of the digital and data strategy for the Trust and ensuring the delivery of this is a core component of this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the ongoing development of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and related systems in conjunction with health and care system partners. These ambitious programmes represent a Trust wide clinical and administrative transformation of all services; the post holder will work with senior clinicians and managers, within and without the Trust, to ensure that the programmes are delivered within agreed timescales and ensures the continuation of safe, kind and effective services.
The post holder will be responsible for financial management of the digital and data services, ensuring that all financial targets are delivered, and that the financial management of departmental budgets is proactive. In addition, the post holder will proactively seek to identify and develop digital solutions which maximise the financial efficiency of other Trust departments, enabling greater financial efficiency through delivering better models of care using digital technology.
The post holder will oversee the ongoing development and leadership of the Digital and Data Services ensuring that it is appropriately resourced and managed to deliver the complex agenda within the Trust and the evolving agendas of NHS England, the ICB, Place and digital collaboration with other trusts.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training to Masters or equivalent level, management qualification or equivalent, experienc
- Management qualification and/or proven experience through practice.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Membership of a professional body (e.g. BCS).
- Qualification in Programme and/or Project Management (e.g. PRINCE2)
- Professional qualification in IT Service Management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of digital and data services in the NHS; uses and issues, developments, strategies and policy
- In-depth knowledge of current digital and data infrastructures and technologies
- Significant experience at a senior management level within a digital and data services environment in a large and complex organisation, leading large scale, complex change programmes.
- In depth knowledge and experience of financial, performance and staff management developed over a significant period.
- Experience of strategy development and liaison at board level
Desirable
- Knowledge of management and operational running of NHS treatment services and clinical processes
- Commercially astute.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training to Masters or equivalent level, management qualification or equivalent, experienc
- Management qualification and/or proven experience through practice.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Membership of a professional body (e.g. BCS).
- Qualification in Programme and/or Project Management (e.g. PRINCE2)
- Professional qualification in IT Service Management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of digital and data services in the NHS; uses and issues, developments, strategies and policy
- In-depth knowledge of current digital and data infrastructures and technologies
- Significant experience at a senior management level within a digital and data services environment in a large and complex organisation, leading large scale, complex change programmes.
- In depth knowledge and experience of financial, performance and staff management developed over a significant period.
- Experience of strategy development and liaison at board level
Desirable
- Knowledge of management and operational running of NHS treatment services and clinical processes
- Commercially astute.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
