Job summary
- This post will oversee, manage, and advance the Trust's digital services, ensuring the delivery of secure, efficient, and high-quality information systems, digital infrastructure, and support services
- This role will report directly to the Alliance Chief Digital Officer and requires the ability to effectively operate at an executive level. The post holder will represent the Trust in all matters concerning digital and data services at this level.
- A key responsibility of the role is to develop the Trust's digital and data strategy and oversee its successful implementation. The post will have led on the design and delivery of comprehensive information technology and digital enabling services across the Trust, delivery of technology solutions including networks, communications, data centre, cloud services, service desk, cyber security and all devices used to access digital solutions at the Trust (excluding medical equipment).
- The post holder will also lead the ongoing development of the digital patient record strategy 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 the Trust, to ensure that the programmes are delivered within agreed timescales and ensures the continuation of safe, kind and effective services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide professional and technical leadership for digital services across the Trust.
- Offer professional guidance, support, digital risk management and strategic direction to the Trust,
- Develop and implement a digital and data strategy that aligns with the Trust's services, goals, and developments, ensuring cost-effectiveness while reflecting national and local priorities. This strategy will consider the Trust's role within the Alliance.
- Define and deliver priorities for the digital teams that align with the Trust's objectives and business plans, supported by a clear programme of work.
- Develop a digital patient record strategy and delivery plan that supports the Trust's objectives, enhances patient care, and considers the alliance position and systems around the patch.
- Provide specialist expert knowledge to the Trust Board, Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, and the Senior Management Team.
- Ensure technology enhances the experiences of patients and clinicians, supports the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care, and improves the working lives of the Trust workforce and its partners.
- Oversee the digital functions to implement a comprehensive risk management approach, including the digital contribution to business continuity planning. This should include a robust cyber security plan.
- Lead business process modernisation through the effective and appropriate use of digital and data solutions.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide professional and technical leadership for digital services across the Trust.
- Offer professional guidance, support, digital risk management and strategic direction to the Trust,
- Develop and implement a digital and data strategy that aligns with the Trust's services, goals, and developments, ensuring cost-effectiveness while reflecting national and local priorities. This strategy will consider the Trust's role within the Alliance.
- Define and deliver priorities for the digital teams that align with the Trust's objectives and business plans, supported by a clear programme of work.
- Develop a digital patient record strategy and delivery plan that supports the Trusts objectives, enhances patient care, and considers the alliance position and systems around the patch.
- Provide specialist expert knowledge to the Trust Board, Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, and the Senior Management Team.
- Ensure technology enhances the experiences of patients and clinicians, supports the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care, and improves the working lives of the Trust workforce and its partners.
- Oversee the digital functions to implement a comprehensive risk management approach, including the digital contribution to business continuity planning. This should include a robust cyber security plan.
- Lead business process modernisation through the effective and appropriate use of digital and data solutions.
- Ensure compliance of the NHSE digital and technology organisation with all relevant cyber policies and governance for the NHS in England, as set by the NHSE joint Cyber Unit with Department of Health and Social Care.
- Drive improvements in digital assurance standards, respond to audit recommendations, and implement actionable plans to enhance future performance.
- Ensure policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures are developed and implemented within the department and across the Trust.
- Foster a culture within digital services that prioritises responsiveness, efficiency, and a customer-focused approach.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide professional and technical leadership for digital services across the Trust.
- Offer professional guidance, support, digital risk management and strategic direction to the Trust,
- Develop and implement a digital and data strategy that aligns with the Trust's services, goals, and developments, ensuring cost-effectiveness while reflecting national and local priorities. This strategy will consider the Trust's role within the Alliance.
- Define and deliver priorities for the digital teams that align with the Trust's objectives and business plans, supported by a clear programme of work.
- Develop a digital patient record strategy and delivery plan that supports the Trusts objectives, enhances patient care, and considers the alliance position and systems around the patch.
- Provide specialist expert knowledge to the Trust Board, Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, and the Senior Management Team.
- Ensure technology enhances the experiences of patients and clinicians, supports the delivery of safe, compassionate, and effective care, and improves the working lives of the Trust workforce and its partners.
- Oversee the digital functions to implement a comprehensive risk management approach, including the digital contribution to business continuity planning. This should include a robust cyber security plan.
- Lead business process modernisation through the effective and appropriate use of digital and data solutions.
- Ensure compliance of the NHSE digital and technology organisation with all relevant cyber policies and governance for the NHS in England, as set by the NHSE joint Cyber Unit with Department of Health and Social Care.
- Drive improvements in digital assurance standards, respond to audit recommendations, and implement actionable plans to enhance future performance.
- Ensure policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures are developed and implemented within the department and across the Trust.
- Foster a culture within digital services that prioritises responsiveness, efficiency, and a customer-focused approach.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- oEducated at Degree or applicable and or equivalent experience in role o
- oSpecialist Training in a field related to Digital Transformation
- oHold Formal qualifications in one or more of -ITIL v4 Expert, COBIT, CCNA, Microsoft technical certification, VMWare, CISSP, CISM)
Desirable
- oGood technical understanding of digital systems and architecture
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of successfully applying technology innovation to complex problems
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- oEducated at Degree or applicable and or equivalent experience in role o
- oSpecialist Training in a field related to Digital Transformation
- oHold Formal qualifications in one or more of -ITIL v4 Expert, COBIT, CCNA, Microsoft technical certification, VMWare, CISSP, CISM)
Desirable
- oGood technical understanding of digital systems and architecture
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of successfully applying technology innovation to complex problems
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).
