Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Digital Lead – Securing the Future (Band 8c)

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Digital Lead to join us in developing our plans for a new hospital for Airedale. On 25 May 2023, the Government announced that Airedale General Hospital will be rebuilt by 2030, in recognition of the current structural issues facing the existing hospital.

This is a once in a generation opportunity to be involved in a major hospital development and we are seeking an enthusiastic Digital Lead to join our team and help to take our scheme forward.

The postholder will be comfortable operating in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, and be adept at fostering collaboration within the operating environment as well as demonstrating good judgement, offering guidance and support. They will role model behaviours that live our organisational values of collaboration, even-handedness, involvement, and impact, and encourage similar behaviours in colleagues.

The programme team is a newly developing team and will be based at Airedale General Hospital whilst offering a range of flexible and agile working opportunities. There is likely to be a small amount of off-site travel to support local events and activities as required.

Main duties of the job

The Digital Lead role is an exciting position that will lead the implementation of Digital transformation within the design of the New Hospital and use Digital where appropriate to enable Digital change and maximise the use of the tools available. Alongside the Trust's existing Digital leadership and transformation team, the Digital lead will work with clinical and operational teams within the Trust and with wider system partners to improve patient access, support the integration of technological solutions to help operational teams manage workload, improve staff and patient satisfaction, and improve the efficiency and sustainability of the services delivered by the Trust on site and off site.

The post holder will lead on planning for Digital solutions for the New Hospital, using robust data, Quality Improvement (QI) and the Trust's transformational change processes to coordinate and directly support the delivery of digital transformation activity across the project through optimising digital tools, operational processes, pathways, new ways of working and embed digital transformation and change. The post holder will also support new hospital colleagues in identifying costs and financial implications of utilising any digital tools.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-6694645

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the role, please see attached the full job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the role, please see attached the full job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oMasters degree qualification or equivalent experience in Digital Leadership, Transformation, IT, Computer Science
  • oIT Certifications e.g. Microsoft,

Desirable

  • Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in application of the ITIL framework
  • oExperience in an IT leadership position
  • oExperience in leading digital transformation initiatives
  • Excellent change management skills with experience of managing multiple stakeholders with competing interests and priorities
  • oExperience and track record of change management principles and methodology
  • oExperience of promoting and expanding use of digital systems.
  • oExperience of providing support to staff in development and use of digital or IT skills.
  • oExperience of using own initiative/working autonomously and to deadlines
  • oExperience of working as part of an integrated team; able to promote teamwork
  • oFinancial Management.
  • oBenefits Realisation Management.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of the New Hospital Programme
  • oGeneral awareness of the national guidance on identifying and managing Reinforced Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (RAAC)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) processes and methodologies
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oMasters degree qualification or equivalent experience in Digital Leadership, Transformation, IT, Computer Science
  • oIT Certifications e.g. Microsoft,

Desirable

  • Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in application of the ITIL framework
  • oExperience in an IT leadership position
  • oExperience in leading digital transformation initiatives
  • Excellent change management skills with experience of managing multiple stakeholders with competing interests and priorities
  • oExperience and track record of change management principles and methodology
  • oExperience of promoting and expanding use of digital systems.
  • oExperience of providing support to staff in development and use of digital or IT skills.
  • oExperience of using own initiative/working autonomously and to deadlines
  • oExperience of working as part of an integrated team; able to promote teamwork
  • oFinancial Management.
  • oBenefits Realisation Management.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of the New Hospital Programme
  • oGeneral awareness of the national guidance on identifying and managing Reinforced Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (RAAC)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) processes and methodologies

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 (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.

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 (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).

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Transformation – Securing the Future

Rebecca Whitehouse

rebecca.whitehouse13@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-6694645

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Steeton

BD20 6TD


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