Associate Director Digital Transformation

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deputise for the Executive Director of Finance & Resources as required, providing the necessary level of inspiring leadership, expert professional advice, operational and technical support at Board meetings, when working with the senior management and leadership team or in situations involving networking groups or external organisations such as regulators, professional advisors, staff representative bodies, commissioners, partners, National NHS organisations and the Department of Health.

The post-holder will be responsible for reviewing, identifying and implementing opportunities to improve Digital service delivery, consistency, robustness and effectiveness across the organisation enabling it to become the natural system of choice for clinical and non-clinical staff. The post-holder will be instrumental in pioneering and driving key change initiatives and projects to build a productive, sustainable, fit for purpose digital organisation.

The post holder will play a key strategic role in the delivery of high-quality digital services and will lead on the Trusts Digital Strategy transforming digital services across the Trust, with an initial focus on the National frontline digitisation agenda.

The post holder is a senior leader in the Trust and will exhibit the leadership qualities commensurate with that role, within the Business Intelligence, Clinical Systems, Information Governance and IT teams and across all aspects of the Trusts work.

To succeed in this role, candidates need to be able to build confidence across the Trustas well as with external stakeholders.

To support the Executive Director of Finance & Resources in the development and delivery of the Trusts Digital and Informatics strategy.

To deputise as required for the Executive Director of Finance & Resources.

To provide exemplar technical and professional support on a wide range of information, clinical systems, technology and data legislation, with a focus on Digital Governance, working alongside Senior Leadership Team within those functions.

To lead on the management and negotiation of digital contracts with system suppliers.

Provide expert strategic advice, strong professional business and operationalsupport to clinical business units and corporate functions, particularly in serviceplanning, and in ensuring the delivery of high quality clinical services.

Develop the leadership potential of all staff.

Budget holder responsibility for budget management in line with the Trusts scheme of delegation and managing the Frontline Digitisation capital and revenue funding

Working alongside the existing directorates, develop, maintain, and support the implementation of those elements of the Trusts Digital and Informatics.

Strategy and the business plan for which the post-holder has the lead responsibility across the organisation.

Responsible for providing appropriate professional development and guidance to the senior team and the wider functional teams.

Monitor, interpret and advise on the implications of Digital Informatics legislation and policy developments.

Commission and conduct research into specific areas of digital informatics activity, including technical solutions, data provision, employee engagement, legislation, policy, benchmarking and good practice. Lead on the internal integration of digital systems with business, service and financial planning

Act as one of the Trusts leads on digital systems planning across the wider health and social care systems across the Leeds health economy, West Yorkshire and Yorkshire and The Humber.

Lead the integration and delivery of local and national digital and informatics initiatives. Develop and maintain effective relationships with a range of external organisations, including, NHS England, NHS Digital and NHS Improvement.

Prepare and present reports and papers, including Board papers.

Perform any other duties commensurate with the grade of post as delegated by the Executive Director of Finance & Resources.

The post holder will work closely with other senior managers and clinical leaders within the organisation. Principal working relationships will be with Trust Directors and with colleagues in the digital teams. Regular liaison will also be required with colleagues in other professions and a range of external organisations, including NHS and Non-NHS organisations.

The post holder will be required to communicate highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to a wide range of audiences. This will include interpretation and application of legislation and policy, statistics, contract orders, pay impacting changes to contracts, change management issues, etc. in situations that can often be hostile or antagonistic.

Other Duties and General Responsibilities

To actively participate in an annual review and, using a personal development plan, develop own knowledge and practice and support the development of others in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework requirements for the post.

Create an environment of high motivation that recognises the objectives of the Trust.

Deputise for the Executive Director of Finance and Resources at the Board,

Committees and other local and national meetings as required.

Participate in the Trusts 1st on call rota

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Proven influencing, negotiating and mediation skills with different stakeholders must be able to present credible and compelling change proposals to board members, senior managers, clinicians, peers, partners and commissioners to develop effective relationships
• Expert leadership skills, innovation and able to challenge and improve processes and ways of working using a wide range of problem solving techniques

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree or degree level plus significant in-depth experience at a senior level and training equivalent to masters level
• Managing successful programmes practitioner
• PRINCE2 practitioner
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience, knowledge, theory and practical delivery of major digital change and improvement programmes including the ability to lead the redesign of services to ensure they are delivered to the highest standard and are cost effective.
• Expert knowledge of Digital health systems and their use across a large, complex organisation, including EPRs and delivering major contract negotiations

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory duties as an NHS Trust

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Building 3 White Rose Park

Millshaw Park Lane

Leeds

LS11 0DL

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)