Job summary
It is our pleasure to start the recruitment process for the position of National Chief Clinical Informatics Officer for NHS England, leading the Transformation Directorates Digital Clinical Informatics team.
There are many factors to assess when considering where next to further your career, and many aspects of any new organisation to evaluate. So why should you choose to work with us?
If you ask staff across our organisation what most appeals to them about working here, they talk about the criticality of the services we deliver, the very direct and measurable impact those services have on the delivery of health and care, and our track record of delivering them very effectively. The fact that we do important work, and we do it well, makes our staff feel proud and deeply fulfilled.
Beyond that, we offer the opportunity to work with leading-edge technology, with a huge user community, with brilliant clinicians and service leaders and with one of the most extraordinary data sets in the world.
Main duties of the job
The National Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (CCIO) is an absolutely critical role within our structure; They carry our vision for the power of digital transformation of health and care into senior clinical communities across the system, shaping the demand and expectations for the products and service we do, and could, deliver. They bring the vision of those clinical communities back into our organisation, working with our internal delivery functions to design products and services that meet the needs and expectations of the clinical community. They ensure that what is built is safe and clinically effective and has the intended impact across care settings and clinical pathways.
About us
We are a great place to work. What we do matters.
NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS. This includes improving the health of the population and the quality of care, tackling inequalities, and delivering care more efficiently.
Our outstanding teams are passionate about technology and public service, making use of everyones skills to improve peoples lives.
We collaborate to deliver world class tech and intelligence, so come and join us. We are committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion; our people are at the heart of what we do.
Why you should apply
We value the different experiences our people bring to their work. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances. Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Technology is an increasingly critical aspect of clinical care, whether through increased used of wearable or embedded monitors, more communication with patients through digital channels, greater use of algorithms to inform clinical assessments, or the use of AI to interpret images or test results. Many of the software products we develop are now, rightly, regulated as medical devices.
The CCIO must advocate for the huge and ever-growing opportunities associated with digitisation of clinical pathways, and at the same time ensure a deep understanding of associated risk, and oversee the judgements necessary in evaluating the two side-by-side.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Technology is an increasingly critical aspect of clinical care, whether through increased used of wearable or embedded monitors, more communication with patients through digital channels, greater use of algorithms to inform clinical assessments, or the use of AI to interpret images or test results. Many of the software products we develop are now, rightly, regulated as medical devices.
The CCIO must advocate for the huge and ever-growing opportunities associated with digitisation of clinical pathways, and at the same time ensure a deep understanding of associated risk, and oversee the judgements necessary in evaluating the two side-by-side.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial senior clinical experience as a clinical leader in practice with a track record of inclusive clinical leadership and strategic vision
- Substantial experience introducing new technologies and innovations and managing business change at scale across a system, provider collaborative, or their equivalent in local government, charities or industry
- Extensive knowledge of using information, data and analytics, standards, and harnessing technology to drive service improvement, access to services and patient empowerment across health and social care
- Significant senior clinical Board level experience with responsibility for technology OR as Chief Clinical Information Officer within the NHS or relevant industry at provider collaborative, ICS or national scale
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Professional with current registration with the relevant professional body (or bodies) and significant evidence of continued professional development.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial senior clinical experience as a clinical leader in practice with a track record of inclusive clinical leadership and strategic vision
- Substantial experience introducing new technologies and innovations and managing business change at scale across a system, provider collaborative, or their equivalent in local government, charities or industry
- Extensive knowledge of using information, data and analytics, standards, and harnessing technology to drive service improvement, access to services and patient empowerment across health and social care
- Significant senior clinical Board level experience with responsibility for technology OR as Chief Clinical Information Officer within the NHS or relevant industry at provider collaborative, ICS or national scale
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Professional with current registration with the relevant professional body (or bodies) and significant evidence of continued professional development.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
