Job summary
The Operations Directorate is responsible for all operational service delivery for DHCW in response to NHS Wales strategy and standards as set by WelshGovernment and the NHS Wales Chief Digital Officer (CDO), and for implementing and delivering an ambitious and transformative digital strategy for theorganisation.
The Chief Digital Architect is an important senior leadership and specialist advisory role in DHCW and across NHS Wales, which has ownership of overallnational digital and technology architecture. You will lead the design, development and implementation of a modern cloud-native architecture that will enableand support our mission and strategy.
This will be achieved through collaborative leadership, working with senior stakeholders within DHCW and across NHS Wales. It will require coordination acrossthe range of digital and technology architecture domains, and close collaboration with the Data Architecture function.
Within DHCW you will directly lead and manage the cross-functional digital and technology architecture practice. You will be a member of the Senior LeadershipTeam for the Operations Directorate, which is around 500 people, and you will make a strong corporate contribution across DHCW, which is around 1200people.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
You will provide expert professional advice on data to the DHCW Executive team and Board. You will be a strong, inspirational, strategic leader,
engaging with peers and senior stakeholders at Executive Director, Chief Executive, and Board level across NHS Wales. You will represent Wales internationallyand across the UK.
As the Chief Digital Architect you will:
- network and communicate with senior stakeholders across organisations.
- proactively seek opportunities for digital transformation.
- Lead the Digital and Technology Architecture practice, supporting multiple teams, finding, and using best practice and emerging technologies.
- inspire other architects and help them understand how to deliver the goals of the organisation.
- be responsible for governance, solving complex and high-risk issues or delivering architecture design.
- Creating, developing, and maintaining architecture strategy, objectives, budget and risk appetite.
- Managing and developing the resources and capabilities of the function, ensuring the team has the skills and capabilities to meet business objectivesand determining the appropriate balance of internal and external resources.
The Chief Architect will have a strategic role within the organisation and will deputise for Directors, including deputising at Executive level meetings bothexternally and internally.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
To lead implementation of technical requirements in all their dimensions and achievement of the objectives of the business case and technical plan.
To lead on the development of the technical plan planning, ensuring that the plans are delivered within agreed funding.
Using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information on technical matters to include:
- Organisational architecture
- Business architecture
- Information architecture
- Applications architecture
- Technological architecture.
The architecture domains that this post will have responsibility for are:
- Digital Workplace
- Digital Products and Software Engineering
- Open Architecture and Integration
- Security and Identity
- Cloud and Infrastructure
Interviews to be held on Monday 29 April on Teams and Tuesday 30 April at Ty Glan Yr Afon, Cardiff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
To lead implementation of technical requirements in all their dimensions and achievement of the objectives of the business case and technical plan.
To lead on the development of the technical plan planning, ensuring that the plans are delivered within agreed funding.
Using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information on technical matters to include:
- Organisational architecture
- Business architecture
- Information architecture
- Applications architecture
- Technological architecture.
The architecture domains that this post will have responsibility for are:
- Digital Workplace
- Digital Products and Software Engineering
- Open Architecture and Integration
- Security and Identity
- Cloud and Infrastructure
Interviews to be held on Monday 29 April on Teams and Tuesday 30 April at Ty Glan Yr Afon, Cardiff.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to masters level (or equivalent experience) in Digital Architecture Informatics or a related discipline
- Portfolio or Programme Management qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development related to technical understanding of digital architecture and standards in a complex environment.
- Extensive knowledge of planning and implementing complex transformational programmes in a health and care context
- Corporate membership of an appropriate professional institution, working towards or willing to work towards (e.g. BCS FED-IP)/or equivalent professional experience.
Desirable
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a senior leadership position, reporting to Board or equivalent level
- Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff
- Experience of leading large, highly complex programmes or services within a complex organisational environment.
- Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Strong track record of effective internal and external partnership working, in a health and care context.
- Strong financial management experience
- Significant experience in governance, risk appraisal and management of risk
Desirable
- A track record of partnership working, collaboration and effective influencing, communicating to internal and external audiences using a variety of techniques to support delivery and promote good practice within the profession.
- Experience with healthcare or highly complex national IT programmes background
- Proven leadership skills in motivating and inspiring staff managed directly and indirectly to work together to achieve a common objective.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of legislation and its impact on Informatics services
- Understanding of the structure and functioning of the NHS in Wales both from a management and clinical perspective
- Understanding of national Informatics strategies
- Leadership, coaching and management skills.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially hostile environments.
- Excellent communicator who can command the respect and confidence of both technical and non-technical staff.
- Ability to adapt to changing strategic forces and direction.
- Pro-active and achievement orientated.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - 5) or willingness to work towards
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to masters level (or equivalent experience) in Digital Architecture Informatics or a related discipline
- Portfolio or Programme Management qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development related to technical understanding of digital architecture and standards in a complex environment.
- Extensive knowledge of planning and implementing complex transformational programmes in a health and care context
- Corporate membership of an appropriate professional institution, working towards or willing to work towards (e.g. BCS FED-IP)/or equivalent professional experience.
Desirable
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a senior leadership position, reporting to Board or equivalent level
- Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff
- Experience of leading large, highly complex programmes or services within a complex organisational environment.
- Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Strong track record of effective internal and external partnership working, in a health and care context.
- Strong financial management experience
- Significant experience in governance, risk appraisal and management of risk
Desirable
- A track record of partnership working, collaboration and effective influencing, communicating to internal and external audiences using a variety of techniques to support delivery and promote good practice within the profession.
- Experience with healthcare or highly complex national IT programmes background
- Proven leadership skills in motivating and inspiring staff managed directly and indirectly to work together to achieve a common objective.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of legislation and its impact on Informatics services
- Understanding of the structure and functioning of the NHS in Wales both from a management and clinical perspective
- Understanding of national Informatics strategies
- Leadership, coaching and management skills.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially hostile environments.
- Excellent communicator who can command the respect and confidence of both technical and non-technical staff.
- Ability to adapt to changing strategic forces and direction.
- Pro-active and achievement orientated.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1 - 5) or willingness to work towards
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).
