Job summary
Interviews for this role will be taking place (provisionally) on 9th January 2025
As the Digital Smart Building Architect, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a comprehensive digital strategy to enable the realisation of Intelligent Hospitals for the Programme. The role of the Digital Smart Building Architect is to help the programme deliver its programme objectives through technology.
They will work with the NHP Transformation Directorate workstreams and the wider programme directorates to deliver a comprehensive technical roadmap that will.
design & deliver digitally advanced hospitals of the future,
embed digital across the hospital build & operational life cycle, and
drive digital delivery across the NHP.
To ensure the digital agenda is embedded in everything we do, both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for
Supporting the development and delivery of the Digital Workstream's Smart Buildings, ensuring alignment with the Digital Strategy, Transformation Directorate Strategy, and wider Programme Delivery model.
Providing subject matter expert input on Smart Buildings and Digital Twins in support to the Digital Strategy.
Translating the Programme Strategy and Transformation Strategy into the technology roadmap for Smart Buildings.
Advising on integrating digital, data and technology into hospital design, construction, and operations per the Digital Strategy.
Contributing to the Smart Buildings Working Group alongside the Estates and Facilities Management team.
Maintaining knowledge of current and emerging technologies applicable to smart hospital design and operations.
Maintaining knowledge of current and emerging regulation relating to smart buildings and information management.
Collaborating with teams across NHS England to align standards, guidance, and integration of programmes.
Working collaboratively across NHS England, strategic partners, national and regional teams. Align with NHSE Standards and Guidance, understand NHSE programmes to promote alignment on integration and interpret how to leverage and deliver into the NHP programme.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on this role's main responsibilities, please see attached job description.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Secondments:
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on this role's main responsibilities, please see attached job description.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Secondments:
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience and knowledge of digital smart buildings, smart asset management, BIM, IoT, sensors, facilities management technology, data analytics, and strategic real estate planning.
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS estates ecosystem and supply chain, including challenges relating to interoperability, data ownership and data quality.
- Experience working on large complex digital agendas within large infrastructure programmes
- Significant experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Strong understanding of organisational, business, and technical change management including gap analysis and roadmap development
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Technical Expertise - Extensive knowledge of smart buildings, BIM, IoT, digital twins, sensors, data interoperability, etc.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
- Able to foster collaboration across teams, organisations, and sectors through shared goals and cocreation. Skilled at driving partnerships with trusts, communities, and stakeholders to embed participation in initiatives.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience and knowledge of digital smart buildings, smart asset management, BIM, IoT, sensors, facilities management technology, data analytics, and strategic real estate planning.
- Extensive knowledge of the NHS estates ecosystem and supply chain, including challenges relating to interoperability, data ownership and data quality.
- Experience working on large complex digital agendas within large infrastructure programmes
- Significant experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Strong understanding of organisational, business, and technical change management including gap analysis and roadmap development
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Technical Expertise - Extensive knowledge of smart buildings, BIM, IoT, digital twins, sensors, data interoperability, etc.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
- Able to foster collaboration across teams, organisations, and sectors through shared goals and cocreation. Skilled at driving partnerships with trusts, communities, and stakeholders to embed participation in initiatives.
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
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).
