Deputy Chief Nurse – Clinical Digital Transformation
Job Summary
At NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT), we provide a service that is unique. We work with both patients and donors alike to save and improve lives every single day. Our ambition is to save and improve more lives and to enable us to do this we are embarking on several critical programmes of digital transformation.
We are looking for a Deputy Chief Nurse‑ Clinical Digital Transformation to join the Donor and Session Platform (DASP) programme. DASP is a critical digitally led transformation programme to truly transform how donors engage with NHSBT to ensure equitable access, enhanced safety, and resilient supply chains for lifesaving blood and plasma products. This is a key role for the programme, and you will be joining us at inception stage, enabling you to have full impact on delivery.
As our Deputy Chief Nurse – Clinical Digital Transformation, you will be accountable for providing effective and highly visible leadership for Clinical digital change for Blood and Plasma Directorate programmes and transformation, including all derivative workstreams of the Donor and Session Programme (DASP) portfolio.
Main duties of the job
You Will
* Lead strategic planning and development of clinical change and nursing programmes, professional standards, and excellence in clinical quality of care, while driving change and embedding best practice from NHSBT and other organisations into Blood Supply, donor experience, nursing and organisational strategy.
* Act as senior clinical representative to regulators, professional bodies, donor groups and staff representatives, ensuring transparency, data protection and alignment with clinical, safety and governance standards.
* Work with internal Subject matter expertise to enable and provide expert advice and policy on digital clinical/ nursing issues to the appropriate senior management teams, NHSBT Board and subcommittees and contribute as a key member of Senior Management Teams to Directorate strategy, business planning, and modernisation of services.
* Define new clinical roles and competency frameworks for transformed services, approving training and simulation‑based assessments to embed digital skills and psychological safety.
* Accountable to the Chief Nurse and DASP Programme board, be responsible for clinical governance and risk management processes across DASP, including ownership of the clinical safety case, hazard log and go/no‑go thresholds aligned with corporate policies; act as Accountable Executive for organisational programmes in relation to clinical digital change within DASP programme and Blood Supply.
* Drive digital transformation in care delivery by applying clinical informatics expertise to implement safe, compliant digital solutions, including decision support, triage rules and adverse event workflows.
* Act as clinical governance lead for DASP, ensuring digital and systems changes are clinically safe, evidence‑based and aligned with governance and regulatory standards; serve as guardian of donor safety by owning delegated risk in DASP (in conjunction with the CN for Blood supply) for clinical governance, risk acceptance and safety sign‑off while co‑designing pathways and products to improve outcomes and efficiency.
* Accountable for all clinical practice within and across DASP ensuring collaboration with and direction from all relevant SMEs in the DASP programme.
About You
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrable awareness of national professional and education issues.
* Knowledge required to manage external education contracts within contract framework.
* Clinical risk management knowledge.
* Demonstrable experience in clinical informatics and digital transformation within healthcare settings.
* Knowledge of regulatory compliance for digital health solutions, including clinical safety standards and governance frameworks.
* Experience in leading complex programmes involving digital systems change and clinical risk management.
* Understanding of NHS policy, Agenda for Change principles, and digital health strategies.
* Evidence of significant experience in developing, writing, and drafting policy.
* Demonstrable senior level management experience in leading, motivating and developing teams.
* Evidence of leading on quality initiatives.
Qualifications And Training
* Master’s degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate subject e.g. education, management, clinical.
* Expertise with post Master’s experience leading to status as expert for the role
* Evidence of specialist training or substantial experience in clinical informatics/digital health leadership.
* Commitment to ongoing professional development in digital health and leadership.
* Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration (Part 1 Adult/General, level 1 or 2)
* Evidence of continuing professional development developing expertise across the range of financial, performance management, staff leadership and project management disciplines.
* Broad clinical experience relevant to the post.
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary – donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work – and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What We Offer
* Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
* Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
* Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part‑time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
* Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
* Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well‑led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
* Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
* Read about our application process
* Learn more about our culture at NHSBT
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 6th May.
The assessment process for this role will be multistage, involving an initial stage video presentation, which if you are successful, you will be invited to a final stage panel interview and stakeholder panel.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on 2nd OR 4th June – subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact –
Job Title: Recruiter
#J-18808-Ljbffr