Our vision is to drive digital transformation across the North West of England region for the benefit of our citizens, staff and operational effectiveness of the health and care service.
As the commissioning responsibility for Health and Social Care has moved to Integrated Care Boards (ICB) under delegated commissioning arrangements, regional teams will need the expertise to assure digital technology plans and delivery performance.
The team is responsible for leading the implementation of both national and regional digital transformational and information technology initiatives.
All these initiatives have dependencies on the effective and rapid deployment of systems, technology and information sharing solutions which require strong local collaboration and co-ordination with national strategies and plans.
This includes the leadership on the oversight of Integrated Care Board strategies and subsequent work programmes plans, offering advice and guidance, and seeking assurance.
The post holder will work with other directorates in the region to ensure that a positive patient and staff experience from digital is at the heart of healthcare.
As a Head of Digital Transformation for an assigned geographical location, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic regional team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the North West area to provide digital technology strategic leadership and vision to support local transformation programmes, across Health and Social Care.
The post holder will lead the provision of an efficient, effective, and high quality professional and well-coordinated Digital Technology service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.
An important aspect of the role is about managing the interface with a range of stakeholders such as NHS England regional and national teams, Integrated Care Systems and the regional Ambulance Trust. The post-holder is expected to be able to engage confidently with and provide regular briefings for senior stakeholders.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in supporting ICBs to deliver the digital commitments of the national digital portfolio and any other workstreams.
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.
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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.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
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.