Digital Business Partner
Closing date: 27 May 2026
Band: 8A (£57,528 – £64,750 per annum)
Hours per week: Full Time 37.5
Contract: Temporary for 12 months
The Digital Business Partner is an influential member of the Digital Department, helping to build digital skills across the Trust by providing professional expertise, guidance and facilitation of digital service and solution provision and enabling the effective delivery of integrated services and performance of the Digital Department. They are expected to improve the effectiveness and value of health care delivery in the Trust by:
* Providing professional expertise to services to deliver strategic and operational priorities and outcomes
* Facilitating delivery of the Trust’s Digital Strategy and supporting clinical adoption and engagement with digital solutions and services
* Working close with divisions to understand business issues, risks, opportunities and priorities, helping to provide strategic digital direction and embed excellent digital planning, practice and standards
* Supporting the Digital Department’s forward planning and delivery of digital services & solutions – representing divisional interests, inputting opportunities for digital transformation & improvement and highlighting problems/escalating issues as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will:
* Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust.
* Deliver excellent levels of customer service to all patients/visitors and staff at the Trust.
* Develop effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the Government’s policies on Health.
* Develop an organisational culture that fosters collaborative working among all staff groups, to ensure a focused commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes.
* Act as an advocate for the Trust and its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust share a vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities, supported by a set of strategic aims. The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and may be required to undertake business travel between sites.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to offer staff benefits including an on‑site nursery, free beach hut, on‑site wellness centre, gym, swimming pool, and support networks. We celebrate achievements with awards ceremonies.
We welcome unique contributions from all individuals, respecting a wide range of backgrounds and identities.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Communication and Working Relationships
* Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in shared services as required.
* Build and sustain effective communications with other Trust functions and positions involved with digital and transformation agenda as appropriate.
* Provide leadership and advice to Board, Executives, clinicians and managers on all aspects of digital infrastructure.
* Be involved in meetings and feedback sessions where highly complex, sensitive, and sometimes contentious information is conveyed.
* Facilitate, train and advise on the appropriate investigation and review of service development and sustainability.
Analytical and Judgement
* Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of health service that significantly contributes to the Trust’s stated objectives & aims.
* Establish and maintain strategic links with various external partners or manage the links made through the team; engage with external stakeholders to secure necessary commitment.
* Undertake proactive horizon scanning for developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
* Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
* Disseminate knowledge through report writing, ensuring technical accuracy and reliability; manage assurance processes including audit.
* Plan, facilitate and implement change projects to implement the Trust’s revised policies and strategies, ensuring resources are identified appropriately.
Planning and Organising
* Identify the need for delivery productivity and efficiency improvements through digital transformation; lead and support planning and provision of digital services & solutions and work alongside nursing and clinical staff to ensure successful implementation that achieves expected outcomes and benefits patient care.
* Facilitate implementation of Trust digital projects, investments, and benefits realisation programmes ensuring they meet budget and time targets and are carried out in accordance with Trust and departmental procedures.
* Support Digital senior leaders with routine and ad‑hoc reports, plans and risks to Trust Board, Trust Leadership Team, Digital Committee and other bodies.
* Represent the Digital Department at local levels, developing partnerships, sharing best practice and integrating knowledge within the Trust.
* Work with the team to deliver effective programmes of education and training, teaching on these programmes and initiatives as appropriate.
For further details please refer to enclosed job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to master’s level or equivalent qualification/experience. Digital focused environment, Project management qualification (PRINCE2) or equivalent, ITIL Foundation.
* Evidence of continuing professional development, including management studies to master’s level or above or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Considerable experience working on tactical & operational matters and managing digital services (preferably in the public sector).
* Experience contributing to the development and implementation of strategies, development programmes and business cases.
* Experience of performance and budgetary management and control, leading success in multi‑disciplinary teams.
* Experience of working with complex digital/IT operational change/project management while maintaining high standards of quality.
* Experience as a digital specialist within a non‑digital environment (preferably involving clinical or supporting health services).
Skills and Knowledge
* Well‑developed knowledge and experience of building, managing and developing relationships across teams to achieve objectives.
* Knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships relevant to digital, IT, and public service developments.
* Knowledge of current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust.
* Knowledge of clinical pathways across the Trust and understanding of Trust mandatory performance standards.
Employer
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
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