About this role
Job summary
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional Deputy Chief Information Officer to help shape and deliver the future of digital health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a large complex technology service at a pivotal point in our digital transformation. Working across organisational boundaries, you will help ensure that our technology is resilient, responsive and focused on improving care for the people and communities we serve.
About Cornwall IT Services
Cornwall IT Services is a shared digital technology and information service employing over 250 people and managing annual budgets exceeding £10 million in revenue and £5 million in capital investment.
The service supports a diverse health and care community, including:
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust;
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust;
Kernow Health Community Interest Company, including NHS 111 and acute general practice services;
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly;
primary care;
partner health and care organisations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly; and
selected services in Devon.
This breadth makes the role significantly more than a traditional technology leadership position. It offers the opportunity to influence digital strategy, service delivery and transformation across an integrated health and care system.
Flexible hybrid working across Cornwall
Main duties of the job
As Deputy Chief Information Officer, you will ensure the continued delivery of high-quality, secure and resilient services while leading an ambitious portfolio of technology transformation.
You will provide strategic and operational leadership across service delivery, technical services and digital programmes. You will oversee major investment, strengthen performance and value for money, and build trusted relationships with clinicians, operational leaders, executives and partners.
Working closely with the Chief Information Officer, you will:
lead the day-to-day operation and continued development of Cornwall IT Services, providing leadership, support and development to a large multidisciplinary digital workforce
shape and deliver technology strategies and transformation programmes across the Trusts and the wider health and care system
oversee a complex portfolio of digital programmes, capital investment and business cases
ensure that technology services are safe, secure, resilient and responsive to the needs of patients, clinicians and partner organisations
establish clear priorities and provide effective assurance on performance, delivery, finance, risk and benefits
develop strong and transparent service-level agreements that demonstrate performance and value for money
deputise for the Executive Chief Information Officer across both Trusts and, where required, at wider system, regional and national meetings
About us
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is at the heart of acute and specialist care for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We care for a population of around 470,000 people, a number that increases during visitor seasons. We employ around 6,700 staff, united by a shared commitment to deliver safe, high-quality care. We provide services across three main hospital sites, with around 780 inpatient beds:
Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro
St Michael's Hospital in Hayle
West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance
As a teaching hospital, we're proud to work in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School, supporting the next generation of health professionals. We're committed to staying at the forefront of medical advance; investing in our people, developing our facilities, and expanding the specialist care we can offer locally so more patients can receive the care they need closer to home. We have a growing reputation for research and innovation that helps shape better care for the future. The Knowledge Spa, located on our Truro site, is a vibrant hub for medical, nursing and professional education across clinical and non-clinical roles. It plays a vital role in attracting, developing and retaining highly skilled teams.
We are driven by one clear ambition, Outstanding Care for One and All, care that's safe, kind and high-quality. We are RCHT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree or equivalent qualification, knowledge and/or experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Membership of a relevant informatics professional body
- PRINCE qualified
- MSP qualified
- Informatics professional registration e.g. CEng, CITP, FEDIP Advanced Practitioner, or CHCIO
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Change Management qualification
- Better Business Case Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a senior management position in IT
- Significant experience of leading, planning and managing programmes and projects
- Significant experience of working and engaging with a variety of senior staff
- Significant experience of design and development of large scale digital business cases and plans (5m+)
- Experience of change management approaches within the healthcare environment
- Experience of procurement processes including significant business case development
- Evidence of successfully delivering multimillion pound business cases
- Evidence of successfully managing supplier relationships and contracts
- Evidence of Board level engagement and influencing
Desirable
- Experience of working within the health sector
- Experience of working in the commercial sector
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes and projects
- Knowledge of the Informatics function
- Knowledge of change management approaches within the healthcare environment
- Knowledge of programme and project management
- Governance, risk appraisal and management of risk
Desirable
- Knowledge of the structure and functioning of the NHS
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)