Job summary
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, and accountable to the Trust Board, the Chief Digital and Data Officer will lead the digital and information transformation across the organisation and support the use of digital and data services as part of achieving the overall Trust strategy.
You will be responsible for the review, development, and implementation of Trust Digital and Data strategies, ensuring appropriate engagement with internal and external stakeholders. Strategies will both inform and conform with local, ICB and national strategies and plans. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Digital and Data functions and for bringing together digital and data capacity and capability across the Trust to work collaboratively.
The organisation is actively investing in improving internal digital and data capabilities and processes and is now looking for a highly motivated Chief Digital and Data Officer who can lead in bringing these programmes together to ensure maximum impact. This position will have a high level of independence and accountability.
Applicants should apply by completing a short online application form and are also required to provide a CV and covering letter.
Interview date to be notified
Main duties of the job
1. Lead strategic planning, oversight, and delivery of the Trust's key digital and data programmes of work.
2. Enable the adoption and use of digital and data technology across the clinical and support services.
3. Establish the Trust as a leader in the field of digital and data services for the benefit of their patients, carers, and staff.
4. Integrate digital and data systems across the Trust to ensure the user experience is positive and that maximum clinical activity is achieved.
5. Ensure the effective delivery of secure, effective, and efficient digital and data services.
6. Deliver first class clinical care intelligence that is outcomes based and able to drive quality improvement and measure productivity and effectiveness.
7. Manage data quality and adopt a "Senior Information Risk Owner" culture.
8. Drive forward system optimisation and integration across the health and care system to enhance user experience and improve productivity.
9. Enable clinical and operational leadership and support in the design and delivery of systems.
10. Enable the Trust to have a data-driven improvement culture where teams can use the best analytics to accelerate best practice and adoption by using data to create quality information.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or postgraduate degree in a digital / data, project, or programme specialism.
- Programme, project or change management (MSP, PRINCE2, AGILE, or CHANGE equivalent).
Desirable
- Professional qualification in digital and data or membership of a relevant professional body - for example, BCS.
- General management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and wide-ranging experience at Board level in large, complex customer facing organisations, whether in healthcare or other sector with comparable complexities and shared service delivery pressures.
- Experience of providing strategic and technical digital and data advice to the NHS or comparable organisations. Track record of delivery.
- Track record of delivering large scale change and knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and evidence.
- Experience in creating integrated digital platforms of online and offline solutions and asset management.
- Digital and data systems procurement experience.
- Experience of managing and negotiating large contracts.
- Experience of large budget management.
Desirable
- Examples of creation and delivery of innovative digital solutions
- NHS experience.
- An awareness of a range of job roles within the NHS and an understanding of how all professions work and interact to enable seamless patient care.
- Experience of business development and commercial acumen.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or postgraduate degree in a digital / data, project, or programme specialism.
- Programme, project or change management (MSP, PRINCE2, AGILE, or CHANGE equivalent).
Desirable
- Professional qualification in digital and data or membership of a relevant professional body - for example, BCS.
- General management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and wide-ranging experience at Board level in large, complex customer facing organisations, whether in healthcare or other sector with comparable complexities and shared service delivery pressures.
- Experience of providing strategic and technical digital and data advice to the NHS or comparable organisations. Track record of delivery.
- Track record of delivering large scale change and knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and evidence.
- Experience in creating integrated digital platforms of online and offline solutions and asset management.
- Digital and data systems procurement experience.
- Experience of managing and negotiating large contracts.
- Experience of large budget management.
Desirable
- Examples of creation and delivery of innovative digital solutions
- NHS experience.
- An awareness of a range of job roles within the NHS and an understanding of how all professions work and interact to enable seamless patient care.
- Experience of business development and commercial acumen.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
