Job summary
Director of Clinical Informatics (CCIO)
Band 9 (or 8 PAs) | Digital Directorate | Reports to: Chief Digital & Information Officer
Are you a visionary clinical leader passionate about digital transformation in healthcare? Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Director of Clinical Informatics (CCIO) to drive the Trust's digital strategy and champion the safe, effective, and innovative use of digital solutions to improve patient care.
You'll be at the forefront of digital innovation, shaping the future of healthcare for clinicians and patients alike. You'll work alongside talented professionals, have a national profile, and make a real difference to patient outcomes and experience.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
- Lead and manage digital delivery and development, ensuring clinical needs are at the heart of digital transformation.
- Provide expert clinical digital advice, chair working groups, and collaborate with stakeholders at local, regional, and national levels.
- Act as the Trust's digital safety officer, promoting a culture of innovation and clinical information excellence.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deputise for the Chief Digital & Information Officer in key forums and represent the Trust within the NHS and wider community.
- Play a pivotal role in financial planning, budget setting, and ensuring value for money in digital investments.
- Line manage the Clinical Informatics team and support professional development across the digital workforce.
- Lead on the integration of local and national digital initiatives, including the use of AI in clinical and non-clinical applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deputise for the Chief Digital & Information Officer in key forums and represent the Trust within the NHS and wider community.
- Play a pivotal role in financial planning, budget setting, and ensuring value for money in digital investments.
- Line manage the Clinical Informatics team and support professional development across the digital workforce.
- Lead on the integration of local and national digital initiatives, including the use of AI in clinical and non-clinical applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration
- Masters degree or degree level plus significant in-depth experience at a senior level and training equivalent to masters level
- Evidence of Continuing Practice Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience, knowledge, theory and practical delivery of major change and improvement programmes
- Significant involvement in the development of organisational strategy
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations.
Experience
Essential
- Expert leadership skills, innovation and able to challenge and improve processes and ways of working using a wide range of problem solving techniques
- Proven influencing, negotiating and mediation skills with different stakeholders - must be able to present credible and compelling arguments to senior clinicians, board members, senior managers, own department, peers and commissioners to develop effective relationships.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration
- Masters degree or degree level plus significant in-depth experience at a senior level and training equivalent to masters level
- Evidence of Continuing Practice Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience, knowledge, theory and practical delivery of major change and improvement programmes
- Significant involvement in the development of organisational strategy
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations.
Experience
Essential
- Expert leadership skills, innovation and able to challenge and improve processes and ways of working using a wide range of problem solving techniques
- Proven influencing, negotiating and mediation skills with different stakeholders - must be able to present credible and compelling arguments to senior clinicians, board members, senior managers, own department, peers and commissioners to develop effective relationships.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
