Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

General Manager IM&T

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Job summary

An acting up arrangement has become available due to the retirement of the current Information Management and Technology (IM and T) General Manager. The acting up arrangement is offered on a 6-month basis whilst a review of the IM and T role is undertaken.

The postholder will continue to undertake their current role and in addition add the following acting up duties to their portfolio.

Main duties of the job

To line manage and support all teams in the IM and T function, providing supervision, guidance and seeking the input of other experts as necessary

The provision of expert skills, support and guidance across a range of IM&T areas, including deployment of IM&T systems, project and programme management and information governance, with support from the team as necessary.

To play a key role in the development and implementation of Trust's IM&T Strategy.

Effectively cope and deal with inherent complexity, risks, problems and challenges.

With support, carry out strategic planning and development of the IM&T (and Patient record) Department to deliver the requirements of the IM&T Operating Framework targets .

To develop and maintain business continuity plans across all systems and to ensure that risks are being tracked and mitigated as effectively as possible.

Ensure that mandatory reports are completed in a timely manner and are responsive to the changing needs of both the organisation and Commissioners.

Setting operational standards for data collection and migration.

Ensuring that the operational requirements are adequately scoped to support both the efficiency and effectiveness of users.

Working with the Director of Operations to ensure that the performance of the data capture process (e.g. timeliness, accuracy, rework frequency, completeness) is benchmarked and reported to all relevant colleagues.

Supporting and promoting a regime of data quality improvement.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £101,677 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-COR-5875-25

Job locations

kingsway hospital

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application. Your supporting statement should be a short statement on why you believe you have the skills and behaviours required to lead the team on an interim basis. (Please see person spec for criteria)

The pay for the acting up arrangement will be determined in accordance with agenda for change principles and will be agreed with the successful candidate.

Please seek approval from your line manager before making a secondment application

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application. Your supporting statement should be a short statement on why you believe you have the skills and behaviours required to lead the team on an interim basis. (Please see person spec for criteria)

The pay for the acting up arrangement will be determined in accordance with agenda for change principles and will be agreed with the successful candidate.

Please seek approval from your line manager before making a secondment application

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Post Graduate qualification in Informatics or significant relevant experience in a large complex organisation
  • Post Graduate management qualification

Desirable

  • Relevant accreditation in database technology e.g. SQUDBA/Oracle

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working at senior management level in a complex (M&T department

Knowledge

Essential

  • High level understanding of NHS management skills

Skills

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate previous effective change management and service development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Post Graduate qualification in Informatics or significant relevant experience in a large complex organisation
  • Post Graduate management qualification

Desirable

  • Relevant accreditation in database technology e.g. SQUDBA/Oracle

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working at senior management level in a complex (M&T department

Knowledge

Essential

  • High level understanding of NHS management skills

Skills

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate previous effective change management and service development

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

kingsway hospital

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

kingsway hospital

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Executive Medical Director

Arun Chidambaram

arun.chidambaram@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £101,677 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

383-COR-5875-25

Job locations

kingsway hospital

Kingsway

Derby

DE22 3LZ


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