Digital Care Hub Manager (Band 8a)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic registered health professional to lead our innovative team of clinicians in the Digital Care Hub at Airedale NHS Foundation.

The Digital Care Hub Manager will be responsible for the leadership, management, direction and day to day financial control of all services within the Digital Care Hub. The role is an integral part of our senior leadership team and will work alongside Airedale's new hospital programme, helping shape the future of virtual services for the Trust and wider local area.

Main duties of the job

Working in conjunction with the Head of Digital Care Hub engage with new and current customers to develop and operationally deliver contracts and services, ensuring excellent customer experience.

The post holder will be required to create and manage long-term relationships between the Digital Care Hub and a range of clients (NHS, local authority, voluntary sector, commercial companies).

Overall management of services delivered from the Digital Care Hub which at present include:

Immedicare - National care home service

Goldline- Palliative Care service

MyCare24- Long term Conditions/Virtual Wards

The post holder will work with the local providers of all clinical services as well as customers to define and maintain standards of service delivery and develop the service in a way that aids client retention and generates new business. The post holder will have day to day budget responsibility for all services delivered from the Digital Care Hub. All staff in the Digital Care Hub will be operationally accountable to the post holder - clinical staff will be professionally accountable to the Nurse Consultant, Digital and Acute Care.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7155589

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Health Professional
  • Degree in relevant field
  • Non-medical Prescriber

Desirable

  • Master's Degree
  • Project Management Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to embrace, lead and drive change
  • Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work of others and adjust plans as required

Desirable

  • Able to foster strong relationships with clients and business associates
  • Evidence of working within the NHS at a senior level, with stakeholder internal and external to the organisation including commercial organisations

Experience

Essential

  • Financial management
  • Working in a senior leadership role
  • Risk management
  • Currently practising non-medical prescribing

Desirable

  • previous experience or can demonstrate awareness of Digital Healthcare and the NHS agenda
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Health Professional
  • Degree in relevant field
  • Non-medical Prescriber

Desirable

  • Master's Degree
  • Project Management Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to embrace, lead and drive change
  • Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work of others and adjust plans as required

Desirable

  • Able to foster strong relationships with clients and business associates
  • Evidence of working within the NHS at a senior level, with stakeholder internal and external to the organisation including commercial organisations

Experience

Essential

  • Financial management
  • Working in a senior leadership role
  • Risk management
  • Currently practising non-medical prescribing

Desirable

  • previous experience or can demonstrate awareness of Digital Healthcare and the NHS agenda

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).

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).

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Digital Care Hub

Marie Buchan

marie.buchan@nhs.net

01535292767

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7155589

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton, Keighley

BD20 6TD


Supporting documents

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