Job summary
North London NHS Foundation Trust is embarking on an ambitious transformation to redefine how mental health care is delivered across North Central London. As part of our Mental Health Provider Review, we are focused on delivering four key aims: reducing health inequalities, eliminating service variation, improving outcomes for service users, and creating a sustainable workforce.
As we align with the government's forthcoming ten-year plan, which calls for a shift from hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention, we are recruiting a Chief Digital, Information and Performance Improvement Officer to drive our digital transformation agenda.
This is a pivotal Board-level role, reporting directly to the Chief Executive, with strategic responsibilities spanning the Trust. You will lead the Trust's digital and information strategy, ensuring technology and data are leveraged to enhance patient care, improve performance, and create operational excellence across services.
Interviews will be scheduled for week commencing 2nd June 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible to the Chief Executive for developing and delivering the Trust's Digital and Information strategy. They will provide strategic support to the Chair, Chief Executive and the other Board members.Key Responsibilities:o Lead the development and delivery of the Trust's Digital and Information Strategyo Drive digital transformation initiatives including data governance, digital infrastructure, and systems innovationo Ensure robust information security and compliance with data protection standardso Lead the strategic application of new and emerging technologies, including responsible use of Artificial Intelligenceo Embed digital solutions that support a high-performing, efficient and responsive mental health serviceo Work in close partnership with system leaders across North Central London to support a digitally enabled, neighbourhood-based NHS
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of strategic and digital innovation in the NHS, shaping how mental health services are delivered in North London for years to come. Please review the job description for more details on what the roles and responsibilities entail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of strategic and digital innovation in the NHS, shaping how mental health services are delivered in North London for years to come. Please review the job description for more details on what the roles and responsibilities entail.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level education and/or professional qualification.
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to operate confidently within complex and ambiguous change environments.
- Strong commercial and business acumen and judgment, understanding the need for efficient services and well commissioned services.
- Experience in the execution of stakeholder engagement exercises, and a skilled influencer who is outcome focused
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in a highly complex environment at a Board or sub-Board level
- Significant experience of working with external stakeholders, including Regulators.
- Experience in developing and implementing information strategies and leading digital transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and interoperability challenges.
Desirable
- Experience of mental health and or community health and social care delivery.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level education and/or professional qualification.
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to operate confidently within complex and ambiguous change environments.
- Strong commercial and business acumen and judgment, understanding the need for efficient services and well commissioned services.
- Experience in the execution of stakeholder engagement exercises, and a skilled influencer who is outcome focused
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in a highly complex environment at a Board or sub-Board level
- Significant experience of working with external stakeholders, including Regulators.
- Experience in developing and implementing information strategies and leading digital transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and interoperability challenges.
Desirable
- Experience of mental health and or community health and social care delivery.
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).
