Enterprise Applications Lead

NHS England

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Job summary

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

Digital Workplace Services

A Digital Workplace isthe name given to today's virtual, modern version of traditional workplaces. The experience provides personalised, role-based services as well as the data, applications, and collaboration tools required for employees to work securely with each other from anywhere, on any device, at any time.

Our aim is to enable teams across the NHS to connect to information, expertise and knowledge to help them be more productive and to support decision making.

Digital Workplace Services will adopt a simple, user-centric approach adoption of technology and digital tools, systems and services across the new NHS England and the wider system.

The teams are divided into threecore areas.

  • Collaboration services
  • Web team
  • Corporate IT
  • Services are delivered to internal customers and NHS organisations.

This is a strategic role that continually assesses the strategic business needs to determine the best approach to develop, manage and continuously improve the Enterprise Applications landscape within NHS England.

Main duties of the job

  • Developing Enterprise Applications strategy for NHS England, commercially of the self (COTS) products, Software as a Service (SaaS) and bespoke products developed to meet the strategic corporate needs of NHS England.
  • Developing and managing the Applications team responsible for developing, implementing, enhancing and supporting all transactional applications.
  • Keeping abreast of industry trends that have an impact on the Applications strategy and good working relationships with existing and potential strategic vendors used by NHS England.

Please note this job vacancy is based in either Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP or Wellington House, London SE1 8UG.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-TD-IT-6853995-E

Job locations

NHS England Office in Leeds/London

Leeds - Wellington Place/London - Wellington House

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

We value the different experiences our people bring to their work. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.

Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

You can find further details about the role, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description, Assignment Brief and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We value the different experiences our people bring to their work. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.

Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

You can find further details about the role, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description, Assignment Brief and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of managing full application services lifecycle, including systems design, specification, development, data transformation and migration, unit and integrated testing, implementation, staff management and ongoing applications support.
  • Experience of managing internal and external suppliers and monitoring their performance for the delivery of application packages and changes to meet product and service delivery requirements.
  • Experience of delivering application projects using structured project management approaches.

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable senior management experience.
  • Strategic thinking.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of managing full application services lifecycle, including systems design, specification, development, data transformation and migration, unit and integrated testing, implementation, staff management and ongoing applications support.
  • Experience of managing internal and external suppliers and monitoring their performance for the delivery of application packages and changes to meet product and service delivery requirements.
  • Experience of delivering application projects using structured project management approaches.

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrable senior management experience.
  • Strategic thinking.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional 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

NHS England

Address

NHS England Office in Leeds/London

Leeds - Wellington Place/London - Wellington House

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHS England Office in Leeds/London

Leeds - Wellington Place/London - Wellington House

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of IT

Sally Bogg

sally.bogg1@nhs.net

Date posted

02 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-TD-IT-6853995-E

Job locations

NHS England Office in Leeds/London

Leeds - Wellington Place/London - Wellington House

Leeds/London

LS1 4AP


Supporting documents

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