Band 9 Deputy Chief Information Officer - Development

Job summary

UHB is one of the largest Trusts in the NHS, with an annual turnover of 2.4 billion, employing over 24,000 staff. The Trust has a strong track record of digital innovation and improvement, leading research and deployment in areas such as artificial intelligence to its proud legacy of its own clinicians developing UHB's bespoke electronic patient record.

We recognise to meet our vision of building healthier lives, we need continual investment in new technologies ensuring our infrastructure is resilient and future proof.

Supported and funded by our Board, we are strengthening our senior digital leadership team and have created a Deputy Chief Information Officers (DCIO) who with the CIO will drive this important agenda forward.

Our newly formed structure will allow you as the successful candidate to develop and influence the Trust's information management and technology strategy.

We would welcome applications with significant experience as a digital leader, ideally gained within the NHS or a similar complex organisation.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The maintenance portfolio will see you lead, manage, and develop the IT Services Build teams, driving a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement in turn supporting the Trust's strategic objectives, including the adoption of new and emerging technologies.

Success will see you optimise the utilisation of IT resources, including hardware, software, and personnel, ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficiency.

This pivotal opportunity will shape the Trust's digital future, ensuring that digital health solutions are designed and delivered to meet the needs of patients and staff.

As a creative and inspiring leader who's not afraid to push the boundaries technology offers, you will instil confidence in the 800 strong team in the day-to-day operational management of our digital services.

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About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to master's level, an equivalent professional qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience, within an IT discipline or similar.

*Demonstrable professional knowledge in Software Development Lifecycle, Digital Management, Information Systems, Staff Management, and Project Management acquired through training or experience gained over a significant period to master's degree level.

*Demonstrable continuing professional development.

Desirable

*Member of BCS

Experience

Essential

*Extensive experience of software development and software development life cycle particularly in the creating and overseeing developments within large and complex organisations.

*In-depth knowledge and experience of Enterprise Architecture within large and complex organisations.

*Experience in developing and implementing information strategies and leading digital transformation initiatives.

*Proven ability to manage complex information systems and ensure data quality, security, and compliance.

*Experience and understanding of healthcare information systems, electronic health