Head of Digital Delivery - New Hospital Programme

Head of Digital Delivery - New Hospital Programme

As the Head of Digital Delivery, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a comprehensive digital strategy to enable the realisation of Intelligent Hospitals for the Programme.

The post holder will develop and manage a delivery framework for the Digital Workstream ensuring the digital team is aligned with the wider programme delivery strategy.

They will work with the NHP Transformation Directorate workstreams to align delivery approaches and ensure the digital agenda is embedded in everything we do, both internally and externally.

Main duties of the job

1. Leading the development of the Digital Workstreams Delivery framework. Ensuring it supports the delivery of the Digital Strategy, Transformation Directorate Strategy and the wider Programme Delivery model.
2. Working with the Digital Workstreams strategic objectives, implement, and monitor the delivery framework; ensure it remains current and in alignment with the wider Transformation Directorate and Programme Delivery objectives.
3. Working collaboratively across NHS England, strategic partners, national and regional teams. Align with NHSE Standards and Guidance, understand NHSE programmes to promote alignment on integration and interpret how to leverage and deliver into the NHP programme.
4. Developing a digital delivery team to provide support of the digital delivery framework to the programme schemes, ensuring the necessary capacity and capability are in place. Support and mentor this team building in a culture of ongoing improvement.
5. Establishing a matrix working governance with Programme Delivery groups to ensure a joined-up approach to reimagining the delivery of healthcare within the context of NHP.
6. In alignment with the Transformation Delivery Strategy, establish and develop partnerships with NHP Trusts and communities, embedding a robust approach to people participation in our work, supporting the New Hospital Programme in meeting the statutory duties to involve patients, public and staff.

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:

• 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.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit NHS England.

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.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the role please see attached Job Description.

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects.

Knowledge & Experience

• Proven and significant experience of working in a leadership role.
• Experience delivering large complex digital agendas within healthcare.
• Experience in implementing infrastructure programmes across industry sectors.
• Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
• Experience in providing assurance for large digital programmes.

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

• Demonstrable ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations.
• Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources (verbal, written and numerical).
• Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills.

Values and Behaviours

• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
• Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.
• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.

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.

Salary: £105,385 to £121,271 a year (excluding London Weighting)