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Chief Information Officer (interim)
| Posting date: | 10 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £161,601.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £161601.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | M9990-25-0038 |
Summary
The CIO will lead and coach a staff of digital and technology professions, creating a high-performing team, and position NHS England as a preferred digital and technology employer, whilst also implementing technology-oriented best practices such as Agile Ways of Working, DevOps and Cloud-native architectures across the organisation. Key accountabilities will include: Strategy and Planning Product Leadership IT Infrastructure Data Cyber Security and Information Governance System Leadership The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a Chief Information Officer/Chief Digital Officer/Chief Digital Information Officer role (or similar senior leadership position in Digital/IT) within a complex, data-driven, regulated environment, managing a multi-million IT budget. Key experiences include: Significant experience in a senior role, partnering with an Executive Team, resulting in development and implementation of deep based, cross-cutting digital transformations. Significant experience in and knowledge of all facets of digital, technology and information management, including strategy, architecture, software development, application management, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and data. This should include a wide range of systems, from modern citizen-facing cloud-hosted digital services to heavyweight legacy systems, and of working within a very heterogenous technical landscape. Significant knowledge and experience of embedding, maturing and building agile delivery capability at scale and of leading the transition to a product and service based operating model, underpinned by innovative Microservice-based architectures and Cloud-enabled Infrastructure. A track record of building and leading high performing, inclusive digital and technology teams and with demonstrable success in attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent. Exceptional and natural collaborator, with a demonstrated ability to work across organisational boundaries to achieve results. Comfortable working across organisations within a complex system and dealing with ambiguity. Ability to work in a complex political environment and to understand and respond to the needs and expectations of Ministers and Government. Sound commercial acumen and ability to manage high value strategic supplier and vendor relationships. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments 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.