Chief Information Officer | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £117,645 - £134,103 pa pro rata incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, EC1V 2NX |
| Company: | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7316159/273-DC-7316159 |
Summary
We are now recruiting to our Chief Information Officer (CIO) role where you will be a key member of the Trust’s senior management team (non-voting member of the Trust Board). Building on the existing systems, we are looking for someone who can drive digital innovation and serve as a change agent to enable clinically led digital transformation. You will provide a strategic Digital Technology vision for the Trust
The next two years are exciting ones for us as we focus on the rollout of the Meditech electronic patient record (Moorconnect) and the construction and opening of the new centre for eye health in Camden (currently referred to as Oriel). This CIO role will play a key role in delivering both of these major programmes.
AsCIOyouwill work as a technology partner and willleverageDigital Technology to add value and enhance the Trust’s use of computer-based systems. We are looking for someone who canlead on all aspects of client facing technology implementations and support andcanprovide vision and leadership to ensure that the Trust’s information technology keeps pace with prevailing trends both within healthcare and the wider technology community.
In this role youwillalsolead on the wider information and informatics agenda and develop systems and process that enhance structured data capture for use in the organisation. You will also lead ondeveloping and setting the strategic digital agenda within the Trust and the wider stakeholder communities of education and research.
We are looking for someone who is used to working in aservice-driven rolewhounderstandshow to manage systems and technologies in a mixed environment of “in house” teams, sharedservicesand out-sourced partners.
Using your experience, anda strongstrategic and commercial understanding of technologyand how itimpactsa complex organisation, youwill set and enhance service and governanceobjectiveswithin the Trust.
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
We are anticipating to interview for this role week commencing 11th or 18th of August. The interview process will include stakeholder sessions.
RRP premia may be available for exceptional candidates.
Kindly find the job description and responsibilities on the attached Job Description document.
Main responsibilities :
-Strategy
-Direction and management of Digital Technology
-Emergency and business continuity planning
-Corporate and other responsibilities
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025