Chief Information Officer | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	02 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£109,179 - £125,637 per annum pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	04 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Cwmni:	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7777094/413-102766-SNR

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Join Us as Chief Information Officer and help shape the Future of Cancer Care at The Christie

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead our digital transformation and information strategy. This is a unique opportunity to lead Digital Services and drive innovation at one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, as we deliver our ambitious Future Christie programme – a 10-year vision to create a patient and staff focussed, intelligent, data-driven hospital.

As CIO, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for digital services, ensuring technology and data are harnessed to deliver safe, efficient, and personalised care. You will ensure that champion cutting-edge initiatives such as Joint Analytics for Cancer (JAC) – our flagship platform unlocking real-time insights for clinical decision-making, research, and operational excellence. Working at the heart of our digital strategy, you will shape systems that integrate care, research, and innovation, enabling The Christie to remain at the forefront of cancer treatment.

If you are passionate about transforming healthcare through digital innovation and want to make a lasting impact on patient outcomes, join us and help build the hospital of the future.

What You’ll Do
Lead the development and delivery of a Trust-wide digital strategy aligned with national priorities.

Digital Strategy & Transformation
Develop and implement the Trust’s digital strategy, ensuring systems support integrated care, research, and performance improvement. Champion innovation, including AI and machine learning, to enable evidence-based decision-making and personalised care and deliver the ambition of the Future Christie program
• Lead digital service delivery across software development, clinical applications, infrastructure, user support, and cybersecurity
• Ensure robust digital governance and compliance with NHS and legal standards. Provide assurance to the Senior Management Committee and act as delegated Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) when required
• Manage and support the Digital Services team, including deputy CIO, Chief Clinical Information Officers, and departmental leads. Foster a culture of collaboration and digital literacy across clinical and operational team

What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a visionary leader with proven digital experience in senior data leadership, ideally in healthcare or public sector. You will have strategic insight and technical expertise in data platforms, governance, and analytics and a passion for innovation, curiosity, and solving complex system-wide challenges. You will have the ability to influence at executive level and inspire multidisciplinary teams and a commitment to equity and sustainability.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

CORPORATE
• Contribute effectively as a member of the Senior Management Committee ensuring all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the meetings.
• Provide updates to the board of directors as required on the digital strategy, programmes and risks.
• Undertake the role (delegated by the Director of Future Christie) of SIRO and support the work of the Information Governance and Caldicott panels providing expert knowledge and assurance ensuring that highly sensitive and confidential data is managed appropriately.
• Ensure that the Senior Management Committee and Future Christie Director/Medical Director are briefed on the benefits and risks of new digital related projects.
• Ensure effective working relationships and engagement within the organisation particularly with all divisional, corporate, clinical, and operational teams.
• Provide digital leadership to the Greater Manchester (GM) Cancer Alliance, support the development of GM system digital cancer strategy
• Ensure effective working relationships and engagement outside the organisation particularly with third party suppliers, NHS bodies, academic institutions, and other external bodies. Participate effectively in local and national CIO networks.
• Produce action plans and implement policies to meet all requirements for risk management, audit, controls assurance, health & safety and information governance relating to the work of the digital service.
• Ensure there is continual improvement and learning within the digital service and that all decisions are based on an assessment of risk.

STRATEGY
• Develop and lead implementation of a digital strategy which supports the overall trust strategy and the associated strategies for clinical services, research and innovation and education.
• Remain up to date on digital trends and emerging technologies.
• Identify opportunities for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of services through changes to digital services and technology.
• Contribute actively to the development of strategies and plans for other departments ensuring that the contribution of digital technology is incorporated

DIGITAL SERVICES PROVISION
• Ensure provision of modern digital infrastructure, software, and services that fully support the operational, clinical, and business needs of the trust
• Oversee the delivery of an effective digital service desk and set of comprehensive and proactive digital support services.Ensure the effective management of digital assets, including all hardware and software, ensuring that these are actively monitored.
• Ensure the provision of effective digital security measures to adequately protect and maintain systems and data.
• Ensure the support, maintenance, and development of the core clinical systems, including the procurement and implementation of clinical systems ensuring that benefits are maximised, and functionality fully supports the delivery of excellent patient care.

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• Work collaboratively with the Chief Data Officer to develop an information management service and oversee the infrastructure required for data storage
• Manage and develop approaches to data integration, including for clinical systems
• Oversee relationships with external vendors, suppliers and developers.
• Manage the project management services that support the delivery of the digital strategy and trust service transformation activities

GOVERNANCE
• Ensure implementation of appropriate digital governance systems which conform to legal and NHS requirements and fit within the wider governance systems of the trust.
• Ensure maintenance of an effective digital risk register, manage identified risks and escalate risks as required.
• Ensure the reduction, identification, management, and reporting of untoward digital incidents. Ensure compliance with the requirements of information governance, data protection and freedom of information guidance and legislation.
• Ensure that the Trust complies with the requirements of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
• Ensure that Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans are in place for all digital services and that these are routinely tested, weakness identified, and appropriate improvement plans developed and implemented.
• Ensure compliance of the clinical systems with Safety of Health Systems standards, appropriate NHS Information Standards Notices (ISNs) and National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) notices.
• As SIRO, oversee Information Asset Owners (IAOs) providing assurance on risks and compliance ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory requirements (including GDPR and NHS standards) and promote good information governance practices across the organisation.
• Working with the CDO, maintain an Information Asset Register, and oversee data security, integrity, and availability.

MANAGEMENT OF THE DIGITAL SERVICE
• Manage and lead the digital services team in line with the trust’s workforce and related policies, standing financial instructions and scheme of delegation, and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Develop and achieve annual objectives for digital services within the framework of the Trust’s objectives and agreed digital strategy
• Manage the digital budget within the requirements of the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions.
• Produce an annual rolling investment plan for digital infrastructure including capital, revenue and staffing resource.
• Plan, deploy, and maintain the Trust’s digital systems and operations.
• Manage the Trust’s software development needs.
• Develop and implement digital policies and procedures in line with requirements and best practice.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT
• Adhere to impeccable standards of personal conduct and demonstrate commitment to the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
• Ensure personal professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of
• relevant developments.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers.
• Implement systems and processes, so that in the event of absence, access to all appropriate information is maintained to allow the continued safe and effective running of the digital service
• Participate in and embrace Trust initiatives to optimally develop and support our workforce (eg Real World Leadership and Respectful Resolution).

ON CALL
• Participate in the Digital Services on call rota

Please see attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026

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