Head Of Digital Infrastructure | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, Plus On call 4.5% (1 week in 4) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ashford, TN25 4BY |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7818532/380-SS0749-A |
Summary
Head of Digital Infrastructure – Shape the Future of Mental Health Care in Kent & Medway!
Are you a visionary digital leader ready to make a real difference? Join Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust and play a pivotal role in transforming mental health services for our communities. We’re seeking an innovative, strategic, and hands-on Head of Digital Infrastructure to drive our digital future and safeguard our vital services.
Why Join Us?
• Purpose with Impact:Help create communities where mental health care enables people to live well, not just live with mental illness.
• Leadership at Scale:Lead specialist technology teams, shape digital strategy, and act as deputy to the Chief Technology Officer.
• Cutting-Edge Challenge:Oversee data centres, ICT security, cloud migration, unified communications, and more.
• Cyber Security Champion:Design and deliver a robust Cyber Assurance Framework, ensuring our digital assets are protected and compliant with NHS and international standards.
• Continuous Improvement:Foster a culture of innovation, professional growth, and customer excellence.
What You’ll Do
• Set strategic direction for digital infrastructure, maximising value from technology investments and contracts.
• Lead the transition to a cloud-first approach, managing the migration from on-premises to cloud hosting.
• Oversee cyber security, risk management, and compliance, including ISO and NHS Digital standards.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, from local teams to national forums.
• Manage budgets, contracts, and assets with a focus on efficiency and accountability.
• Inspire and develop a high-performing team, driving service excellence and innovation.
• Represent the Trust in key forums and lead on digital transformation initiatives.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Mar 2026
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