Digital Innovations Manager | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,396 - £80,837 Pro rata, pa, incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 April 2026 |
| Location: | Kingston, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7791799/396-7791799-DE-DK |
Summary
The Digital Innovations Manager leads the design, development and delivery of complex technical innovation projects across the Trust, providing specialist technical expertise and strategic guidance to support digital transformation. The role requires the ability to evaluate emerging technologies, manage multi‑disciplinary technical teams, and influence senior stakeholders while ensuring alignment with digital strategy and infrastructure standards. The postholder also oversees programming, cloud development, and integration activities, ensuring new solutions are safe, effective, and scalable.
• To lead and manage input, technical development and delivery for DDaT projects ensuring the strategic aims and objectives of the process are achieved, and that this complies with trust standards and policies
• Responsible for identifying and assessing potential new technologies and processes, and ensuring compliance and alignment against trust priorities and the requirements of the NHS Long term Plan
• Provides specialised technical knowledge and guidance to innovations team to support the development of database, programming and integration developments.
• Provides leadership to the innovations team of database developers, programmers and integrations specialists
• Responsible for policy development and implementation for database management, programming and integration services and ensuring quality by appropriate QA and compliance by regular audit.
• Leads on the management of the annual innovations and projects budget, monitor and report on service and financial performance.
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Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
At KRFT we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
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This advert closes on Monday 23 Mar 2026