Director of Technology Services | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,179 - £125,637 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7862206/249-7841262-2 |
Summary
Director of Technology Services – Band 9
The BSW Hospitals Group (GWH,RUH & SFT) is seeking an exceptional digital leader to shape, deliver and continually evolve a modern, resilient and forward-thinking Technology Services function. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our Group Digital Services team, responsible for ensuring our clinicians, operational teams and patients benefit from robust, safe, scalable and reliable IT services every day.
As Director of Technology Services, you will lead the design and delivery of integrated IT services across the BSW Hospitals Group. You will ensure the Group has a secure, high performing infrastructure; a full suite of dependable clinical and corporate systems; and a technology environment that enables the ambitions of our Group digital strategy.
You will be accountable for delivering high-quality services within the financial envelope, driving continuous improvement, cost efficiencies and service innovation. A key part of your role will be developing and supporting our digital workforce, fostering a culture of professionalism, collaboration and high performance.
As a senior leader within Digital Services, you will act a visible, customer focused partner to all parts of the Group. You will build strong collaborative relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams ensuring our technology services meet the needs of a complex and evolving healthcare environment. You will act as the Digital Director at a designated care organisation, providing senior digital leadership, strategic engagement and expert guidance to executives, clinicians and operational teams through local digital oversight.
This is a senior leadership role with significant autonomy, influence and visibility across the Group, reporting to the Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, requiring presence and influence across all three Care Organisations.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
The Director of Technology Services leads the design, implementation, and evolvement of an effective, forward-thinking service, which delivers robust, safe, scalable, and reliable IT services and solutions.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026
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