Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Location: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our senior leadership team, reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). This is a pivotal role in shaping and delivering innovative, robust, and effective digital services across our Trust, ensuring we stay at the forefront of digital transformation in healthcare.
As the CTO, you will play a critical role in setting the technical direction for the organisation, driving operational and strategic digital transformation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. You will lead a diverse team, work collaboratively with key stakeholders, and ensure our digital systems are resilient, forward-thinking, and compliant with industry standards.
Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide inspirational and compassionate leadership, ensuring staff are supported, empowered, and engaged to deliver meaningful change.
2. Work with the CIO to develop and implement the strategy and business plan for Digital Support Services, leading key elements of both.
3. Drive service quality, performance, governance, and workforce planning in Digital Support Services, leading service improvements where necessary.
4. Build and manage external relationships with key partners, including Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Health Care Partnerships (HCPs), and local authorities, deputising for the CIO when required.
5. Lead on audit and quality improvement programmes to reduce unwarranted variation in Digital Support Services.
6. Oversee multiple budgets within the Digital Support Services directorate.
We are looking for a motivated leader who is passionate about digital innovation. The successful candidate will have experience in delivering complex digital initiatives, digital technology service delivery, a strong understanding of digital transformation in a healthcare setting, and the ability to inspire teams to reach their full potential.
If you would like to learn more contact Sue Forsey, CIO via susan.tang@nhs.net to arrange an informal discussion.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. This role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England, providing a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints, and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.
Closing Date: 15 November 2024
Interview Date: 2 December 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
2. Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
3. Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
1. Prince 2/MSP
2. ITIL
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
1. Proven practical experience in digital technology service delivery.
2. Significant senior management experience at a head of service or more senior level.
3. Extensive knowledge and expertise in delivering successful strategic and operational performance.
4. Experience in leading clinical system and infrastructure upgrades in an NHS Trust setting.
5. Experience of managing significant budgets
6. Risk management and governance
7. Leading and motivating staff across a range of services
Desirable
1. Experience within various healthcare settings.
Skills
Essential
1. Ability to build stakeholder relationships and support networks.
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Analytical ability to process and act on a range of complex and diverse information, using it to make decisions
4. Innovation: able to bring new approaches and generate options for change and improvement using a wider network
5. Excellent technical and organisational skills with the ability to manage complex workloads
6. In-depth understanding of change management
7. Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Maidstone Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9QQ
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