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Job Summary
Are you passionate about how digital can transform healthcare services for our donors, patients, and NHS colleagues? We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Director of Digital Delivery to help lead the Digital Services team, working collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust and wider NHS Wales organisations to provide critical digital systems and insight-led services that support our transformation.
The Trust is entering an exciting period of change, set out in our Destination 2033 vision, which includes the establishment of a new world-class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment and the delivery of cancer care closer to home through new 'satellite' sites. For the Welsh Blood Service, there is the opportunity to work on the exciting future of blood and transplant services, improving our capabilities and resilience alongside developing new services, including plasma for medicines, and expertise to support improved healthcare in Wales.
Over the next five years, we will revolutionise the way in which we deliver our services - from co-producing innovative technologies, working on digital inclusion in Wales, to embedding data and insight into our everyday.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will lead the development and service management of digital and clinical IT systems and applications locally to support the delivery of the Trust's digital strategy. Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, this role will be responsible for all aspects of service management for all Infrastructure and Application Services across the Trust.
The role is responsible for the attainment of IT operational performance service levels, managing customer expectation and escalation processes, infrastructure monitoring, control, provision and change activities, disaster recovery, and business continuity services.
The role is responsible for defining the full architectural strategy and roadmap for the Trust, ensuring that digitally enabled high-quality care can be delivered. The post holder is jointly responsible for developing the vision, governance, and leading and overseeing adherence to the architecture strategy and framework. As a key member of the Digital Services senior management team, they will provide digital direction and leadership to the Trust.
The post holder will have managerial responsibility for the Infrastructure and Application Services teams across the Trust, providing leadership, direction, mentoring, and day-to-day management of the team.
The post holder will be responsible for the evolution of local and national applications, managing their interoperability across the Trust's architecture and the national architecture for NHS Wales.
About Us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust, we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value-based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being accountable, bold, caring, and dynamic, ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities, then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Date Posted: 25 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8c
Salary: £75,405 to £86,885 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: 120-AC163-0225
Job Locations: Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff, CF14 2TL
Job Responsibilities:
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Person Specification - Qualifications Essential:
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
Knowledge Essential:
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
Experience Essential:
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
Skills Essential:
* Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer Details:
Employer Name: Velindre Cancer Centre
Address: Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff, CF14 2TL
Employer's Website: https://velindre.nhs.wales/velindrecc/
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