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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must be a senior, values-driven leader with strong digital expertise, capable of influencing stakeholders, managing a large team and budget, and delivering a seamless digital strategy in healthcare.
  • You will create and deliver a digital strategy, lead digital teams, build stakeholder relationships, and represent the organization in regional healthcare technology initiatives.

Requirements

  • A senior, credible, delivery-focused values driven person is needed to lead digital services across our hugely visible and important trust as we set out our future direction.
  • As one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, the Royal Free London, has made impressive ground in implementing a group-wide Electronic Patient Record (Cerner).
  • We are now seeking the senior technology leader who can influence across the trust, build relationships and realise value from this significant investment, whilst also continuing to improve digital services, to ensure we enable our clinicians to deliver the world class care our population deserves.
  • Working closely with clinical and professional services colleagues, you will hold responsibility for all IT and Digital Services across the trust plus the ongoing delivery, and adoption, of technology enabled change.
  • The CDO will foster positive, peer-to-peer relationships and lead senior stakeholder engagement, both within the trust and in the local and national health economies.
  • You will also progressively lead a Digital Services team of more than 100 colleagues plus manage a multi-million-pound annual budget.
  • Take complete accountability for the successful creation and delivery of an ambitious digital strategy which ensures a seamless colleague and patient digital experience and ensures RFL takes the lead in UK healthcare technology.
  • As the senior leader for digital at the trust, act as a highly-visible ambassador for IT and digital technology.
  • Seek opportunities to co-operate and build relationships with key senior stakeholders and the hospital leadership teams across the group.
  • Pro-actively represent RFL externally, ensuring the Trust takes a leading role in driving the technology aspects of the regional health economy.
  • Provide strong functional leadership to the Digital Services teams, building confidence, increasing capability and spearheading the adoption of contemporary customer focused disciplines.
  • Develop a positive culture and a Digital Services team which earns a reputation for fast-paced, consistent delivery.
  • Lead the bringing together of digital teams for the enlarged organisation, including work to deliver a business case for expanded EPR and patient systems.
  • As the digital lead for what will be the largest acute hospital group in North Central London provide clear digital leadership and voice across London and nationally.

Responsibilities

  • Take complete accountability for the successful creation and delivery of an ambitious digital strategy which ensures a seamless colleague and patient digital experience and ensures RFL takes the lead in UK healthcare technology.
  • As the senior leader for digital at the trust, act as a highly-visible ambassador for IT and digital technology. Seek opportunities to co-operate and build relationships with key senior stakeholders and the hospital leadership teams across the group. Pro-actively represent RFL externally, ensuring the Trust takes a leading role in driving the technology aspects of the regional health economy.
  • Provide strong functional leadership to the Digital Services teams, building confidence, increasing capability and spearheading the adoption of contemporary customer focused disciplines. Develop a positive culture and a Digital Services team which earns a reputation for fast-paced, consistent delivery. Lead the bringing together of digital teams for the enlarged organisation, including work to deliver a business case for expanded EPR and patient systems.
  • As the digital lead for what will be the largest acute hospital group in North Central London provide clear digital leadership and voice across London and nationally.

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of the Group Chief Digital Officer?

The main responsibility of the Group Chief Digital Officer is to lead digital services across the Royal Free London NHS Trust, ensuring the successful creation and delivery of an ambitious digital strategy that enhances the digital experience for both colleagues and patients.

How large is the Digital Services team that the CDO will manage?

The CDO will manage a Digital Services team of more than 100 colleagues.

What is the significance of the Group-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system?

The Group-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system (Cerner) is significant as it represents a major investment in digital technology, aimed at realizing value and improving digital services to enable clinicians to deliver world-class care.

What kind of budget will the CDO be responsible for managing?

The CDO will manage a multi-million-pound annual budget.

How does the Royal Free London aim to improve patient care?

The Royal Free London aims to improve patient care through a three-fold mission of delivering world-class treatment and local care, supported by innovative research and leading education and training practices.

Who should candidates contact for informal inquiries about the role?

Candidates should contact Alex Richardson, the Head of IT & Digital Leadership Practice, via email at Alex.Richardson@odgers.com or by telephone at 0121 654 5939 for informal inquiries.

What is expected from the CDO in terms of external representation of the trust?

The CDO is expected to proactively represent the Royal Free London externally, ensuring the Trust plays a leading role in the technology aspects of the regional health economy.

When is the expected merger with North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust?

The expected merger with North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is in January 2025.

What specific clinical priorities does the Royal Free London focus on?

The Royal Free London focuses on clinical priorities including cancer, cardiovascular health, and organ failure and transplantation.

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Delivering world class expertise at Barnet, Chase Farm and the Royal Free hospitals. We represent the NHS at its best.

Science & Healthcare
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1828
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Today, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three London hospitals; Barnet Hospital in north London, Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield and the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital became part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 July 2014. Last year our highly skilled healthcare teams provided treatment and care for over a million patients and achieved some of the best clinical outcomes in England. Our mortality rates have been the best among England's hospital trusts for many years. Our goal is to continue excelling and to be in the top 10 per cent in the UK for clinical research, scientific medical research and teaching outcomes. We provide a wide range of routine and specialist health services and we aim to deliver world class healthcare to our patients. To do so, we combine world class expertise with leading healthcare that is local, patient-focused and friendly.