Head of Cloud Transition
Job summary
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.
DHCW is about to embark on a Programme to modernise and transform the way that it delivers its national digital services and is looking for a Head of Cloud Transition to drive this activity."
Main duties of the job
To be the DHCW lead on the Cloud Transition Programme delivering the DHCW Cloud strategy and associated benefits.
This will include the mobilisation and delivery of a Programme of work to transition national digital services into cloud hosted environments, up-skill staff, modernise working practices/tooling, reduce data centre footprint, and ensuring that DHCW realises the benefits of its transition to cloud.
The Head of Cloud Transition will lead, provide structure, and manage the co-ordinated organisation, direction, and implementation of the programme and activities of significant size, complexity, and risk to achieve outcomes and realise benefits of major strategic importance to DHCW and NHS Wales.
The postholder will manage teams of programme and project staff engaged in delivering the programme and digital change to NHS Wales.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
If applicable to your post, you may be required to participate in apaid on-call system
This post is fixed term for 3 years due to - meet the needs of the service
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
- Relevant professional registration such as: APM Registered Project Professional or PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner
- Practical experience, working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
- Theoretical and specialist knowledge gained via relevant certification such as Agile Project Management Practitioner
Experience
- Experience of successfully leading and managing several complex transformation programmes within a large complex environment, or leading and managing programmes that have been in a specialist, or work stream strand, lead role within a programme.
- Highly proficient in the management and mitigation of programme issues and risks
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the NHS, including the political, strategic and operational environment in which it operates.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Digital Health and Care Wales
Address
Hybrid working
Location to be confirmed at interview
CF11 9AD
https://nwis.nhs.wales/
- Company
- Digital Health and Care Wales
- Location
- Location to be confirmed at interview, United Kingdom CF11 9AD
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £75405.00 - £86885.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Digital Health and Care Wales
- Location
- Location to be confirmed at interview, United Kingdom CF11 9AD
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £75405.00 - £86885.00 a year
- Posted