Associate Director of Digital Health
Job summary
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 26th March 2026
The Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Foundation Trust is on a digital journey. Since 2018 we have been systematically developing our digital infrastructure, teams and strategic project portfolio to drive us and our system towards an enhanced digital future. We understand that everything we do in information management and technology is critical to underpinning our trust vision, to provide the best care for every patient.
Our digital strategy sets this out clearly and the next step is for us to move from paper to a core electronic patient record. This project is underway and is scheduled to go live in 2026. Our project will see us deliver a single instance of an electronic patient record across our acute hospital collaborative, meaning there will be one acute patient record for all the hospitals in Norfolk.
We know that to achieve success we need great leadership, and we have an opportunity for the right candidate to lead our digital team at the NNUH on this journey. Reporting directly to the executive CDIO, you will ensure that the information management and technology function is well-led and effective during a time of challenge and change.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
Assist in developing, refreshing and delivering a Digital Health Strategy focused on maximising the advantages to the Trust of national and local objectives. This role will be responsible up to Board Level to ensuring that all systems and ways of working using digital technology are effective.
Contribute to the planning of all digital health projects and other Trust-wide projects where appropriate.. Work with departments to ensure their business and digital health requirements are understood and are incorporated into future systems implementations. Keep up-to-date with new technology developments to identify opportunities for the Trust and ensure subcontractors offer these advances. To develop and implement an appropriate people strategy for digital, staffing structure, skills base and succession plan to underpin the delivery of the Trust's strategy.
Develop and maintain relevant policies and procedures and monitor compliance and communicate these to Trust staff. Provide the Trust's digital health "voice" and act as ambassador for digital health, promoting the benefits of digital health within and outside the Trust. To ensure all information governance guidance is applied and adopted in line with national best practice in order that the Trust achieves the required standards as agreed by Monitor or other independent regulator.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist in developing, refreshing and delivering a Digital Health Strategy focused on maximising the advantages to the Trust of national and local objectives. The strategy will concentrate on the major new systems areas but will also guide the transition from current central and departmental systems to a new, unified platform and strengthen and develop the robustness of the underlying infrastructure.
- Plan, lead and deliver the implementation of replacement of technology and digital systems, clinical, administrative, operational software and related systems. This role will be responsible up to Board Level to ensuring that all systems and ways of working using digital technology are effective, as any impact may severely impact on patient care and how staff manage patients.
- Manage subcontractors and other relevant suppliers ensuring services and supplies are made in accordance with the contracts in place and negotiating and developing new contracts.
- Contribute to the planning of all digital health projects and other Trust-wide projects where appropriate. This will include the Trusts Digital Strategy and the part that NNUH has in working with the other Acute providers in Norfolk and Waveney and all partners in the Integrate Care System.
- Work with departments to ensure their business and digital health requirements are understood and are incorporated into future systems implementations.
- Keep up-to-date with new technology developments to identify opportunities for the Trust and ensure subcontractors offer these advances.
- Communicate with wide strata of stakeholders about Digital Health and events that have a digital element. This can include sensitive workforce implications, healthcare provision, Major Incident Management or political sensitivities. Successful candidate will be able to distil what is often complex technical language and concepts into plain English to ensure the message is communicated effectively.
- Develop and maintain relevant policies and procedures and monitor compliance and communicate these to Trust staff.
- Provide the Trusts digital health voice and act as ambassador for digital health, promoting the benefits of digital health within and outside the Trust.
- To ensure all information governance guidance is applied and adopted in line with national best practice in order that the Trust achieves the required standards as agreed by Monitor or other independent regulator.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Extensive and wide ranging Digital Health experience.
- PHD/Further specialist training or equivalent experience.
- A master's level degree or equivalent.
- Experience in computing or IMT focussed degree.
Experience
- Full responsibility of financial management of budgets.
Skills
- A thorough appreciation of all aspects of management including service delivery, change control, finance, planning and risk management
Attitude, aptitude
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
https://teamnnuh.co.uk/
- Company
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Location
- Norwich, United Kingdom NR4 7UY
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £105385.00 - £121271.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Location
- Norwich, United Kingdom NR4 7UY
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £105385.00 - £121271.00 a year
- Posted