Joint Chief Digital Information officer

at  Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Accountable to the Joint Chief Strategy, Transformation and Partnerships Officer, we are seeking to appoint a Joint Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) who will be responsible for the overall delivery of digital and technology capabilities across our two Trusts.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior digital professional with significant leadership and transformation experience to take up the role of Joint CDIO leading the Dorset Healthcare NHSFT Digital Services and Dorset County Hospital NHS FT Digital Services teams. The role will work to implement new service delivery models and, working closely with partners, be central to the development and implementation of a new Electronic Health Record. The successful candidate must be a credible senior leader with a track record of delivery in these areas.
The successful candidate should have substantial and wide-ranging experience at Director level, including evidence of leading the strategy and development of Digital Technology & information solutions. You will be self-motivated, with proven analytical skills, excellent communication skills and a highly developed EQ.
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCHFT) & Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust (Dorset HealthCare) have a long and strong history of partnership working. To improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities we are working together in a Federated Model. Having appointed a Joint Chair and Joint Chief Executive and other Joint Executive roles, we are now looking to appoint a Joint CDIO.
The communities Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare serve are diverse- we want to be known not just for the delivery of excellent services but also for how we support staff and value each other as individuals. We are committed to tackling discrimination and embracing diversity and would welcome applications from across the spectrum of diversity and groups under-represented in senior leadership roles in the NHS.
The CDIO role is to inspire our clinical workforce and drive digital transformation across both Dorset County Hospital NHS FT and Dorset HealthCare University NHS FT
The post holder will work with the Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIO), the Chief Nursing Information Officers (CNIO) and the Trusts in shaping and implementing Trusts’ Digital Strategy and vision and be a key part of our Digital Clinical Leadership teams, to ensure the Trusts have a clinically driven Digital strategy centred on our patients and aligned to the System Digital Strategy
The post holder will work with the DCH and DHC Digital Teams to design and implement new ways of working between the two Digital Services to maximise the capabilities and capacities of both teams and ensure we are using our expert and limited resources in an efficient and effective way.
The post holder will also work with partners across the health and care system to ensure alignment and interoperability of developments and to develop and implement a new Electronic Health Record system.
Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Educated to Degree Level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
Educated to master’s level in a relevant subject
Management qualification or evidence of senior leadership training
Training, coaching and mentoring skills (desirable)
Evidence of regular and up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge across a range of specialisms demonstrating ability to effectively manage multiple NHS services
High level understanding of NHS Policy and National Priorities (desirable)
Prior senior leadership role in the Information Management/ Information Technology sector
Significant experience at a strategic level which demonstrates shaping digital and IT service development and modernisation
Prior experience with healthcare information systems (desirable)
Prior experience with public sector organisation(s) (desirable)
Significant staff management experience at a senior level in a complex organisation
Experience of budgetary control, financial planning, and forecasting at a senior level

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Ability to provide and process highly complex, contentious, and sensitive information
Negotiation and influencing skills
Ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups
Ability to develop and utilise effective professional networks (desirable)
Highly developed inter-personal/ communication skills and the ability to create and maintain good working relationships and to communicate complex IM&T data to non-finance directors/ managers
Flexibility, personal commitment, enthusiasm, and professional drive to lead and innovate
Ability to harness and develop team working, providing professional and staff leadership
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
Ability to anticipate problems, appraise risks, consider overall implications, and make effective decisions
Ability to work flexibly to deliver deadlines in response to changing priorities
Ability to manage change effectively and problem-solving skills
Prioritisation skills with ability to manage multiple projects
Professional and confident with a positive attitude
Emotional resilience in challenging situations where views may differ and a high degree of negotiating and influencing skills is required
Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively
Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business. Will be required to travel out of county to represent the Trust and participate in professional network

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