Director of Clinical Informatics

Site Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Oxford Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/12/:59

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job overview Director of Clinical Informatics (CCIO)

Band 9 (or 8 PAs) Digital Directorate Reports to: Chief Digital & Information Officer

Are you a visionary clinical leader passionate about digital transformation in healthcare? Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Director of Clinical Informatics (CCIO) to drive the Trust's digital strategy and champion the safe, effective, and innovative use of digital solutions to improve patient care.

You'll be at the forefront of digital innovation, shaping the future of healthcare for clinicians and patients alike. You'll work alongside talented professionals, have a national profile, and make a real difference to patient outcomes and experience.

Main duties of the job About the Role

• Lead and manage digital delivery and development, ensuring clinical needs are at the heart of digital transformation.
• Provide expert clinical digital advice, chair working groups, and collaborate with stakeholders at local, regional, and national levels.
• Act as the Trust's digital safety officer, promoting a culture of innovation and clinical information excellence.

• Deputise for the Chief Digital & Information Officer in key forums and represent the Trust within the NHS and wider community.
• Play a pivotal role in financial planning, budget setting, and ensuring value for money in digital investments.
• Line manage the Clinical Informatics team and support professional development across the digital workforce.
• Lead on the integration of local and national digital initiatives, including the use of AI in clinical and non-clinical applications.

Person specification Qualifications

• Professional registration.
• Masters degree or degree level plus significant in-depth experience at a senior level and training equivalent to masters level.
• Evidence of Continuing Practice Development.

Knowledge

• Significant experience, knowledge, theory and practical delivery of major change and improvement programmes.
• Significant involvement in the development of organisational strategy.
• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations.

• Expert leadership skills, innovation and able to challenge and improve processes and ways of working using a wide range of problem solving techniques.
• Proven influencing, negotiating and mediation skills with different stakeholders - must be able to present credible and compelling arguments to senior clinicians, board members, senior managers, own department, peers and commissioners to develop effective relationships.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, helpful advice and information is available from the Oxfordshire County Council website.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short listing process, usually within 2 weeks. The majority of correspondence will be via the e recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

All meetings and interviews will be scheduled on Microsoft Teams from a verified OUH email account. If you have any doubts about any correspondence around recruitment, please contact us.

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