Chief Digital Information Officer in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Recent awards:

- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year

- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019

- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023

- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are: 

- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Job overview

This role is to work for both Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) and Kingston Hospital(KHFT).

A key early task will be the development of a best-in-class digital strategy - a clear road map for the next 5 – 10 years that will help us realise the full potential of merger and integrated ways of working and help us on our journey to modern and sustainable healthcare. This will include working across our health system in increasingly innovative ways and building ways of information sharing that support and enhance patient care and wellbeing across the populations we serve.

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Main duties of the job

We are looking for a strategic thinker who is passionate about the potential for digital solutions to unlock change, as well as someone who is pragmatic and grounded, able to build a team and a function within our new organisation that acts as a platform for innovation. As part of the executive team you will also part of setting the tone for the new organisation, acting as a role model for a culture which is inclusive, respectful, and which values and celebrates our differences, enabling us to continually improve our place of work and the care we provide.

The CDIO will be responsible for the development and delivery of the digital strategy, management of the Digital team and for bringing together our digital capacity across the new organisation to work collaboratively.

The post holder will work across the organisation(s) to develop a common platform to enable future integration. We are actively investing in improving internal digital capabilities and processes and are looking for a CDIO who can bring these programmes together to ensure maximum impact.

This position will have a high level of independence and accountability and will provide digital leadership and capability to both Trust Boards.

Working for our organisation

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KHFT) are two fantastic organisations – already closely integrated through our Committee in Common and on a journey towards formal merger by the end of 2024.

Across both trusts, we employ over 4,500 colleagues providing services to our residents across South West London, across a broad range of clinical specialties.

Our teams deliver outstanding care, working across a wide range of roles in community and hospital settings. Our staff are immensely talented, committed and passionate about working together to deliver the best possible care. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Accountable to the Chief Executive, the CDIO will be the senior manager responsible for the overall delivery of digital, informatics and information governance capabilities. This role will lead the digital transformation to meet organisational and partnership objectives and to realise the expected benefits.

The CDIO will provide strategic IT leadership and professional advice to the Executive Team and Trust Board, senior managers and clinicians in line with both local and national requirements, sharing expertise on healthcare IT, best practice methodologies, regulatory (including IG) requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments.

The CDIO will provide leadership on the best use of IM&T systems to deliver the strategic objectives on the use of digital
technology to deliver transformational change in health and social care outcomes. 

The CDIO will manage the Digital, informatics and information governance teams and work with partner organisations to ensure that services deliver to expected standards and timescales. The post holder will work with the Trust Board, Directors, senior clinicians, managers, and other key stakeholders in the wider community, in order to support the development and implementation of:

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Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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