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To support this, we are seeking an accomplished, forward‑thinking leader to join our Board for the next 12 months as Executive Chief Digital Information Officer. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape future healthcare delivery through the implementation of our ambitious Digital and Data Strategy and the rollout of the new NerveCentre Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
The CDIO will lead the execution of our digital strategy, including deployment of a unified Trust EPR & PAS system, and provide strategic leadership to digital, data and health records teams. The role will drive a Trust‑wide digital‑first culture, ensure alignment with organisational priorities, strengthen key internal and external partnerships, and support UHDB’s ambition to be recognised nationally as a digital exemplar.
The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in digital leadership within a large and complex organisation and a track record of successful implementation of a multi-site NerveCentre EPR. To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills as well as a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare.
You will be an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership behaviours that uphold our values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence, providing strategic vision, challenge and support to all colleagues in the Trust.
In this appointment process we are actively seeking candidates from a range of diverse and inclusive backgrounds who offer the executive skills required to take our Trust forward, and your values and ability to inspire and harness the talents of others is critical for us and are available to join us for the next 12 months.
This is a significant and impactful opportunity, and if your values and ambition match ours and the opportunity to be a leader of our Trust attracts you, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff
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