Chief Technology Officer (CTO)NHS
Job summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to provide senior technical leadership across our Digital, Data and Technology portfolio.
This is a key leadership role at the heart of our digital strategy. The post holder will lead the technical architecture, infrastructure, cloud, network, integration, cyber operations and provide the technology assurance capability needed to support one of the largest providers of community, mental health and learning disability services in the region.
The role will support delivery of our major digital priorities, including Strategic Electronic Patient Record capabilities, Microsoft 365 convergence, Strategic Data Platform, interoperability, NHS App and Patient Engagement Portal expansion, cyber resilience, Ambient Voice Technology, Microsoft Copilot and emerging AI-enabled tools.
We are looking for a credible, values-led technical leader who can bring clarity to complexity, build strong relationships with clinical and operational teams, modernise legacy technology, strengthen resilience and help ensure digital services improve care, support staff and deliver value for money.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with compassionate leadership, excellent stakeholder skills and a clear commitment to improving outcomes for patients, staff and communities.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for Digital and range of digital functions including technology architecture, infrastructure, cloud and hosting, networks, integration, technical design, cyber operations, technical delivery assurance, supplier technical performance, and technical enablement of major digital programmes:
Strategic technology leadership
Strategic EPR and clinical systems enablement
Digital Platform Convergence
Infrastructure, cloud, networks and end-user technology
Data platforms, interoperability and insight enablement
AI, automation and emerging technology
Cyber security operations, resilience and service continuity
Technical governance, standards and assurance
Supplier, procurement and contract management
Partnership and system working
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence