Band 8c Community Care Collaborative Digital Integration Lead

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Digital Integration Lead to enhance digital strategy and integration within the Community Care Collaborative programme. The role requires strong leadership and expertise in digital solutions to support cohesive services across the community. Ideal candidates will have experience in healthcare integration, excellent data analysis skills, and the ability to engage with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital integration strategies and framework.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Demonstrated leadership in healthcare or community integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital integration within the Community Care Collaborative programme.
• Ensure digital solutions are embedded in BCHC’s digital workplan.
• Provide leadership across the Community Care Collaborative.

Skills

Digital integration

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

The Community Care Collaborator Digital Integration Lead is a key member of the Community Care Collaborative Delivery Team, they will provide operational delivery, and strategic planning, on the digital integration agenda within the Community Care Collaborative digital agenda. The post holder will play a pivotal role in the strategic digital planning, scoping, design, and delivery of multiple projects across the Community Care Collaborative programme.

The post holder will work as part of the wider BCHC Community Care Collaborative and DTS team and will be responsible for the coordination of Community Care Collaborative Digital programme and for facilitating a progressive integration approach to deliver system-wide transformation which is underpinned by a robust digital framework. This will include ensuring effective system-wide engagement with a range of key stakeholders, including specific programme leads, digital and informatics colleagues, to enable the Community Care Collaborative programme.

The post holder will be a subject matter expert ensuring that support and advice is always available to the Associate Director of Transformation on issues regarding Digital & Informatic Community Integration. This will require highly effective analysis and interpretation of a wide variety of data and guidelines to recommend and make judgments on service development, integration and transformation across Birmingham and Solihull.

Main duties

• To provide expertise and leadership for digital integration within the Community Care Collaborative Programme. The postholder will report professionally to the BCHC Director of ICT and Programmes, ensuring that there is clear synergy between the Community Care Collaborative digital agenda and BCHC's.
• The post holder will ensure digital solutions required to deliver more cohesive and integrated services across the Community are embedded within the BCHC digital workplan, reporting progress to the Director of ICT.
• To provide strong visible, inclusive, and compassionate leadership across the Community Care Collaborative.
• To develop complex digital infrastructure and tactical solutions which enable Service leads to constantly review and improve the service(s), considering local and national guidelines throughout the Community Care Collaborative transformation agenda.
• To ensure that the Community Care Collaborative priorities are aligned with the BCHC digital plan
• To work within specific budgets in developing and implementing digital and informatic solutions to support integration across Community and Primary Care services within Birmingham and Solihull.
• The role will have to liaise with the Head of DTS Infrastructure to ensure the support is there for the network and associated hardware requirements.. liaise with Head of DTS System for software and support

About us

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe\'s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to \'Be Part of Our Team\' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

• Date posted: 29 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8c
• Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 a year Per Annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 820-7338934-COR
• Job locations: Priestley Wharf, 3 Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BN

Job description

Job responsibilities: Please see Job description and person specification for details specific to the role or call for discussion around the job.

Person Specification

Skills Essential

• Skills & Knowledge

Desirable

• Skills

Personal Qualities Essential

• Personal Qualities

Desirable

• Personal Qualities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address: Priestley Wharf, 3 Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BN

Employer's website: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT