Chief Information Officer

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Chief Information Officer (CIO) to join its senior management team at Moorfields Eye Hospital. You will be instrumental in driving digital innovation, managing the implementation of crucial IT infrastructure such as the Meditech patient record system, and supporting the strategic digital agenda across the organization. This role requires extensive experience in healthcare IT management, with a focus on enhancing service delivery and ensuring technology alignment with clinical needs.

Benefits

Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

24/7 independent counselling support

Career-long learning and development opportunities

Excellent transport connections

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Full support and training to develop your skills

Qualifications

• Significant senior management experience in an NHS or comparable complex healthcare environment.
• Managing systems in a mixed environment of in-house teams and outsourced partners.
• Well-developed communication skills with a wide range of staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital transformation initiatives across the Trust.
• Develop strategic digital agendas and systems for structured data capture.
• Manage client-facing technology implementations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Negotiation

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Management qualification or equivalent experience

Higher degree

Job description

Job summary

We are now recruiting to our Chief Information Officer (CIO) role where you will be a key member of the Trust's senior management team (non-voting member of the Trust Board). Building on the existing systems, we are looking for someone who can drive digital innovation and serve as a change agent to enable clinically led digital transformation. You will provide a strategic Digital Technology vision for the Trust

The next two years are exciting ones for us as we focus on the rollout of the Meditech electronic patient record (Moorconnect) and the construction and opening of the new centre for eye health in Camden (currently referred to as Oriel). This CIO role will play a key role in delivering both of these major programmes.

Main duties of the job

As CIO you will work as a technology partner and will leverage Digital Technology to add value and enhance the Trust's use of computer-based systems. We are looking for someone who can lead on all aspects of client facing technology implementations and support and can provide vision and leadership to ensure that the Trust's information technology keeps pace with prevailing trends both within healthcare and the wider technology community.

In this role you will also lead on the wider information and informatics agenda and develop systems and process that enhance structured data capture for use in the organisation. You will also lead on developing and setting the strategic digital agenda within the Trust and the wider stakeholder communities of education and research.

We are looking for someone who is used to working in a service-driven role who understands how to manage systems and technologies in a mixed environment of "in house" teams, shared services and out-sourced partners.

Using your experience, and a strong strategic and commercial understanding of technology and how it impacts a complex organisation, you will set and enhance service and governance objectives within the Trust.

About us

What's in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you--your growth, your wellbeing, your future.You'll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

o Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)o Membership of the NHS Pension Schemeo 24/7 independent counselling supporto Career-long learning and development opportunitieso Excellent transport connectionso Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemeso Free Pilates classeso Full support and training to develop your skills

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

We are anticipating to interview for this role week commencing 11th or 18th of August. The interview process will include stakeholder sessions.

RRP premia may be available for exceptional candidates.

Details Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£113,557 to £129,443 a year pa pro rata incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

273-DC-7316159

Job locations

City Road

London

EC1V 2NX

Job description Job responsibilities

Kindly find the job description and responsibilities on the attached Job Description document.

Main responsibilities :

-Strategy

-Direction and management of Digital Technology

-Emergency and business continuity planning

-Corporate and other responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Kindly find the job description and responsibilities on the attached Job Description document.

Main responsibilities :

-Strategy

-Direction and management of Digital Technology

-Emergency and business continuity planning

-Corporate and other responsibilities

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Management qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Higher degree

Knowledge and experience Essential

• Significant senior management experience in an NHS or comparable complex healthcare environment
• Effective working with Board-level colleagues and senior clinicians
• Well developed and demonstrable leadership and communication skills with a wide range of staff

Desirable

• Experience of working at Board level

Skills and abilities Essential

• Ability to think strategically
• Good influencing and negotiation skills

Values, attitudes and personal qualities Essential

• Familiar with, and committed to, the principles and values of the NHS
• Resilient, resourceful, able to manage conflict and to work in a pressurised environment

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Management qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Higher degree

Knowledge and experience Essential

• Significant senior management experience in an NHS or comparable complex healthcare environment
• Effective working with Board-level colleagues and senior clinicians
• Well developed and demonstrable leadership and communication skills with a wide range of staff

Desirable

• Experience of working at Board level

Skills and abilities Essential

• Ability to think strategically
• Good influencing and negotiation skills

Values, attitudes and personal qualities Essential

• Familiar with, and committed to, the principles and values of the NHS
• Resilient, resourceful, able to manage conflict and to work in a pressurised environment

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City Road

London

EC1V 2NX

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City Road

London

EC1V 2NX

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)