Digital Governance Manager

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Hybrid working available

NHS Pension scheme

Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Digital Services Governance Manager to ensure governance standards across Digital Services, manage risk, and provide assurance for digital programmes and operations. The role includes leading governance activities, advising senior teams, and overseeing audits while supporting continuity and resilience planning.

Based in Exeter with hybrid working, the post supports disaster recovery, incident management, and business continuity

Qualifications

• Governance, risk management and assurance related to digital services.
• Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for digital systems.
• Leadership in digital governance across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Ensure governance standards across Digital Services are effective and compliant.
• Provide specialist advice to senior managers and operational teams.
• Coordinate digital governance activities and oversee digital risks and audits.
• Support Digital Business Continuity including testing resilience and continuity plans.

Job description

The Digital Services Governance Manager is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of and compliance to governance standards across Digital Services, including statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements relating to digital services, digital governance, risk management and digital assurance., The post holder provides business continuity support ensuring that digital resilience, service continuity, emergency preparedness and disaster recovery arrangements are maintained and tested. The post holder will act as deputy to the Digital Incident & Business Continuity Manager, providing leadership and coordination of business continuity and incident management activities during periods as required. The post holder will lead and coordinate digital governance activities across the Trust, providing specialist advice to senior managers and operational teams. They will ensure appropriate governance processes are in place to support digital programmes, projects and operational services, whilst maintaining oversight of digital risks, compliance requirements, policies, audits and assurance activities. The role will also support the Trust's Digital Business Continuity function, ensuring that digital business continuity plans, disaster recovery arrangements and resilience processes are developed, tested, maintained and embedded across Digital Services and operational areas that depend on digital systems, in line with the Digital Business Continuity Framework. Working Pattern: Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week. Hybrid working available.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Preference will be given to staff with 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust., Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC). Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies. If you are starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups. We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there. Salary is not the only financial benefit You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme
• These are just a few of the benefits available - if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.