Head of Digital Transformation

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wigan is seeking a visionary leader for their Digital Transformation Programme. This role involves implementing a digital strategy to improve patient care through innovative technology. Responsibilities include managing teams, ensuring timely delivery of projects, and engaging with clinical and non-clinical services to understand requirements. Candidates should be passionate about transforming healthcare and committed to effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of a Digital Transformation Programme.
• Ensure timely delivery of the Digital Transformation Programme to meet KPI's.
• Manage relationships to understand system requirements across the Trust.
• Provide strategic planning for effective service delivery.
• Deputise for the Deputy Director of Digital as required.

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to spearhead a groundbreaking Digital Transformation Programme within the NHS? We are seeking a visionary leader to take the helm of delivering our comprehensive digital strategy, ensuring the delivery of top-tier healthcare through innovative technology.

Transform healthcare with your vision. Lead a dynamic team towards a digital future, where you're planning and innovative leadership will revolutionise patient care and service delivery. Embrace the challenge, inspire change, and make a lasting impact in the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive Digital Transformation Programme to include planning, scheduling, reporting, risk management, benefits realisation, assurance, budget management and quality standards.
• Management of the Digital Transformation Programme Delivery Department who are tasked to ensure the designed and agreed Programme is delivered on time and to the relevant KPI's.
• Management of the Business Analysis department that is responsible for maintaining relationships with clinical and non-clinical services across the Trust to understand system requirements and identify opportunities to deliver benefits through investment in Digital Initiatives.
• Reporting to the Deputy Director of Digital, the role will play a critical part in designing and delivering the Digital Strategy and the Trust Board Objectives by providing advice, support, guidance and escalation on the portfolio of projects within the Digital Transformation Programme.
• To provide leadership and strategic planning to ensure effective service delivery by championing new and transformational ways of working.
• To deputise for the Deputy Director of Digital as required.

About the Organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that "happy staff, makes for happy patients". We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.