Office of the CDIO Manager | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a Manager for the Office of the CIO. This role will oversee the design and implementation of digital change processes and governance across Digital Services. Key responsibilities include defining objectives, leading business planning, and managing budgets. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and experience with digital transformation. The position offers an opportunity to impact mental health care quality in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital change management and governance.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex information.
• Leadership in business planning cycles and team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Define medium-term objectives across Digital Services.
• Develop formal reporting methods for progress on activities.
• Manage budgets and ensure adherence to financial instructions.

Job description

The Office of the CIO Manager is responsible for the design and development of change processes, governance, and associated formal reporting across Digital Services to meet mandates and defined standards of excellence.

Strategy

• Work with the CDIO, CCIO’s, and Associate Directors to define the medium‑term objectives across Digital Services, lead across digital services to monitor progress of activities contributing to the delivery of the digital strategy objectives.
• Develop formal and informal reporting methods to communicate progress on activities.

Business Administration

• Lead the Digital Services business planning cycles, provide leadership to the OCIO business administration team, working with senior managers across Digital Services.
• Lead the coordination of a consistent risk management and reporting process.

Digital Change and Governance

• Responsible for development and implementation of the Digital change management policy.
• Provide guidance and oversight to continuous improvement of change management processes and reporting systems.

General

• Interpret and communicate highly complex and sometimes contentious information.
• Responsible for development of policies and procedures relating to the Office of the CIO.
• Responsible for the management of Digital budgets, ensuring Trust Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) are adhered to.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, delivering services from more than 122 locations across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and the North West of England. Service users receive inpatient and community‑based mental health care in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan and beyond. The Trust is committed to innovative, high‑quality care, encouraging staff to generate ideas that improve health outcomes.

See the job description and person specification attached for further details on the role, or contact the point of contact for further discussion.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.