Senior Enterprise Architect | NHS England

NHS England; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in England is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to lead digital transformation efforts. In this role, you will define architectural governance and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance products and services. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and architectural design skills, with a proven track record in digital delivery. This position offers a competitive compensation package, including an additional monthly payment based on current labor market conditions.

Benefits

Competitive salary including Recruitment and Retention Premia

Opportunity for career development

Engagement with a diverse range of projects

Qualifications

• Proven ability to challenge assumptions and drive consensus across roles.
• Experience in the digital delivery space.
• Ability to translate strategic vision into practical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain enterprise architecture artefacts.
• Conduct architectural design reviews & propose improvements.
• Support governance forums ensuring compliance with NHS architecture principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop an actionable architecture future state.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Architectural design skills

Excellent communication

Collaboration with stakeholders

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to be at the forefront of one of the most ambitious digital transformations in England? Do you want to shape the future of health & care for millions of people, driving innovation that improves lives every day?

We’re seeking experienced & forward-thinking Senior Enterprise Architects who thrive in complex environments and are passionate about driving meaningful change. You’ll bring a strong foundation in architectural principles, an understanding of the digital health & care landscape, & the ability to translate strategic vision into practical delivery.

You will work across programmes, products, & services, spanning architectural domains & leading discussions to ensure delivery is aligned to strategy. You could be assigned to many & varied initiatives including for example, defining the re-establishment of architectural governance & embedding related processes, supporting cohesive product & service delivery by NHSE programmes to the wider health & care ecosystem, or assisting in corporate programmes such as exploring operational efficiency opportunities, resulting from recent & upcoming organisational change.

As a Senior Enterprise Architect, you will help create a smarter, more connected health & care service that delivers better care, faster services, & more equitable outcomes. You’ll be influencing how digital tools support frontline staff, how data drives decision-making, & how innovation becomes embedded in everyday healthcare.

To undertake this role, you will use your strong analytical & architectural design skills along with a proven ability to challenge assumptions & drive consensus across roles & functions. You will have excellent communication skills & an ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders within a complex environment. Your experience working in the digital delivery space will ensure that our portfolio is aligned to the overall organisational strategy, that agreed architectural principles are adhered to, & that initiatives successfully navigate the relevant architectural governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain enterprise architecture artefacts, including target state models & transition plans.
• Conduct architectural design reviews & propose improvements to enhance products & mitigate risk through to solution implementation.
• Support governance forums, ensuring compliance with NHS architecture principles & policies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support development of an actionable future state of architecture across England.
• Collaborate with solution & data architects, engineers, & clinical teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Identify opportunities for operational & financial efficiency through proposals to rationalise the estate, collaborating cross-functionally to support implementation & improve adoption.
• Contribute to business process improvement & digital innovation initiatives.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.

Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms — including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Please note that the reason for the fixed term of this contract is- short-term vacancy.

The post of Senior Enterprise Architect has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum.

Please be aware that RRP is non-contractual and subject to review.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments:

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025