Job vacancy: Chief Technology Officer, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone

Job summary

Main area

Digital technology

Grade

Band 8d

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Requirement to be available outside of normal working hours in an emergency.)

Job ref

359-6737699-T3

Employer: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Maidtone Hospital
Town: Maidstone
Salary: £88,168 - £101,677 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 02/12/2024

Chief Technology Officer

Band 8d

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Closing Date: 15 November 2024

Interview Date: 2 December 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
• Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

Prince 2/MSP
ITIL

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Proven practical experience in digital technology service delivery.
• Significant senior management experience at a head of service or more senior level.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in delivering successful strategic and operational performance.
• Experience in leading clinical system and infrastructure upgrades in an NHS Trust setting.
• Experience of managing significant budgets
• Risk management and governance
Leading and motivating staff across a range of services

Desirable criteria

Experience within various healthcare settings.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to build stakeholder relationships and support networks.
• Excellent communication skills
• Analytical ability; process and act on a range of complex and diverse information, using it to make decisions
• Innovation: able to bring new approaches and generate options for change and improvement using a wider network
• Excellent technical and organisational skills with the ability to manage complex workloads
• In depth understanding of change management
• Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management

Please take time to customise your personal statement to ensure it accurately reflects the position you are applying for, and that your application is checked for errors / omissions prior to submission. Please note that incomplete applications may not be submitted for shortlisting. We experience high levels of applications for many of our vacancies and therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible in order to ensure it is considered if the vacancy is closed early.

Please contact the Recruiting Manager for an informal discussion should you have any queries relating to the role for which you are applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via an email as soon as possible after the closing date. Should you receive an invitation to attend interview, please confirm or decline your attendance. Interview slots will then be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system and Human Resources personnel.