Chief Technology and Product Officer; GCTPO

Strategic Leadership & Innovation Set the Trusts digital innovation agenda and deliver the digital innovation strategy, aligned with NHS Long Term Plan, 10-Year Health and Care Plan, and enabling frameworks. Act as strategic advisor to Boards and Executives on innovation, technology investment, and digital capability. Influence national digital and innovation policy through engagement with NHS and government bodies. Represent the trust regionally and nationally to shape and contribute to wider system innovation agendas.

Expand and mature strategic partnerships with health tech, academia, and industry to position the Trust as a national leader in safe, responsible innovation. Identify and deliver opportunities for digital commercialisation and innovation income generation, ensuring ethical compliance and reinvestment into services Digital Infrastructure, Systems and Governance Lead the modernisation of core digital foundations, ensuring network resilience, rapid device turnaround, and responsive support to meet operational needs.

Define and oversee enterprise architecture, technical design principles, and digital standards to ensure coherence and scalability across the Trust's digital estate. Drive consolidation of legacy systems and standardisation of infrastructure to create intuitive, seamless digital experiences across the Trust. Champion secure, cloud-based, interoperable and AI-ready digital platforms. Ensure cyber resilience, business continuity, and compliance with UK GDPR and NHS standards.

Lead strategic oversight of digital risk, governance frameworks, and clinical safety in digital systems. Transformation Delivery and Innovation Enablement Oversee delivery of complex digital transformation programmes across the Trust. Support delivery of EPR and frontline digitisation programmes, ensuring readiness for AI and analytics. Enable scaling of innovation in care delivery and corporate services, including automation. Align transformation work with regional and national innovation programmes.

People, Culture and Leadership Develop and lead a high-performing senior digital and innovation workforce. Champion a culture of continuous learning, digital confidence, and inclusion. Act as a mentor and system leader in developing digital talent across the NHS. Financial and Commercial Manage significant digital investment and innovation portfolios. Shape business cases and lead funding strategies from public and private sources.

Lead strategic procurement for innovation and technology services. Research and Data Collaboration Collaborate with the Chief Data Officer to ensure high-quality data is generated through digital platforms. Enable safe, ethical and interoperable data use to support research, innovation and care improvement. Contribute to Trust partnerships such as the Federated Data Platform and AI Lab initiatives. Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role.