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About
NHS England’s purpose is to create the conditions for an ambitious and high quality NHS. We empower our people and partners to solve problems, provide outstanding care for every patient and improve the nation's health.
Our 7 regional teams work directly with systems and NHS providers across the country. Each region acts as the interface between national strategy and local delivery, overseeing performance, supporting improvement and enabling transformation at scale.
Deputy Director of Data and Technology
Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Any NHSE Office
- Tref
- Nationally
- Cod post
- SE1 8UG
- Major / Minor Region
- West Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £112,782 - £129,783 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 9)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Data and Tech
Our Organisation
We share the core values set out in the NHS Constitution, which all colleagues are expected to demonstrate.
We support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you and your colleagues. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement, whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern.
As part of our commitment to improving patient safety and maintaining safe and trusted services, all successful candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Screening (BPSS), which includes a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. By submitting your application, you are confirming your agreement to these checks being undertaken as part of the recruitment process.
Anyone who has received a voluntary or compulsory redundancy payment from NHS England since the start of the 2026/27 financial year is not eligible to apply.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Advert
We are seeking an experienced Deputy Director of Data & Technology to provide strategic and operational leadership for data, digital and technology services across the NHP.
In this senior leadership role, you will focus on driving the development and delivery of innovative digital solutions that support programme objectives. You will oversee the full lifecycle of technology solutions, from identifying opportunities and designing approaches through to implementation, optimisation and continuous improvement.
Working closely with colleagues across the programme, including Information Management and PMO teams, you will ensure effective resource planning, governance, regulatory compliance and delivery of high-quality technology services. You will also play a key role in fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous learning, ensuring the programme remains at the forefront of emerging technologies and best practice.
We are looking for someone with:
- Significant leadership experience in data, digital or technology delivery within complex organisations.
- Experience developing and implementing technology strategies
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets
- Knowledge of governance, regulatory requirements and digital best practice.
- A passion for innovation and staying ahead of emerging technology trends.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and 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 process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
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.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area (such as Computing, Scientific, Mathematical, Engineering, Statistical or related field).
- Experience of project and Programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
- Relevant professional qualification as determined by the Professional Group (for example TOGAF)
- Relevant business or management training e.g., through MBA or equivalent
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge and experience working directly with key national health and care organisations
- Substantial industry experience within an Information Technology domain maintaining in-depth knowledge of specific technical specialisms and provides expert advice regarding their application
- Can manage specialist technical consultancy. The specialism can be any aspect of information or communication technology, technique, method, product, or application area
- Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically, sensitive and complex environment
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Strong leadership qualities, including the ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor a team of AI professionals
- Strong understanding of data privacy, security, and ethical considerations in AI. This is crucial for ensuring responsible AI development and deployment within a sensitive healthcare context
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of Health and Care technology landscape, in particular the systems and services delivered by NHS England
- Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, techniques, and best practices within healthcare. This includes familiarity with a range of ML approaches (supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning, etc.) and their applications in healthcare.
- Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and MLOps tools. This should encompass experience with cloud-based ML services and tools for deploying, monitoring, and managing AI models in production.
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as require
- Significant ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Development of large architectures for highly complex and complicated systems
Meini prawf dymunol
- Proven record of successful delivery of technical architecture services in a large and complex organisation
- Proven record of managing relationship with large technology vendors and suppliers to ensure solutions and architectures align with the organisation goals and objectives.
- Development and management of technical governance processes relevant to the entire organisation
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Chloe Lincoln-Todd
- Teitl y swydd
- Resourcing Business Partner
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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