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Main area
Digital
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
357-LN-102-25-QIA162
Employer
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 P/A
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Deputy Head of Digital Transformation - Primary Care Band 8A

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

Primary Care digital transformation is a major programme of work encompassing a range of projects which are critical to supporting modernising patient care across the Integrated Care System.

The Deputy Head of Digital Transformation is a senior manager who reports directly to the Primary Care Senior Digital Business Partner, with a dotted line to the Chief Digital and Information Officer for the Integrated Care System, and plays an active role in the determination and implementation of IT strategy, policy and business planning at organisation and system level. 

The Deputy Head of Digital Transformation will be expected to work as part of a cohesive IT Team and will have responsibility for the planning, procurement, development, delivery, and overall management of the Primary Care Digital Transformation Programme and where necessary take lead responsibility for projects outside their immediate sphere of responsibility. This role includes, on occasions, deputising for the Primary Care Senior Digital Business Partner and/or Chief Digital Information Officer in his / her absence.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Head of Digital Transformation Manager has particular responsibility for:

  • Programme Management of the Primary Care Digital Transformation programme to meet local and national delivery targets.
  • Programme Management of Primary Care Digital mandates according to clinical and business priorities agreed by Executive Board and set out in the system digital Plan.
  • Responsibility for the development of a business case and options appraisal relating to Primary Care Digital as required.
  • Responsibility to ensure that all IT Services are coordinated in regard to successful provision of Primary Care Digital.
  • The Primary Care Digital Transformation communication strategy.
  • The negotiation of contracts and in certain instances the management of contract performance.

Working for our organisation

This role is working across the Lincolnshire Integrated Care System.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment.  From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

The two organisations have a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ongoing personal development
  • Masters degree or equivalent experience
  • Project management practitioner qualification or equivalent experience
  • Nationally recognised leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of project management delivery programmes
  • Demonstrable track record of achievement and excellence within profession at a senior level including experience of leading and delivering multiple projects across more than one department / discipline / organisation
  • Evidence of collaborative working with other organisations in the delivery of aims and objectives
  • Evidence of leading teams consisting of varied and complex workloads
  • Evidence of delivering to tight deadlines
  • Evidence of negotiation and performance management of contracts and SLAs
  • Evidence of effective team working at a senior level
  • Working knowledge of business partnering
Desirable criteria
  • Reorganisation and restructuring of services and departments
  • Evidence of deploying innovations/new technologies to promote efficient ways of working

Evidence of Particular: Knowledge, Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent project and programme management skills
  • Effective leadership skills that motivate and involve a team
  • Strong knowledge and skills of change management
  • Good understanding of Primary Care, NHSE, NHS, ICB, ICS, Provider Trust interdependencies
  • Strong knowledge of digital transformation national direction
  • Horizon scanning skills
  • An up to date knowledge of current technologies, standards, protocols and best practice delivering ICT services
  • Negotiating and influencing skills
  • Experience in all aspects of the development lifecycle (analysis, design, development, implementation and support)

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Drive, enthusiasm, commitment and resourcefulness
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Lateral thinking
  • Team player with a focus on achievement and corporate goals
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to travel to sites across Lincolnshire and nationally as needed

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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Name
Taimoor Hassan
Job title
Primary Care Senior Digital Business Partner
Email address
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