# Chief Clinical Information Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-clinical-information-officer/ed8a8776-3ac6-4f0f-ac13-f7e5db80b152 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-clinical-information-officer/ed8a8776-3ac6-4f0f-ac13-f7e5db80b152.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Ladybridge Hall - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T23:01:45.521Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Liverpool/North_West_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8257678 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Lead Digital Transformation That Transforms Care – We are on an ambitious journey to deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right place – every time. We are now seeking an exceptional Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) to lead this transformation from a clinical perspective. This is a pivotal clinical leadership role, working in partnership with the Chief Information Officer to shape and deliver NWAS’ digital future. You will provide strategic clinical leadership for digital transformation, ensuring technology, data and innovation directly improve patient safety, clinical quality, and operational performance. ### Main duties of the job You will be at the forefront of delivering a digitally enabled care model, helping NWAS: - Use data and digital tools to improve clinical decision-making and outcomes - Enable more coordinated and responsive care pathways across systems - Embed continuous innovation and improvement into frontline practice ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are seeking a senior clinical leader who - Is a registered healthcare professional with significant leadership experience in urgent and emergency care - Has a strong track record of leading large-scale digital transformation and service redesign - Can bridge clinical, operational and digital domains with credibility and influence - Demonstrates strategic thinking, innovation, and systems leadership - Is passionate about improving patient outcomes through technology and data Above all, you will be someone who can translate vision into delivery, bringing people with you to embed sustainable change. Assessment Centre and Professional Discussions will take place on 2nd October 2026. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Registered healthcare professional with significant years post qualification experience in the pre-hospital urgent and emergency care setting - - Significant clinical leadership experience within the pre-hospital urgent and emergency care setting - - Experience in redesigning clinical workflows and implementing technology-enabled care models - - Experience of using information, data and analytics, standards, and harnessing technology to drive service improvement, access to services - - Experience of changing organisational culture and enhancing the image of digital services - - Experience in managing clinical risk and ensuring digital safety in healthcare environments - - Proven track record of successful large scale digital project and programme delivery within a structured programme management environment - - Proven track record of working across organisational boundaries to deliver strategic change - - Involvement in regional or national digital health programmes or networks - - Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement frameworks - - Graduate of the NHS Digital Academy or agreement to undertake the qualification within 12 months of appointment - - Evidence of significant and continual professional development - - Digital Clinical Safety Officer training - - Post graduate qualification in Clinical informatics, Health Informatics, Digital health or equivalent - - Prince2 Foundation certificate - - Managing Successful Programmes Foundation Certificate ### Values and Behavious **Essential** - - Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable ### Skills / Competencies **Essential** - - Demonstrates excellent strategic clinical and digital leadership in the pre-hospital urgent and emergency care setting, with the ability to enthuse motivate and involve individuals and multi-disciplinary teams. - - Ability to lead complex clinical digital transformation programme across multidisciplinary teams and organisational boundaries - - Skilled in translating clinical and operational needs into digital solutions, including redesigning care pathways, optimising workflows, improve service delivery and embedding new technologies - - Strong understanding of digital clinical safety standards (DCB0129/DCB0160) and information governance principles including the Caldicott principles - - Able to analyse complex data and evidence to inform decision making - - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build effective working relationships, influence and collaborate with clinical, operational and digital stakeholders across organisational boundaries and at all levels. - - Responsible for design, creation and implementation of policies and strategies across the organisation. - - A solution focused style - - Ability to proactively identify and implement innovative digital solutions that enhance clinical practice, patient experience and safety. - - Able to produce concise / clear technical and non-technical reports / papers to Board level - - Demonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership - - Experience in the application of HR processes - - Demonstrable experience of line management responsibilities ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Being at our best – professional and adaptable and takes pride in work - - Making a difference – act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone ### Qualification and Knowledge **Essential** - - Registered Health Care Professional e.g. a Paramedic or Nurse with current registration with a relevant professional body - - Educated to master’s degree/post graduate level (or equivalent professional knowledge and experience) - - Knowledge of the NHS, social care, and political environment, with extensive knowledge of the Urgent and Emergency Care system, especially 999 and IUC, - - In-depth knowledge of NHS Digital transformation strategies and clinical informatics - - Knowledge of digital health technologies including electronic patient records, clinical decision support systems and mobile health apps ## Documents - 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