# Chief Digital Information Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-digital-information-officer/ca697f98-cde0-463b-91a3-7efe5b364bf4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-digital-information-officer/ca697f98-cde0-463b-91a3-7efe5b364bf4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T12:40:49.618Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/ICT/ICT-v8196932 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8196932?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Chief Digital Information Officer Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals, renowned for delivering specialist care to children and young people with rare, complex and life-limiting conditions. We are now seeking an outstanding Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) to join our leadership team at a pivotal moment in the Trust’s evolution. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the CDIO will lead our Digital, Data, ICT and AI functions, ensuring technology, data and innovation are embedded as core enablers of clinical excellence, research, operational performance and service transformation. This is a unique opportunity to help realise our ambition to be at the forefront of digital healthcare and become a leading adopter of emerging technologies, including Agentic AI, whilst translating innovation into meaningful and measurable improvements for patients, families and staff. ### How to Apply Please note we are working on this appointment in partnership with GatenbySanderson - to apply, please follow the below link and read the 'How to Apply' guidance: https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134368/Chief-Digital-Information-Officer/ ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a proven senior leader with significant experience of leading large-scale digital, data and technology transformation within complex organisations. You will bring a strong track record in developing high-performing teams, delivering change through influence and partnership, and creating cultures where people are empowered, supported and inspired to achieve their full potential. Deep expertise in digital strategy, information governance, cyber security and data-driven improvement will be essential, alongside a sophisticated understanding of AI governance, ethical deployment, assurance and risk management. Above all, you will be a values-led leader whose approach reflects GOSH’s recently refreshed Values - recognising  that collaboration, respect and curiosity are fundamental to sustained success. World class care requires world class leadership: this is an exceptional opportunity to join GOSH and lead our Digital, data and AI teams at one of the most exciting, stretching, periods in our evolution. If you have the vision, credibility and leadership capability to build on an already outstanding digital and innovation platform, challenge established thinking and help shape the future of child health on a national and global stage, we would be delighted to hear from you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment. Please note: vacancy will close at 9.00am on Friday 11th September 2026. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior experience of leading ICT, digital, data & information, information governance, and cyber security - Significant experience of system working - Significant senior experience and knowledge in the development and deployment of digital technologies and channels that generate cost improvements and enhanced end user outcomes. - EPR deployment and contract management experience - Able to lead complex change and transformation at significant scale including across organisational boundaries - Track record of leading through influence, partnership, and authority, collaborating with world class clinical colleagues to deliver operational excellence and outstanding patient care - A nuanced leadership approach, and the demonstrable ability to flex style to different circumstances; - A demonstrable track record of nurturing and developing leadership teams - Understanding of, and commitment to, continuous improvement, and proven ability to pursue a range of approaches to utilise new technologies, products, services and processes ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to Masters level or equivalent - Evidence of management training, and continuous professional development - Recognised project management qualification - MSP, PRINCE 2 Practitioner **Desirable** - ITIL qualification ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - Excellent negotiation, reflective, analytic, problem-solving and influencing skills - Ability to work across professional boundaries, advocating multi and cross-disciplinary team working and role modelling effective team leadership. - Ability to demonstrate sound judgement - Ability to communicate a variety of complex and sensitive information to a range of audiences - Excellent self-organisation, including case load and workload prioritisation, flexibility to deal with unpredictable priority and workload, and an ability to multitask. - Ability to work on own initiative within an ever changing environment. - Excellent business planning skills - High level of political awareness and stakeholder management ### GOSH Culture & Values **Essential** - Trust Values - Collaboration, Respect & Curiosity ## Documents - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503972) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.