Director of Information Technology and Security

Job overview

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is a highly digitised healthcare organisation, having achieved the highest level of medical record adoption certification by the  HIMSS (EMRAM Level 7). We are committed to driving innovation and excellence in healthcare through our strategic plan.

Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer, this is a new senior leadership role with Trust-wide influence. You will set the direction for technology infrastructure, cyber security, and digital platforms—ensuring our systems are robust, secure, and future-ready. There are many exciting programmes underway including potential expansion of our EPR across the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, procurement of an IT managed service provider as our contract expires in 2028, and two new hospitals under construction.

We are looking for an experienced technology leader who will bring:

• Senior leadership experience in large, complex organisations
• Deep expertise across infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, and enterprise architecture
• A strong track record of delivering large-scale transformation and managing major contracts
• The ability to translate strategy into delivery, influencing across organisational boundaries
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong results in leading and managing highly performing teams

This role is critical to ensuring that our technology enables safe and effective patient care—every hour of every day.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• lead the development of a modern, resilient technology estate, spanning cloud, infrastructure, and core clinical systems
• shape and deliver the Trust’s cyber security and system resilience strategy
• drive innovation across AI, automation, and emerging technologies
• oversee a complex, high-value outsourced IT managed service and supplier ecosystem
• champion interoperability and integration to enable seamless patient care
• establish strong governance, ensuring compliance with national standards and regulations

This role may attract Recruitment and Retention Premia depending on the experience and expertise of the candidate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment This vacancy will close at midnight on the 14th June 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on the 22nd June 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.