Group Chief Digital Officer

Job overview

Group Chief Digital Officer job advert

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Group Chief Digital Officer (CDO) who will operate as a key executive leader for digital infrastructure and development across Barts Health NHS Trust, with a significant leadership role across the North East London Integrated Care System (NEL ICS) and national digital networks. The CDO will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust’s digital portfolio, ensuring digital technology is embedded as a core enabler of safe, high‑quality, efficient and equitable care.

As the Trust’s most senior digital leader, the CDO will be accountable for delivering major digital transformation programmes, including Electronic Patient Record (EPR) optimisation, the development of resilient and secure digital infrastructure, and the advancement of data, analytics and digital capabilities.

Main duties of the job

Operating at Board and system level, you will combine strategic leadership with strong commercial, financial and operational oversight, building effective partnerships with clinicians, system partners, industry and academia.

You will bring significant executive‑level experience leading large‑scale digital transformation in complex, regulated environments, with a strong track record in EPR optimisation, commercial leadership and working across organisational boundaries. You will be a credible, values‑led leader, able to influence at Board, system and national level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Why join us?

Barts Health cares for some of London’s most diverse communities and is committed to innovation, inclusion and excellence. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of digitally enabled care at scale and make a lasting system‑wide impact.

Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

please contact Lipi Ali [email protected]  to arrange any discussions.