Chief Clinical Information Officer

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust -
Leeds

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Job details

Part-time
£113,565 - £150,569 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

UK visa sponsorship

Qualifications

Communication skills
Teaching

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For questions about this job, contact:

Steve Bush
CCIO/ EM Consultant
[email protected]

Job Summary

This is a 3PA Locum appointment for a Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) in Digital & IT. The focus of the post is to lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focussed on real world health data.

Experience with large clinical data sets for example those of cancer patients is desirable.

This post will be available from August 2026 for a period of 12 months.

The post will be based at St James’s and reports directly to our CDIO.

We’re looking for an outstanding senior leader to support the creation of a digital healthcare future in Leeds and beyond.

This is a rare opportunity for a strategic thinker to make a real difference at one of the country’s largest and busiest NHS Trusts.

The Locum Chief Clinical Information Officer role will be a max of 3 PAs job plan.

The successful applicant should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK.

Applicants should have established experience in clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focussed on real world health data.

Experience with large clinical data sets for example those of cancer patients is desirable.

Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to discuss the post with:

Stephen Bush, EM Consultant & CCIO

EA: [email protected]

Why you should join our Team

DIT at LTHT is a highly motivated and inclusive place to work. We hold our Leeds Way Values in high esteem and respect all colleagues. Within the trust we are always looking to improve and give the best service possible, and we are looking for individuals with the same drive to join us.

DIT look after the Trust’s information technology, responsible for delivering and embedding the latest digital innovations, finding the right hardware and software to meet business needs, turning information into insight and everything in between. It’s an exciting time to join us, as we offer varied and rewarding opportunities.

We’d love to consider your application if you want to lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focussed on real world health data, and to work with large clinical data sets for example those of cancer patients.

Please note that if you are applying for a fixed term position, should funding be available to support there may be a possibility of the position becoming permanent.

If you choose to use Al tools to complete your application, please take the time to edit and personalise your application and ensure that the language used reflects your behaviours, ideas and values. We want to understand what you can bring to LTHT and your reasons for applying, not a version of these created by AI. AI is a tool, it is not a replacement for your thoughts, experience and ideas.

What you will bring to the role

Experience: Proven ability to lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research focussed on real world health data.

Experience: Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi-professional environment

Qualifications: On the Specialist Register

Registration: Registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians

Skills & Knowledge: Ability to provide a strategic overview of the development of informatics systems to support high quality care and organisational effectiveness.

Personal Qualities: A strong clinical leader able to listen, respond and influence senior clinical staff Ability to present and operate at Board level Passionate about informatics as a tool to drive quality of clinical care and support professional practice

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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