Barts Health NHS Trust • London E1 2BJ
About this role
Informatics – ICT Director - Band 9
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest acute NHS Trusts in England spanning 6 hospitals and other sites, including; 3 tier 1 EDs, the largest Trauma centre in London, a pathology service supporting hospitals and GPs across east London, many specialist services and a number of services that reach out into the community.
We are looking for an experienced senior leader in IT, digital or Informatics to oversee the IT department for 9 months.
Provide proactive and visible leadership in managing the direction and performance of the ICT department to provide a reliable, cost-effective and efficient service. Accountable for the delivery of major technical programmes within ICT.
Collaboratively work with the Trust and Informatics to develop and deliver a long-term infrastructure strategy and investment plan for the Trust, a key enabler for innovation and, key contributor for technical and digital transformation for improved patient outcomes.
The role will work with several teams within ICT and across Informatics to provide support and direction, this will a minimum of 3 days on site or as business requires. The team upholds a strong team ethic and values.
The role will lead the teams; to ensure delivery and services are maintained to a high, quality standard, within an assured warranted environment, in line with the strategic needs of the Trust and partner organisations, will oversee the delivery of major technical programmes within ICT and provide guidance to large Trust programmes that have a digital dependency and ensure the infrastructure meets defined standard as well as Trust needs and successfully completes various local and national level audits.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a role in the Trust’s Informatics team and to be a valued member of one of the country’s highest profile Trusts.
If you have a background in IT/Informatics or transferable skills, are interested with working for a Trust accelerating through digital transformation programmes within the Trust and local ICB, then we would love to hear from you.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
We recognise that candidates may bring transferable skills and experiences. If you meet most of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.
Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
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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 attachments.
For further information and discussions on this role, kindly contact
Fay Stevenson, ICT Director/CIO;
fay.stevenson@nhs.net
This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026