Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust • Kingston KT2 7QB
About this role
This role is for 1 year fixed term with potential to extend to 2 years
The postholder will lead the system‑wide planning, delivery, adoption and optimisation of Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) across the four Acute Trusts in South West London. AVT includes ambient clinical documentation, real‑time voice‑enabled workflow support, and hands‑free clinical command tools designed to reduce clinical burden, improve documentation quality, increase productivity, and enhance patient experience.
Working through the South West London Acute Provider Collaborative (APC), the role provides senior leadership to ensure consistent, safe and effective deployment of AVT solutions in clinical settings, aligned with local digital strategies and the ICS digital transformation agenda. The postholder will coordinate Trust‑level implementation teams, clinical leads, digital colleagues and suppliers to deliver a unified programme built around workflow transformation, user adoption, and measurable benefits realisation.
This programme is central to enabling SWL to modernise clinical workflows, reduce administrative burden, accelerate AI‑enabled productivity, and support high‑quality, efficient patient care.
Leadership and Strategic Management
- Lead theSWL AVT System Implementation Programme, ensuring consistent delivery across the four Acute Trusts.
Transformation, Change & Adoption
- Lead the development of futurestate workflows that embed AVT into daily clinical practice, with a focus on burden reduction, documentation accuracy, and patientclinician interaction.
Programme Delivery
- Lead system level programme planning, including rollout scheduling, resource planning, training development and coordination, readiness assessments, communication and engagement strategies and clinical engagement.
Risk, Governance, and Assurance
- Lead and embed effective governance and compliance processes across all elements of the programme.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Engage clinicians, operational teams, digital staff, estates, information governance, and executive sponsors across all four Trusts.
Finance and Resource Management
- Work with finance leads to develop programme budgets, track spend and ensure value for money across system delivery.
Information Management
- Work closely with colleagues to develop robust business cases associated with delivering the programme objectives.
Research and Development
- Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpretingand presenting data and information.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
At KRFT we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
APC Philosophy
The purpose of the SWL APC is to collaborate between the four SWL acute Trusts to drive out unwarranted variation (clinical, operational and fiscal) and thus,improve quality of care,make it easier for teams to do the right thing for the patient first time anddeliver financial efficiencies to support Trusts’ sustainability
Collaboration is recognised to be challenging, especially as each Trust retains its sovereign accountability. Clarity of purpose and actions together with considered and timely communication is required to deliver effective collaboration. Therefore, the philosophy of the APC is patient-centred and Trust-bespoke engagement that delivers the benefits described above for all participants.
Role of the APC
The four acute hospital Trusts inSouth West London are working together on a range of collaborative programmes across clinical and corporate support functions. The aim is to improve clinical outcomes, productivity, and value for money by working together on areas where we can achieve more as a team than by working as individual Trusts.
The Trusts which are part of this collaborative are
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This advert closes on Friday 5 Jun 2026