Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, SO30 3JB · Southampton, SO40 2RZ
Salary
£94,356 to £108,814
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to provide senior technical leadership across our Di...
The postholder will be responsible for Digital and range of digital functions including technology architecture, infrastructure, cloud and hosting, networks, integration, technical design, cyber operations, technical delivery assurance, supplier technical performance, and technical enablement of major digital programmes:
Strategic technology leadership
Strategic EPR and clinical systems enablement
Digital Platform Convergence
Infrastructure, cloud, networks and end-user technology
Data platforms, interoperability and insight enablement
AI, automation and emerging technology
Cyber security operations, resilience and service continuity
Technical governance, standards and assurance
Supplier, procurement and contract management
Partnership and system working
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent specialist senior technical and leadership experience.
- Leadership and management qualification or significant experience working at a senior level
Desirable
- Architecture qualification such as TOGAF or equivalent practical experience
- ITIL, PRINCE2, MSP, Agile, cloud, cyber or enterprise architecture certification
- Professional registration or membership relevant to digital, technology, cyber or informatics
- Knowledge of NHS technology frameworks, procurement frameworks and national digital programmes
Experience
Essential
- Highly experienced with significant senior technology leadership experience in a large, complex organisation
- Experience of leading enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cloud, network or integration services
- Experience of managing technology in a multi-site, multi-service environment
- Experience of delivering complex technology change programmes with operational, clinical and financial dependencies
- Experience of technical supplier management and contract performance management
- Experience of cyber resilience, business continuity and service recovery planning
- Experience of developing business cases, investment plans, technical roadmaps and benefits-led proposals
- Experience of leading and developing technical teams
Desirable
- Senior technology leadership experience in the NHS or wider health and care sector
- Experience of supporting EPR procurement, implementation or optimisation
- Experience of clinical system convergence or post-merger digital harmonisation
- Experience of Microsoft 365 transformation, telephony/network modernisation or cloud migration
- Experience of Strategic Data Platform, population health, shared care record or interoperability programmes
- Experience of AI, automation, ambient voice technology or responsible AI governance
- Experience of working across an Integrated Care System or provider collaborative
- Experience of digital literacy, workforce adoption or technology-enabled service redesign
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cloud, networks, integration and cyber security
- Understanding of NHS digital standards, information governance, clinical safety and data protection requirements
- Strong understanding of enterprise technology architecture and how it enables organisational strategy
- Strong understanding of cyber security, resilience, access control, patching, disaster recovery and infrastructure risk
- Understanding of cloud, on-premise, hybrid infrastructure and modern workplace technologies
- Understanding of integration, interoperability, APIs, information standards and data flows
- Understanding of supplier markets, procurement, contract management and value-for-money assessment
- Understanding of technology-enabled transformation, adoption, change and benefits realisation
- Please refer to the Person Specification for further Essential / Desirable to support your application.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Shared Care Records, NHS App, NHS Notify, patient portals or shared care records
- Knowledge of NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, virtual desktop and identity services
- Knowledge of EPR interoperability and shared record architecture
- Knowledge of NHS procurement routes and digital commercial frameworks
- Knowledge of AI assurance, automation design and responsible innovation practices
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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