Head of Digital Architecture
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
London, SE1 8SD
Salary
£88,250 to £100,355
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) depends on highly available, reliable, sustainable, cost-effective digital services to support the delivery of urge...
To be the principal specialist and owner of the Digital Architecture Department, accountable for:
o Providing appropriate leadership and governance of Digital Architecture services, policies, mandates, processes, procedures and reports and the operation of the Architecture Review Board.
o Identifying the Trust's current business and technology architectures and developing joined up target architectures and long-term technology roadmaps for all business areas of the Trust to achieve the digital transformation required to realise the Trust's future vision.
o The design of information, software and infrastructure systems and services across all LAS functions using standardised principles so that they support the roadmaps and are appropriately available, resilient and secure.
o Collating and providing structured design and architectural information to help manage and change the digital environment and information the Trust uses.
o Ensure business requirements are reviewed, interpreted and respond to, ensuring alignment between customer expectations and future digital capabilities.
o The improvement and monitoring of Architecture services against a recognised Architecture Maturity Model and Standards.
o Providing architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to staff and managers in and outside Digital & Data.
Applicants are advised to read all the information enclosed in the advert job description role specification before completing an application.
Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level in IT related subject or equivalent extensive senior technical management experience within an IT department
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation level qualified
- TOGAF: Foundation 9.2 or 10
Experience
Essential
- Extensive specialist experience of technology design and roadmaps
- Demonstrable recent and relevant Senior Management level experience within a large organisation in a Senior Enterprise or Technical Architect role.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of frameworks and standards for solution architecture such as IEEE 1016-2009
- Creating a clear vision and supporting the translation of business intelligence into operational plans
- Able to work across professional and organisational boundaries with highly developed negotiation and influencing skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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