Job summary
NHS England is seeking an experienced clinical digital leader to provide regional leadership for digital transformation across London. The postholder will ensure digital strategies, programmes and technologies improve patient outcomes, support the 10 Year Health Plan and align with national priorities.

The role will act as a senior clinical expert on digital, information and informatics matters, providing clinical assurance, design guidance, risk management and specialist advice across the London health and care system.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate clinical digital transformation across London.
• Provide expert advice on digital tools, infrastructure, clinical safety, governance and risk.
• Work with integrated care boards, providers, commissioners, regulators and national teams to align delivery.
• Support the effective use of analytics, predictive modelling, risk stratification and population health tools.
• Evaluate and support the safe adoption of artificial intelligence, health technology and remote monitoring.
• Ensure digital programmes reduce inequalities and address digital exclusion.
• Support the safe transition of digital functions, with clear governance, accountability and workforce planning.
• Contribute to regional tests of concept and tests of value at scale.

About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and oversee a regional digital roadmap and portfolio aligned with national programmes and the London Health Plan.
• Monitor delivery, assure progress and mitigate/ escalate risks through appropriate governance arrangements.
• Act as a hub for clinical informatics expertise, drawing on national specialist resources where appropriate.
• Strengthen interoperability, data-sharing arrangements and analytics maturity across London systems.
• Provide clinical leadership for the assessment, implementation and scaling of innovative digital solutions.
• Promote inclusive design, accessibility and evidence-based improvement to support better patient outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across organisational boundaries and communicate complex or sensitive matters clearly.
• Model collaborative leadership, sound judgement, integrity and a strong commitment to NHS values.

Essential requirements: Fully registered medical practitioner in good standing with the General Medical Council and relevant Royal College or Faculty; masters-level qualification or equivalent senior experience; senior clinical informatics leadership experience, including experience in a Chief Clinical Information Officer role within an NHS organisation; and a strong record of leading complex, system-wide change.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully registered medical practitioner in good standing with the General Medical Council and relevant Royal College or Faculty.
• Educated to master's level, or able to demonstrate equivalent senior-level experience in a specialist field.

Clinical Digital
Essential

• Senior clinical informatics leadership experience, including experience in a Chief Clinical Information Officer role within an NHS organisation.
• Proven record of leading substantial organisational or system-wide change and translating strategic vision into measurable outcomes.

Strategic and system knowledge
Essential

• Expert knowledge of using information, technology and digital transformation to improve healthcare and patient outcomes.
• Understanding of current healthcare policy and its implications for digital transformation and stakeholder engagement.

Leadership and partnership working
Essential

• Proven senior leadership experience, with the ability to establish direction and work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage challenging, sensitive or conflicting situations constructively

Analytical and communication skills
Essential

• Ability to analyse highly complex qualitative and quantitative information and present clear, evidence-based conclusions.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, work autonomously and develop innovative solutions where guidance or precedent is limited.

Values, inclusion
Essential

• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, including creating an environment where different perspectives are valued.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.