Job Overview
This is a 3PA Locum appointment for a Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) in Digital & IT. The focus of the post is to lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focussed on real world health data. Experience with large clinical data sets for example those of cancer patients is desirable. This post will be available from August 2026 for a period of 12 months. The post will be based at St Jamess and reports directly to our CDIO. We’re looking for an outstanding senior leader to support the creation of a digital healthcare future in Leeds and beyond. This is a rare opportunity for a strategic thinker to make a real difference at one of the country’s largest and busiest NHS Trusts. The Locum Chief Clinical Information Officer role will be a max of 3 PAs job plan.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. Applicants should have established experience in clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focussed on real world health data. Experience with large clinical data sets for example those of cancer patients is desirable. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research, focusing on real‑world health data. Engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi‑professional environment. Provide a strategic overview of the development of informatics systems to support high quality care and organisational effectiveness. Work with large clinical data sets, for example those of cancer patients.
What you will bring to the role
- Proven ability to lead clinical, academic and commercial partnerships based on research focussed on real‑world health data.
- Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi‑professional environment.
- On the Specialist Register; registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians.
- Ability to provide a strategic overview of the development of informatics systems to support high quality care and organisational effectiveness.
- A strong clinical leader able to listen, respond and influence senior clinical staff.
- Ability to present and operate at Board level.
- Passionate about informatics as a tool to drive quality of clinical care and support professional practice.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient‑centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable, Empowered.
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values. We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Contact
Steve Bush, CCIO/ EM Consultant, stephenbush@nhs.net
Lynda.bradley@nhs.net
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.
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