In our refreshed Digital Services leadership structure, this role is one of two Band 8d Associate Directors with a clear and intentional distinction. While the Delivery Associate Director leads the execution of major digital programmes, this Strategy & Investment role is the engine room that sets the overall direction of travel, working in close partnership to ensure seamless handover from strategic planning into delivery. As the strategic lead, you will shape the Group’s digital roadmap, drive prioritisation across both Trusts, and ensure the right governance, business cases, financial planning and capacity modelling are in place before programmes move into delivery. This role lines up every duck — planning, investment, risk, benefits, CIPs, portfolio oversight and organisational readiness — so that when delivery begins, it succeeds. Reporting to the Group Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer, you will work collaboratively as part of a mature senior leadership team. With a highly competent and experienced digital programmes function already in place, we are looking for someone who can build on this strength, accelerate strategic alignment and take our digital planning capability to the next level. If you are energised by strategic thinking, system‑wide alignment, intelligent planning and influencing at scale — and thrive on working with senior clinical, operational and executive leaders — this is your opportunity to shape the future digital landscape for NBT and UHBW.
The role provides confident senior leadership of the Group’s digital strategy roadmap and investment planning working closely with Executives senior clinicians operational leaders and system partners to ensure alignment with clinical operational and corporate priorities. You will lead the strategic front end of digital transformation shaping prioritisation planning governance business cases & benefits and ensuring programmes are fully scoped risk‑assessed and assured before moving into delivery. You will oversee the development of digital business cases, capital proposals and strategic funding plans as well as divisional CIP alignment and capital planning ensuring investment decisions are evidence‑based and sequenced effectively. The role requires building strong and influential relationships across senior clinical operational corporate & digital stakeholders acting as a trusted advisor on digital priorities risks benefits & resources & representing digital strategy across boards & system forums. You will ensure programmes are organisationally ready through capacity planning governance stakeholder engagement & risk mitigation & lead communications that build confidence and readiness for digital change. As the leader you will bring deep expertise in methodologies governance and benefits realisation. You will also act as a senior ambassador for digital strategy across both Trusts and the wider system ensuring consistency convergence and effective partnership working.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities and we are part of the Bristol NHS Group.
Recognised as the Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit and Awards 2025, our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathryn Kaboutian Job title: Group Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer Email address: Kathryn.Kaboutian@nbt.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0117 950 5058
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Kathryn Kaboutian, Joint Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer, at kathryn.kaboutian@nbt.nhs.uk, who will be happy to discuss the opportunity further.
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