Chief Information Officer

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead our digital transformation and information strategy. This is a unique opportunity to lead Digital Services and drive innovation at one of Europe's leading cancer centres, as we deliver our ambitious Future Christie programme - a 10-year vision to create a patient and staff focussed, intelligent, data-driven hospital.

As CIO, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for digital services, ensuring technology and data are harnessed to deliver safe, efficient, and personalised care. You will ensure that champion cutting-edge initiatives such as Joint Analytics for Cancer (JAC) - our flagship platform unlocking real-time insights for clinical decision-making, research, and operational excellence. Working at the heart of our digital strategy, you will shape systems that integrate care, research, and innovation, enabling The Christie to remain at the forefront of cancer treatment.

If you are passionate about transforming healthcare through digital innovation and want to make a lasting impact on patient outcomes, join us and help build the hospital of the future.

Main duties of the job

What You'll DoLead the development and delivery of a Trust-wide digital strategy aligned with national priorities.

Digital Strategy & TransformationDevelop and implement the Trust's digital strategy, ensuring systems support integrated care, research, and performance improvement. Champion innovation, including AI and machine learning, to enable evidence-based decision-making and personalised care and deliver the ambition of the Future Christie program

• Lead digital service delivery across software development, clinical applications, infrastructure, user support, and cybersecurity
• Ensure robust digital governance and compliance with NHS and legal standards. Provide assurance to the Senior Management Committee and act as delegated Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) when required
• Manage and support the Digital Services team, including deputy CIO, Chief Clinical Information Officers, and departmental leads. Foster a culture of collaboration and digital literacy across clinical and operational team

What We're Looking ForWe're seeking a visionary leader with proven digital experience in senior data leadership, ideally in healthcare or public sector. You will have strategic insight and technical expertise in data platforms, governance, and analytics and a passion for innovation, curiosity, and solving complex system-wide challenges. You will have the ability to influence at executive level and inspire multidisciplinary teams and a commitment to equity and sustainability.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.