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# Interim Head of IT

- **Company:** Rennie Grove Peace Hospice
- **Location:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,000 - £60,000
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Security, Cloud Services
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** http://www.mydiversity.com/job/interim-head-of-it-at-rennie-grove-peace-hospice-care-cambridge/14404

## About the Role

* Significant experience in a senior ICT leadership, interim management or transformation role
 * Proven success leading organisational change, digital transformation or service improvement programmes
 * Strong experience managing cyber security, information governance and data protection compliance
 * Experience operating within a regulated environment such as healthcare, charity or public sector organisations
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
 * Experience leading teams, managing budgets and influencing senior leaders

Additional role requirements

 * All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
 * We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role, we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
 * Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.
 * Full, current valid UK driving licence.

## Description

Are you an experienced IT leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and wants to use your expertise to support a cause that truly matters?

Join our ICT team and play a vital role behind the scenes - enabling our colleagues to deliver outstanding, compassionate care every day.

As Interim Head of IT, you will lead our digital, information governance and ICT services for an initial six-month period.

You will be responsible for maintaining business-critical systems, strengthening cyber security, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, and progressing key digital improvement initiatives

What you will do

 * Providing strategic leadership on technology, cyber security, data governance and digital transformation.
 * Ensuring stable and effective ICT operations and service delivery.
 * Leading digital infrastructure, cloud services, networks and system improvements.
 * Acting as the organisation's Information Governance Lead.
 * Ensuring compliance with UK GDPR, Data Protection legislation and NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit requirements.
 * Leading and developing the ICT team.
 * Improving reporting, data governance and organisational use of information.
 * Strengthening business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements.
 * Producing recommendations and future plans to support long-term digital success.