Description
The Department of Health and Social Care's Digital Transformation team works with the national health and care system to realise the benefits of digital, data, and technology. As Head of Digital Business Partnering, you will lead a digital engagement and business partnering function that strengthens relationships between DHSC and senior digital, data, and technology stakeholders across the wider healthcare system.
You will build trusted relationships with senior leaders, provide strategic leadership for external engagement, and support work that improves collaboration across organisational boundaries. You will help identify opportunities to share expertise, reduce duplication, and improve outcomes through more joined-up digital, data, and technology activity.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a digital business partnering function, providing strategic direction, people leadership, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior digital leaders, CDIOs, and stakeholders across DHSC and partner organisations.
- Lead and support work to strengthen collaboration, visibility, and digital capability across organisational boundaries.
- Identify and manage strategic opportunities, risks, dependencies, and emerging priorities across the digital, data, and technology landscape.
- Establish and lead engagement mechanisms that support collaboration across organisations.
Requirements:
- Demonstrable experience of leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Broad knowledge of technology, digital, and data delivery.
- Experience of planning and prioritising across multiple programmes.
Benefits:
- Salary of £73,559 - £77,960 per year
- Contribution towards Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Flexible working options
- Culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%