Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO)

The Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO) plays a pivotal leadership role in shaping and delivering digital transformation ambitions. Reporting to the Chief Digital Information Officer, the CTPO leads innovation, technology adoption, and the development of digital infrastructure that supports clinical and operational excellence.

The CTPO plays a central role in delivering the One Digital Strategy. This includes embedding digital into all transformation efforts, accelerating the adoption of safe and effective emerging technologies, and creating a unified, user-focused digital culture across UHL .

This role requires a combination of strategic acumen, political awareness, system leadership, and partnership influence.

Budget: Responsible for multi-million-pound digital and innovation budgets (> £10 million), ensuring strategic return on investment, value for money, and funding from grants and partnerships.

Staff: Leads a diverse senior digital workforce across disciplines. Accountable for their development, training, appraisal, wellbeing and performance.

Policy: Shapes and influences Trust-wide digital policy, aligning with regional and national strategies, including the NHS Long Term Plan, the 10-Year Health and Care Plan, and other enabling digital and innovation frameworks.

Communication: Leads effective communication and stakeholder engagement across clinical, operational, digital, academic, and industry partners locally, regionally, and nationally.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve. About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Will Monaghan Job title: Chief Digital Information Officer Email address: w.monaghan1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07969495199