Director of Information Services

Job Overview

This internal role is open to employees of the RUH, GWH and SFT.

The BSW Hospitals Group (GWH, RUH & SFT) is seeking an exceptional digital and information leader to shape the future of information services across our three local Care Organisations. This is a pivotal, high‑impact role at the heart of our Group Digital Services function driving strategic insight, operational excellence, and innovation that directly supports patient care, clinical governance, and organisational performance.

As the Director of Information Services, you will lead a large multidisciplinary function delivering robust, safe, scalable and forward‑thinking information services. Your remit spans Information, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Architecture, Data Quality, Clinical Coding and Health Records, ensuring the Group has the analytical insight, data governance and reporting capability needed to deliver high quality care and meet national requirements.

A key part of your role will be to shape the future of our information architecture, champion innovation and ensure our services remain fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

As a senior leader within Digital Services, you will act a visible, customer focused partner to all parts of the Group. You will build strong collaborative relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams ensuring our information services meet the needs of a complex and evolving healthcare environment. You will act as the Digital Director at a designated care organisation, providing senior digital leadership, strategic engagement and expert guidance to executives, clinicians and operational teams through local digital oversight.

This is a senior leadership role with significant autonomy, influence and visibility across the Group, reporting to the Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, requiring presence and influence across all three Care Organisations.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and a budget of £1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

The Director of Information Services leads the design, implementation and evolvement of an effective, forward‑thinking service, which delivers robust, safe, scalable, and reliable information services and solutions to the BSW Hospitals Group.

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Name:
Jonathan Hinchliffe

Job title:

Group Chief Digital & Information Officer
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