Director General for Technology, Digital and Data - Department of Health and Social Care - SCS3

Salary is £285,000 per annum dependent upon experience.

As the Director General (DG) for Technology, Digital and Data, you will define and deliver the strategic vision and technology roadmap to enable this digital transformation. You will lead the integration of digital and data solutions into patient services, drive efficiency and innovation, and oversee the transition to a new operating model aligned with ministerial priorities and the 10-Year Plan to increase productivity and provide a superior experience for citizens and staff alike. You will initially be a member of the Joint Executive Committee that oversees the work of teams in both NHSE and DHSC, and following the abolition of NHSE, play a central role in the leadership of the new DHSC. You will manage a sizeable budget, shape organisational design, and build a high-performing, collaborative team to enable a modern, data-driven health and care system.

You will lead digital transformation across health and care, driving large-scale technology and data initiatives to modernise and standardise services to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

You will ensure secure, scalable, and resilient technology infrastructure, while shaping organisational design, and operating models aligned with ministerial priorities. The role demands a well governed function, delivering operational excellence, setting high performance standards, and fostering collaboration across complex government structures. You will champion innovation, manage significant budgets, and build high-performing, cross-functional teams to deliver technology-driven solutions that advance health and care services and create measurable impact for UK citizens.

You will continue the capitalisation and capability build of the NHS App for higher adoption through improved citizen experience. Lastly, you will instil best practice management of a cohesive, well governed and rationalised sourcing map and vendor ecosystem for DHSC.