Deputy Director of Technology

The Deputy Director of Technology is a senior strategic leadership role within Group Digital Services, reporting directly to the Director of Technology (Chief Technology Officer). The postholder will provide leadership across the Group technology portfolio and will responsible for the development, delivery and continuous improvement technology services which enable the delivery of the Group Strategy and support the ambitions of the NHS 10 year plan through modern, resilient and secure digital services. The post holder will be accountable for the development and delivery of technology strategy, enterprise technology standards, architecture, technology operations, service management, cloud platforms, infrastructure, end user computing, network services and technology resilience. Working as a key member of the Technology senior leadership team, the post holder will translate UHL Group 2030 ambitions and NHS Long Term Plan priorities into deliverable technology outcomes. The role provides leadership across multiple services and teams, ensuring technology is a trusted enabler of safe, high-quality care, operational efficiency, research, education and innovation at scale. The post holder will successfully lead complex, multi‑disciplinary technology services in a large, federated acute provider group, balancing day‑to‑day operational resilience with long‑term modernisation. Success will be demonstrated through highly available, secure and clinically safe technology platforms that support 24/7 patient care and evolving service models. A critical success factor is the ability to operate credibly at executive and Hospital Leadership Team (HLT) level, shaping decisions through clear articulation of risk, opportunity and value. The role requires confident leadership across infrastructure modernisation, cloud adoption, legacy reduction and technical debt management, while maintaining patient safety and business continuity. The Deputy Director will be expected to embed consistent Group standards, architectures and ways of working, reducing unwarranted variation while remaining sensitive to local clinical and operational needs. This includes strengthening technology governance, supplier performance, service management maturity and compliance with national standards. Success will also be measured by the development of a high-performing, inclusive and future-ready technology workforce. The post holder will champion professional development, succession planning and modern engineering practices, ensuring UHL Group remains an attractive destination for digital and technology talent. NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Phil Welch Job title: Chief Technology Officer Email address: phil.welch@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07762 390490