Chief Transformation and Digital Officer
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustExeter, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust based in Exeter. The advertised salary is Negotiable. Applications close on 15 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Are you a strategic leader with a track record of coordinating transformation, improving performance and delivering organisational change at scale? We...
We're looking for an inspiring and values-driven leader who lives our values of Compassion, One Team and Innovation. If you lead with empathy, bring people together to achieve shared goals, and have the ambition to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful improvement, we'd love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to shape the future of our organisation while making a real difference for patients, colleagues and communities across the South West.
For an informal discussion, please contact Julie Smalley, Business Manager to the Chief Executive at Julie.smalley@swast.nhs.uk
Assessments for shortlisted candidates will take place on 2nd December.
We encourage candidates to read the full Candidate Pack attached for more information.
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
- Competitive NHS salary
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Career and salary progression
- Car leasing scheme (this is subject to your pay not falling below the National Living Wage)
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes (this is subject to your pay not falling below the National Living Wage)
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Essential: - Relevant masters degree or equivalent experience
How this role compares
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,273 of them in South West.
You have 9 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has 14 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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