Job Description

Are you a software engineering leader looking for your next opportunity? Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is hiring for a Head of Engineering. This is a key role in shaping the future of our entire Technology directorate.

Salary

The salary for this position is 89,500 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities

Own the engineering vision and standards for digital products

-- setting approved tooling, languages, delivery methodology and contributing to / owning elements of the GOSH Technology Code of Practice.

Partner with and provide challenge to the CTO to shape and steer the full Technology portfolio

-- collaborating on strategy and investment decisions across data platforms, digital products and emerging AI capabilities, and providing hands-on input to ensure each initiative is secure, user-centred and aligned with the charity's strategic goals.

Flex between strategic oversight and hands-on engineering

-- jumping into code reviews, pairing sessions or critical pull-requests when needed to unblock teams, supporting infrastructure needs and modelling best practice on high-priority digital projects.

Champion technology innovation

-- continuously evaluate emerging tools, frameworks, practices and AI trends, and recommend pragmatic pilots that enhance supporter experiences, strengthen security and advance the charity's modern, user-focused technology vision.

Provide expert technical guidance and discovery facilitation

for teams and project across the charity and hospital (where required), supporting informed technology choices organisation-wide, leading to high quality end to end digital solutions.

Lead and coach relevant people across the Technology Directorate,

fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture and agreeing outcome-driven development goals with the CTO.

Alongside the CTO, communicate digital and engineering progress clearly to stakeholders

across the charity and hospital, turning technical updates into outcomes and impact, explaining decisions and enhancing GOSH Charity's reputation as an area of technical excellence.

This role will get involved in a range of projects, please refer to the full job description for more information.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


Experience running a successful digital development/delivery team Experience working in Agile (Scrum) environment Experience working with business stakeholders and other product owners to provide technical expertise Prior experience of founding/developing digital development processes & policies Practical knowledge & understanding of development methodologies, best practice and tools (TDD, BDD, JIRA, design patterns, coding standards etc.) Knowledge of CI/CD and Release Management best practice Proficient knowledge of automated testing principles Knowledge of DevOps and deployment software/principles (AWS etc.) Proven ability to successfully manage multiple workstreams and projects concurrently; expert in prioritising and addressing scheduling conflicts effectively Excellent verbal and written communication skills Hands on approach; happy to be flexible in role working within a small team Proven ability to effectively manage and engage stakeholders at all levels of seniority

Why Join Us?

We encourage applications even if you do not meet every skill listed. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and are dedicated to building a team that reflects a range of backgrounds and experiences.

At GOSH Charity, you'll find:A meaningful mission supporting seriously ill children. A collaborative, innovative, and open work culture. The freedom to experiment and explore new technologies. A fantastic work-life balance with excellent development opportunities

How to apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.

Closing Date:

16th May 2025
Benefits


30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) A flexible approach to working arrangements. Access to our enhanced pension scheme Life assurance Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.




About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity


Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status.

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy here https://www.gosh.org/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-strategy/


As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact recruitment@gosh.org

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.