Rob Longstaff

Experience

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  Tatarko Yagangat School, Karachi

  Jun 1993 - Nov 1993

  Maths and English Teacher

  Voluntary role of teacher through the HELP initiative (Humanitarian, Educational Long-term Projects). Taught English as a foreign language and mathemetics to children of all ages at the Tatarko Yagangat School, Mangophir, Karachi. Provided care support for the leprosy centre and it's various outreach initiatives

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  Graduate into Enterprise NE

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Programme Manager & IT Trainer

  Management and delivery of a IT development programme for unemployed graduates and managers. Establish links with local businesses and establish IT related projects which would provide opportunities for individuals participating in the initiative to gain IT project experience and deliver organisational benefit.

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  Newcastle City NHS Trust

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  IM&T Training Manager
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  Gateshead & South Tyneside Health Authority

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Education, Training & Development Lead
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  Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Strategic Health Authority

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Education, Training & Development Lead & Programme Manager

  Responsible for the establishment of a regional governance structure to oversee the workforce development of informatics staff. Developed and implemented a strategic plan for HI capacity and capability professional development. Provided direction and assurance for national, regional and local training policy,plans and activity including national service providers, system training providers and local NHS services. Established governance mechanisms and provided programme and project assurance for a series of regional IT related projects under the National Programme for IT. Show less

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  Gateshead PCT and South Tynside PCT

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Programme Manager

  Responsible for the effective implementation of the regional IT change programmes for two primary care trusts.

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  NHS Connecting for Health

  Aug 2006 - Sept 2007

  P3M Professional Development Programme Manager
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  North East Strategic Health Authority

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2010

  Health Informatics Manager

  Responsible for leading the strategic management, coordination and delivery of the key functions of: stakeholder engagement, communications, service management, capacity & capability, requirements and design, build and test across all four local health communities in NHS North East. This included the line management of a region-wide team, activities, outputs, performance and resources including authorising, and accounting for, expenditure from allocated budget.

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  NHS North East

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2013

  Assistant Chief Information Officer

  Providing leadership, management and direction for a team of health informatics and project management professionals to enable effective IT enabled change. Provide programme and project management leadership through effective assurance and governance.

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  NHS England Digital Profession

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Assistant Chief Information Officer (North of England)

  Providing leadsership, management and direction for a dedicated team of health informatics professionals to enable effective IT enabled change in the North of England through programme and project management leadership, assurance and support to care providers and commissioners.

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  NHS England

  Apr 2014 - now

  Programme Head - Diagnostics Digital Capability