EPR Outpatient central Workstream lead

Job summary

We are committed to developing and deploying an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) for Acute Hospital Alliance ( Royal United Hospital - Bath, Great Western Hospital , Swindon and Salisbury NHS Trust, and are excited to announce secondment or fixed term contract opportunities to join the programme as an EPR Workstream Lead.

We are looking for a team of people with either AHA - specific organisational knowledge and experience, or people with previous experience of implementing an EPR. Most important is your enthusiasm for digital, and you will receive the technical training required to be successful in your role. A team with a balance of EPR implementation experience and AHA(GWH, SFT and RUH) knowledge is the key to the programme's success.

We welcome applications from those who would like to join the programme team full time as well as those who would like to combine a fractional role in the team with work in their existing area. All internal staff interested in applying should gain agreement from their line manager first. Roles are available across AHA (GWH, SFT and RUH). Successful applicant (GWH, SFT and RUH will be able to remain within their home trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead our central Outpatients workstream, you will have knowledge of the outpatient process from referral to discharge and have a strong understanding of the complexity of these processes. With a talent for transformation, and an understanding of the challenge that aligning across the three Trusts will bring, this is huge opportunity to transform and improve the efficiency of all three organisations for our patients.

About us

We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the Values of the organisation depending on where you are based: Service, Teamwork, Ambition, Respect (GWH), Person Centered and Safe, Professional, Responsive, Friendly, Progressive (SFT) and Everyone matters, working together, Making a difference (RUH).

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be responsible for:

  • Leading a central workstream in developing the processes and system design for their agreed area of scope.
  • Coordinating workstream activities to ensure alignment across the 3 sites and other workstreams, identifying interdependencies and assigning mitigating plans where appropriate/required to ensure the plan remains on course for delivery within the agreed timeframe.
  • Ensuring systems and processes of the new EPR and integrated care systems are embedded into operational and clinical This will require the postholder to have a detailed understanding of service requirements, benefits realisation opportunities afforded by the new EPR and be able to contribute to local and AHA policy and protocol development to ensure both service and implementation needs are met.
  • Development of AHA Standard Operating Procedures and policies relating to the safe and accurate implementation of the new EPR.
  • Influencing leadership at all levels to actively promote engagement around the Programme, utilising appropriate change tools.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
  • Education to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
  • Project management qualification

Experience

Essential
  • Significant experience of working in within the acute hospital environment, with clear experience within the allocated work stream
  • Track record of internal stakeholder engagement
  • Supervisory experience
  • Experience of project management
Desirable
  • Experience of co-ordinating software testing
  • A good understanding of the NHS, in particular the NHS modernisation agenda and a comprehensive knowledge of NHS system procedures and information flows.
  • Knowledge of the use of information and information systems used in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential
  • Excellent MS Office skills, especially proficiency with MS Excel
  • Ability to undertake advanced keyboard use, including data input and system configuration
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences, including stakeholder at all levels of the organisation
  • Ability to provide sound judgement and give professional advice and support
  • Demonstrable experience of understanding and acting upon highly complex information
Desirable
  • Process mapping and/or business analysis skill
  • Understanding of change and management theory and process

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/

Company
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Salisbury, United Kingdom SP2 8BJ
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Posted
Company
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Salisbury, United Kingdom SP2 8BJ
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Posted