Head of EPR and Digital Transformation

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact our Chief Digital Information Officer Shakeel Sabir

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Educated to Masters Level (or equivalent level of experience)
• Management qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Project management qualification or proven equivalent project management experience

• PRINCE2 methodology or alternative project management qualification
• Culture/change management and/or quality improvement training
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of large scale, complex transformational programme management
• Experience of working with stakeholders/partners inside and outside own organisation
• Significant and extensive demonstrable knowledge and experience within an organisation, influencing and supporting decision making
• Experience of process redesign / change management / transformation
• Track record of contributing collaboratively as part of a high performing team

• Demonstrable experience in managing complex programmes in an NHS Trust/Organisation
• Demonstrable experience in delivery an EPR / clinical system implementation
• In depth knowledge of the current NHS agenda and challenges
• Experience in leading public and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrable understanding/knowledge of system wide partnership working
• Clear commitment and understanding of leading involvement and engagement of patients, staff, or individual organisations and other stakeholders
• Experience of building effective working relationships with clinical leaders in a complex system and environment
• Demonstrable knowledge of the national and local political context for this programme
• Be able to articulate the wider economic and social context for this programme including housing, population, and economic growth
• Understand the population health approach to reviewing and planning health services Commercial negotiations

Knowledge

• Leadership of multidisciplinary teams with a range of seniority of staff
• Exceptional presentational abilities including paper reporting and formal presenting to senior leaders and clinicians and large groups, managing and reconciling conflicting views where there are significant barriers to acceptance and/or understanding in a hostile, antagonistic of highly emotive atmosphere
• A track record of delivering successful change programmes to time with lasting impact and managing large budgets
• Highly developed digital skills with expertise in Microsoft Office and project management systems
• Demonstrable track record of developing effective, constructive relationships with senior stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries
• Experience of effective negotiating and influencing skills to realise change within complex environments (ideally within the public sector)
• Demonstrable evidence of the ability to work under pressure, prioritise and to deliver

• Experience of delivery of Strategic Outline Case, Outline and Full Business Cases (Green Book)
• Experience of business case financial planning and modelling
• The ability to switch easily from high level to detailed planning
• An evidenced portfolio demonstrating exceptional ability in delivery of sustainable changes
• Ability to analyse, interpret and ,compare complex facts or situations and make judgements where opinion may differ e.g. service, organisational and staffing issues

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills appropriate to communicating with very senior leaders across the system
• Programme leadership and change management skills
• Advanced keyboard skills, to manipulate complex data with speed and accuracy.

Other Job Requirements

• Able to manage staff and achieve optimum performance
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality of work
• Ability to prioritise and quickly identify the core issues in a situation
• Ability to quickly grasp new ideas and concepts
• Willing to challenge traditional practices and wins support from peers to new initiatives by reconciling conflicts and applying rational thinking
• Ability to set high standards for self and others to deliver service priorities
• Ability to maintain credibility amongst all levels of staff
• Intellectual capacity to provide the leadership and direction to develop services and opportunities
• Commitment to own personal development
• Emotionally resilient to competing demands within the organisation and local health economy

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

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust

Britsol Rd, South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

https://www.roh.nhs.uk/