Senior Application Coordinator / Analyst -EPR

Job summary

Transform Healthcare with Us: Become an Epic EPR Senior Application Analyst.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level and make a tangible impact on patient care? We're excited to invite around thirty skilled and passionate Senior Application Analysts to join our Epic Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme Implementation team starting January 2025!

Why This Role is a Game-Changer:

As a Senior Application Analyst, you'll dive deep into the configuration of the Epic EPR system, focusing on crucial modules such as:

  • Inpatients

  • Order Entry

  • Pharmacy (including electronic prescribing and stock control)

  • Anaesthetics/Theatres/Intensive Care

  • Maternity

  • Pathology (UHP only)

  • Outpatients

  • Emergency Department

  • Community Care (TSDFT only)

  • Patient Administration System (PAS) modules

Who We're Looking For:

  • NHS Champions: Applicants from diverse NHS disciplines with a passion for IT and excellent communication skills.

  • Organizational Wizards: Exceptional at planning and executing complex projects with a knack for detail and efficiency.

  • Curious Learners: Eager to master new systems and contribute to transformative changes in patient care.

Don't miss this chance to be at the heart of healthcare innovation. Apply today and help us shape the future of patient care with Epic EPR!

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do:

  • Be the Expert: Harness your deep understanding of complex working practices and processes from clinical, IT, or administrative perspectives.
  • Lead and Configure: Work in dedicated teams to configure your assigned module, driving best practices and improving patient pathways.
  • Supervise and Support: Mentor and guide a team of Application Co-ordinators/Analysts to deliver an integrated EPR solution on time and within budget.

What We Offer:

  • Global Training: Opportunity to receive top-notch training in both the UK and the USA. A valid passport and readiness to travel are essential.

  • Career Growth: Available as a secondment or fixed-term contract until September 2026, with potential for extension or permanent positions.

About us

This vacancy is being advertised by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Plymouth simultaneously. Therefore you are not required to submit multiple applications for the same vacancy.

By applying for one of these vacancies you are agreeing for your application and personal information to be shared between the three organisations as necessary to complete the recruitment process.

  • Assessment Centre: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment centre with flexible dates between 7th October 2024 and 19th October 2024
  • Interviews: Successful candidates will then be invited for interviews w/c 14th October 2024 and w/c 21st October 2024

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Senior Application Coordinator / Analyst the post holder is responsible for:

Assisting with the implementation, ongoing delivery, maintenance and quality improvement of the One Devon electronic patient record (EPR) system within a designated team.

Working on several integrated clinical areas to ensure a coordinated approach across all teams and Trusts.

Working with other configuration teams, and the wider One Devon organisations to analyse and suggest ways to improve current workflows and working practices through the enabling EPR.

In conjunction with the One Devon Implementation team, facilitate agreement for changes in working practices with appropriate stakeholders.

Matching agreed workflows and clinical pathways with those already built into Epics EPR system and/or configuring the Epic EPR system using configuration tools to tailor the system.

Assisting with testing of the systems to ensure it is safe, usable, secure and robust.

Provide support to end-users through regular meetings and by participating in a 24/7 and/or on call rota at go-live and during the subsequent optimisation phase.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
  • Educated to master's level or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
  • Epic Certification NB Epic certification must be achieved within 5 months of start date. Training may be undertaken in the USA and therefore the ability to travel to this destination is essential.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential
  • Understanding of complex clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the organisation, including clinical staff and managerial staff as well as with external suppliers
  • Intermediate proven knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Able to prioritise tasks to achieve deadlines whilst working under pressure and with frequent interruptions
  • Ability to impart proven knowledge and/or present to others in a clear and concise manner
  • Able to lead meetings, resolve conflicts, maintain issues lists and work to a project plan
  • Able to work collaboratively with own team members as well as those in other application teams
  • Good analytical and project management skills
  • Confident in working with, negotiating with and motivating clinical staff, medical consultants and/or other senior managers
Desirable
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing and managing a clinical system
  • Demonstrable experience of Epic configuration

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

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

Derriford Hospital

Plymouth

PL6 8AX


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/


Company
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Location
Plymouth, United Kingdom PL6 8AX
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£46148.00 - £52809.00 a year
Posted
Company
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Location
Plymouth, United Kingdom PL6 8AX
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£46148.00 - £52809.00 a year
Posted