Job summary
Are you excited by the prospect of leading the development of an exciting portfolio of software solutions in a unique healthcare setting? The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) provide a critical service to the rest of NHS Wales, ensuring a safe supply of blood products for clinical use. The WBS also provide a range of services to support stem cell, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation. The Velindre University NHS Trust Digital Services team have a vacancy for a Head of Digital Applications, who will lead a dedicated team of staff in the management of the software applications that underpin the delivery of all WBS services. Overseeing the ongoing development of a mixture of both in-house developed solutions and 3rd party commercial applications, you will be an outstanding communicator, working as a key point of contact within the organisation to establish and drive forward the Application Services workplan, ensuring alignment between the delivery plan and organisational priorities and strategic goals. The Head of Digital Applications is a key member of the Digital Services management team, helping shape and deliver the Digital Strategy. You will be a strong negotiator, an empathetic leader and have a commitment to quality. In this role, you will have the opportunity to represent the WBS at national (UK) and international forums, to present the WBS approach and learn from other UK and international blood establishments.
Main duties of the job
Lead the WBS Application Services team, to deliver high-quality digital solutions for use by WBS staff and Welsh blood / transplant donors
Oversee the agreement and delivery of the WBS applications work programme, aligned to the Trust, WBS and Digital strategies
Be the primary point of contact for staff within the WBS in respect of the design and development of WBS digital solutions
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in an information systems/IT management role
- Evidence of continued personal and professional development
- GCSE or higher qualification in Maths and English
Desirable
- Management Qualification
- PRINCE2 MSP ITIL MSc Health Informatics
- Agile Project Management / Scrum
Experience
Essential
- Experience and expertise in IM&T management
- Experience of developing relationships, communicating and working across organisational
- Experience of successful team building
- Proven experience of assessing user requirements and commissioning information systems and solutions to meet needs
- Familiarity with legislation on data management (GDPR and Freedom of Information)
- Record of achievement of delivering objectives and finding innovative solutions to problems
- Experience of systems management, plus at least one of the following: .Net Visual Studio C# Cach
- Management of staff
- Practical experience and evidence of supporting and facilitating planning processes in health and/or social care
- Experience of delivering application development projects on time and within resource
- Experience of working with senior level clinicians and managers across a range of organisations
Desirable
- Experience of working with information systems in health /social care/research Experience of working in a highly regulatory environment
- Previous experience working as a Manager within a software development function
Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills
- A demonstrated ability to successfully initiate, manage and complete projects.
- Ability to initiate and manage organisational change
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines
- Accurate & advanced analytical skills using both information and observation
- Ability to manipulate complex systems and model future possibilities
- Able to work effectively as an individual or as part of a high functioning team
- High level knowledge of the design and development of information systems
- Detailed knowledge of data flows and information systems
- Understands capacity issues and has an appreciation of the need to analyse capacity issues at a service level
- Understands national operating planning/performance processes
- Knowledge of the NHS environment and local Trust policies relating to information and IT
- Some knowledge of research in health and social care
- Able to prioritise and deliver on time against a background of demand and change
- Enthusiastic and highly motivated and able to inspire and motivate others
- Able to make critical decisions
- Reliable
- Able to learn and adapt quickly
- Embodies NHS values, responsive and flexible to the needs of the Service, staff, donors and patients
- Excellent organisational skills
- Builds good working relationships with team, clinicians and managers at all levels, across and within internal and external organisations
Other
Essential
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
- Professional appearance
- Able to relate well to staff at all levels
- Able to work occasional out of hours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in an information systems/IT management role
- Evidence of continued personal and professional development
- GCSE or higher qualification in Maths and English
Desirable
- Management Qualification
- PRINCE2 MSP ITIL MSc Health Informatics
- Agile Project Management / Scrum
Experience
Essential
- Experience and expertise in IM&T management
- Experience of developing relationships, communicating and working across organisational
- Experience of successful team building
- Proven experience of assessing user requirements and commissioning information systems and solutions to meet needs
- Familiarity with legislation on data management (GDPR and Freedom of Information)
- Record of achievement of delivering objectives and finding innovative solutions to problems
- Experience of systems management, plus at least one of the following: .Net Visual Studio C# Cach
- Management of staff
- Practical experience and evidence of supporting and facilitating planning processes in health and/or social care
- Experience of delivering application development projects on time and within resource
- Experience of working with senior level clinicians and managers across a range of organisations
Desirable
- Experience of working with information systems in health /social care/research Experience of working in a highly regulatory environment
- Previous experience working as a Manager within a software development function
Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentation and report writing skills
- A demonstrated ability to successfully initiate, manage and complete projects.
- Ability to initiate and manage organisational change
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines
- Accurate & advanced analytical skills using both information and observation
- Ability to manipulate complex systems and model future possibilities
- Able to work effectively as an individual or as part of a high functioning team
- High level knowledge of the design and development of information systems
- Detailed knowledge of data flows and information systems
- Understands capacity issues and has an appreciation of the need to analyse capacity issues at a service level
- Understands national operating planning/performance processes
- Knowledge of the NHS environment and local Trust policies relating to information and IT
- Some knowledge of research in health and social care
- Able to prioritise and deliver on time against a background of demand and change
- Enthusiastic and highly motivated and able to inspire and motivate others
- Able to make critical decisions
- Reliable
- Able to learn and adapt quickly
- Embodies NHS values, responsive and flexible to the needs of the Service, staff, donors and patients
- Excellent organisational skills
- Builds good working relationships with team, clinicians and managers at all levels, across and within internal and external organisations
Other
Essential
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
- Professional appearance
- Able to relate well to staff at all levels
- Able to work occasional out of hours
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
