Job summary
The OneEpr Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our colleagues.
The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
- University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)
The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years.
Main duties of the job
Play
a leading technical role in the provision of effective, efficient and fully
integrated ICT services that maximise their availability and integrity for
end-users and optimise the value gained by the Trust from its investment in
Digital technologies.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Designing complex new and modified ICT systems that address ICT security, performance and availability requirements;
- Leading on software and hardware installations, specifications, testing and service transition;
- Supporting the Trust in meeting business objectives by identifying potential technology innovations, engaging with the business over how these can be exploited and, where approved, leading their implementation;
- Acting as champion for the departments ITIL processes, providing professional guidance in and execution of Incident, Change, Release, Problem, Performance, and Availability Management;
- Ensuring all systems hosted within the Trust Data Centres are operating at their optimum performance, availability to IT users and integrity of their data;
- Providing technical expertise and professional support to the Service Delivery team.
- Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
- Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
- Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
- Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.
- Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives and aims.
- Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution and commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
- Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
- Increase the level of knowledge and skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
- Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
- Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders.
- Develop structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard toissues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourageall stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
PLEASE READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Designing complex new and modified ICT systems that address ICT security, performance and availability requirements;
- Leading on software and hardware installations, specifications, testing and service transition;
- Supporting the Trust in meeting business objectives by identifying potential technology innovations, engaging with the business over how these can be exploited and, where approved, leading their implementation;
- Acting as champion for the departments ITIL processes, providing professional guidance in and execution of Incident, Change, Release, Problem, Performance, and Availability Management;
- Ensuring all systems hosted within the Trust Data Centres are operating at their optimum performance, availability to IT users and integrity of their data;
- Providing technical expertise and professional support to the Service Delivery team.
- Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
- Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
- Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
- Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.
- Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives and aims.
- Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution and commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
- Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
- Increase the level of knowledge and skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
- Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
- Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders.
- Develop structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard toissues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourageall stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.
PLEASE READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Degree level qualification or equivalent in computing or related field.
- - Technical accreditation in at least one or more of the following; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Virtualisation Expert (CVE) or Citrix Certified Architect (CCA).
- - ITIL Foundation Certificate
Experience
Essential
- - Advanced theoretical and specialist knowledge across two or more information technology platforms: Server Virtualisation, Desktop Virtualisation, Data and Voice Networking, Messaging, Storage Area Networks, Security, Mobility, Server and Peripheral Hardware.
- - Significant experience of IT Service Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Performance Management and Availability Management.
- - Significant experience in leading highly complex technical problems to resolution, including team management and external suppliers.
- - Significant experience in project delivery of technical projects.
- Experience in assisting with report writing, being operating procedures, options appraisals, risk analysis, user guides.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Degree level qualification or equivalent in computing or related field.
- - Technical accreditation in at least one or more of the following; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Virtualisation Expert (CVE) or Citrix Certified Architect (CCA).
- - ITIL Foundation Certificate
Experience
Essential
- - Advanced theoretical and specialist knowledge across two or more information technology platforms: Server Virtualisation, Desktop Virtualisation, Data and Voice Networking, Messaging, Storage Area Networks, Security, Mobility, Server and Peripheral Hardware.
- - Significant experience of IT Service Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Performance Management and Availability Management.
- - Significant experience in leading highly complex technical problems to resolution, including team management and external suppliers.
- - Significant experience in project delivery of technical projects.
- Experience in assisting with report writing, being operating procedures, options appraisals, risk analysis, user guides.
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.
