Job summary
Join our outstanding team at the UK's leading heart and lung hospital. We are seeking an experienced clinician to join our informatics officer team to support our digital transformation and adoption of new technologies.
The postholder will work closely with our Chief Information Officer and existing Information Officers to align clinical and technical priorities, whilst reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse. Excellent communication skills are essential to engage stakeholders across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expertise to ensure digital systems meet clinical requirements
- Support implementation of new technologies
- Facilitate clinical engagement in major IT projects
- Collaborate with IT project managers and technical experts
- Develop testing schedules and risk assessments for new systems
- Analyse issues raised by users and advise on solutions
- Contribute to planning of reporting tools to support safety and priorities
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma in relevant clinical Practice.
- Registered with NMC/HCPC
Desirable
- Member (or Associate) of Faculty of Clinical Informatics
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Informatics, or an associated discipline or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Good clinical foundation (evidence of clinical practice)
- Awareness of current digital safety issues
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of core concepts in clinical informatics such as:
- -Interoperability and integration
- -Coding systems
- -Information governance
- -Clinical decision support
- -Human factors
- Able to communicate clearly to clinical, technical, and other staff information which may be complex, technical, or detailed.
- Good IT and presentation skills. Able to write detailed reports which can be analysed by other staff.
- Good time management skills - able to prioritise.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Able to motivate and manage self and others.
- Successful collaborative working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Able to handle situations where there may be conflicting demands.
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to initiate, manage and implement change
- Able to analyse and problem solve. Critical appraisal skills
- Good personal organisational skills -- methodical
Desirable
- Experience in the implementation, optimisation and/or maintenance of digital systems
- Experience in the use and/or configuration of EPRs
- Experience in change management and project delivery
- Experience of managing, supervising, and training junior staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Desirable
- Ability to work evening, weekend, or overnight shifts on an occasional basis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's or equivalent
- Postgraduate Diploma in relevant clinical Practice.
- Registered with NMC/HCPC
Desirable
- Member (or Associate) of Faculty of Clinical Informatics
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Informatics, or an associated discipline or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Good clinical foundation (evidence of clinical practice)
- Awareness of current digital safety issues
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of core concepts in clinical informatics such as:
- -Interoperability and integration
- -Coding systems
- -Information governance
- -Clinical decision support
- -Human factors
- Able to communicate clearly to clinical, technical, and other staff information which may be complex, technical, or detailed.
- Good IT and presentation skills. Able to write detailed reports which can be analysed by other staff.
- Good time management skills - able to prioritise.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Able to motivate and manage self and others.
- Successful collaborative working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Able to handle situations where there may be conflicting demands.
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to initiate, manage and implement change
- Able to analyse and problem solve. Critical appraisal skills
- Good personal organisational skills -- methodical
Desirable
- Experience in the implementation, optimisation and/or maintenance of digital systems
- Experience in the use and/or configuration of EPRs
- Experience in change management and project delivery
- Experience of managing, supervising, and training junior staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Desirable
- Ability to work evening, weekend, or overnight shifts on an occasional basis
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
