Digital Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team both clinical and corporate to support the implementation of the new Oracle Health EPR.

Be confident to initiate conversations and engage in inter-professional networking across the Trust with staff of all grades.

Use your clinical expertise to help localise the new EPR whilst evaluating and where appropriate aligning with current clinical workflows.

Provide your expertise in clinical documentation and patient care processes to ensure the new system is fit for purpose.

Engage in data validation, and testing activities, ensuring active data migration and system functionality.

Offer guidance on the development of training materials, educational methods and user support guides.

To proactively monitor and encourage uptake of training in your divisional area.

Train as a superuser in the new EPR and be able to confidently offer sandbox sessions within your clinical division to all members of the MDT.

To act as a contact between the clinical teams, ICT and Innovate by proactively reporting any technical issues or challenges to the team.

To participate in mock go-live events and assist in assessing the readiness of the Trust for change.

Support during the go-live phase by providing on-site assistance to staff, addressing any real-time issues and ensuring uninterrupted patient care.

Working flexibly particularly during go-live which may require nights and weekend cover.

To participate in the post go-live phase by ensuring successful embedding of the new EPR.

Leadership and Management:

To assist the Chief Nursing Information Officer and Senior Digital Health Nurse as required.

To attend appropriate meetings and provide a strong clinical voice and opinion to help guide the implementation of the new EPR.

Maintain regular contact with designated areas and staff members in providing support and advice to ensure that objectives are met and outcomes achieved and that these are documented and available to both staff and the line management structure.

To aid in effective communication between clinical teams, ICT and Innovate for the duration of the EPR project.

Professional and Clinical

Responsibility for developing and maintaining own knowledge, skills, clinical skills, and professional awareness in accordance to the AHPs/NMC Revalidation requirements and maintaining a professional portfolio.

To participate in the setting and maintaining of high standards of evidence based care.

To work clinically for 1 short shift weekly in order to remain clinically up-todate, retain skills and maintain relationships within your department.

Ensure all staff practice within Trust guidelines, Visions, and Values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Post registration qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Mentoring & Assessing Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 3 years post registration clinical experience at band 5
• Evidence of teaching and assessing learners, newly appointed staff and junior staff in the clinical setting.
• Sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Evidence of involvement in change management.

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrates good organisational skills.
• Able to use own initiative and manage personal time effectively.
• Can demonstrate characteristics of effective, credible leadership.
• Demonstrates ability to train, motivate and develop staff.
• Able to set and meet individual and team goals and objectives.
• Able to confidently use current digital systems in place in the Trust.
• Developed IT skills. Able to use MS Word, Excel and Teams confidently.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Shows a clear interest in clinical informatics and digital technology.
• Confident in initiating conversations and developing an inter-hospital support network.
• Ability to engage colleagues across the multidisciplinary teams and of all different grades.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• To proactively support the Trusts vision of a digital future.
• To be a positive role model for change.
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Other

Essential

• Occupational health check and CRB
• Aware of current NMC guidelines and professional standards.
• Ability to work flexibly, potentially across different sites and possibly nights and weekends.
• Car driver with access to a vehicle.

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 (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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust- all sites

Warwick Hospital

Warwick

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)