Job summary
We have embarked on a programme to implement a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system as part of the NHS digital health ongoing initiative across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (NWAHC). The collaborative is made up of three acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney;
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH)
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH)
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH)
This is a unique opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to create a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals throughout Norfolk and Waveney. We are dedicated to advancing our digital capabilities in alignment with our long-term strategic goals, ensuring a high standard of patient care and safety for our diverse communities.
The acute hospitals in Norfolk are a vital part of the health and social care system. Our digital mission is an essential part of our transformation into a post-modern healthcare system.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking x1 EPR Project Manager to cover the Maternity area.
The post holder will define, scope, manage and deliver the Norfolk & Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (N&WAHC) Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Design Build & Test (DBT) projects across three hospital Trusts using defined industry standard methodologies and best practice. Using structured methodologies, the post holder will provide project and business change management and support to the relevant Boards and Steering Groups ensuring the delivery of the required resources to the standard and quality described.
The post holder will provide support to project and service leads through a benefits and business change management process to support day to day practice, performance management and service development, facilitating, enabling, and managing the successful change elements of specific projects from within national and local digital initiatives. Taking responsibility for increasing clinical engagement and awareness of digital enabled transformation the post holder will work closely with service improvement teams and modernisation teams as a means of supporting the delivery of digital enabled benefits across the health community.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Opportunity to work on a wide range of innovative projects, which improve patient experience and outcomes.
2) Flexibility to work within a collaborative office space at Norfolk County Hall, at one of the 3-Acute hospitals and from home.
3) Work with a multi-disciplinary team of experienced, Clinicians, Technicians, Digital Nurses, and Data Scientists.
*INTERVIEW DATE - w/c 10/02/2025*
Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Opportunity to work on a wide range of innovative projects, which improve patient experience and outcomes.
2) Flexibility to work within a collaborative office space at Norfolk County Hall, at one of the 3-Acute hospitals and from home.
3) Work with a multi-disciplinary team of experienced, Clinicians, Technicians, Digital Nurses, and Data Scientists.
*INTERVIEW DATE - w/c 10/02/2025*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant, project management and/or change qualifications such as Prince2 Practitioner, AgilePM, APMP, Six Sigma, Lean.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior level delivering ICT enabled change projects across a wide area of applications and/or gained through working in an operational management capacity e.g. ward, department, or section leader.
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve common goals.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the application and use of IT in the NHS and its strategic application.
- Ability to write and present accurate and concise reports to various groups at all levels and to use them to influence others at decision making levels.
- Able to negotiate effectively with others and be persuasive, sometimes in contentious situations, to drive changes and enable achievement of project milestones.
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
- Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values NNUH's PRIDE values JPUH's CARER Values
- Strong understanding of and commitment to the values and goals of the Trust making sure that the patient is at the heart of all we do
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience.
- Relevant, project management and/or change qualifications such as Prince2 Practitioner, AgilePM, APMP, Six Sigma, Lean.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior level delivering ICT enabled change projects across a wide area of applications and/or gained through working in an operational management capacity e.g. ward, department, or section leader.
- Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve common goals.
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the application and use of IT in the NHS and its strategic application.
- Ability to write and present accurate and concise reports to various groups at all levels and to use them to influence others at decision making levels.
- Able to negotiate effectively with others and be persuasive, sometimes in contentious situations, to drive changes and enable achievement of project milestones.
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
- Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values NNUH's PRIDE values JPUH's CARER Values
- Strong understanding of and commitment to the values and goals of the Trust making sure that the patient is at the heart of all we do
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).
