Job summary
The CXIO provides senior level nursing/AHP expertise and transformational leadership to ensure implementation of the digital plan, whilst ensuring alignment with the nursing and clinical priorities within the organisation. Through structured engagement with nursing, midwifery and AHP colleagues, they facilitate safe, clinically led design and deployment of technologies to optimise care delivery models, enable benefits realisation and support ongoing quality and safety outcomes for patients, citizens and staff. They also work collaboratively with key leaders in engaging a wide range of stakeholders to ensure patient, citizen and other health care representation across the wider health economy.
Main duties of the job
The CXIO drives continuous clinical process improvement focused on patient and clinical outcomes and efficiency and ensures the Trust can effectively contribute to national, regional and local objectives.
In line with national and local standards, the CXIO is also responsible for the clinical safety of systems and processes in the design, testing, implementation, use and optimisation of technology solutions to deliver improvements in quality and patient safety. This includes responsibility for ensuring adherence to a robust governance framework for the review and development of evidenced based nursing and clinical content for the Trust's Electronic Patient Record, clinical systems and new digital health technologies. The CXIO also holds professional responsibility for the management and response to clinically related digital incidents within the Informatics department.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is a major provider of integrated community and acute health services, it is rated 'Good' with 'Outstanding' leadership by the CQC and has been voted the best Trust to work for in Greater Manchester. If you are a senior nurse/AHP leader who is passionate about delivering excellence in nursing and leading ongoing quality and safety improvements through the adoption of new technologies and innovation, then role of Chief X Informatics Officer (CXIO) at Bolton NHS FT could be the role for you. The CXIO sits within both the Informatics and Chief Nurse Senior Management Teams (SMT's) and acts as the main point of liaison for digital nursing, sharing the strategic vision for how technology can enhance nursing practices, and in partnership with the Chief Clinical Information Officers (CCIO's), is central to the successful delivery of the Trust's Digital Plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CXIO promotes innovation and champions the development of a digital and information culture across the organisation. Promoting the effective use of data for nursing, midwifery and AHP outcomes, and technology to support quality improvements, which will benefit service users in their recovery and in the prevention of ill health.
As a member of the Chief Nurse SMT, the CXIO is a visible nurse leader who plays an active role in the Trusts quality and improvement initiatives such as the BoSCA accreditation process. Likewise, as the Trusts most senior nurse for digital nursing, there is also an expectation that they will participate in regional and national CXIO and clinical informatics forums and networks, to remain informed of the direction of the NHS Digital strategic nursing agenda and to drive this forward at a local level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CXIO promotes innovation and champions the development of a digital and information culture across the organisation. Promoting the effective use of data for nursing, midwifery and AHP outcomes, and technology to support quality improvements, which will benefit service users in their recovery and in the prevention of ill health.
As a member of the Chief Nurse SMT, the CXIO is a visible nurse leader who plays an active role in the Trusts quality and improvement initiatives such as the BoSCA accreditation process. Likewise, as the Trusts most senior nurse for digital nursing, there is also an expectation that they will participate in regional and national CXIO and clinical informatics forums and networks, to remain informed of the direction of the NHS Digital strategic nursing agenda and to drive this forward at a local level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or HCPC
- Master's Degree in health related subject.
- Management qualification/ Post registration qualification.
- Digital Clinical Safety Officer training or demonstrable equivalent
Desirable
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
- oInformatics/Information Management/Digital Leadership qualification/certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and leading across a range of care settings
- Extensive experience in managing and delivering change successfully.
- Significant experience and understanding of the value that digital technology and information brings to improving quality of care, outcomes and efficiency.
- Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS landscape and policy and ability to interpret and implement in clinical practice.
- Experience of ensuring that patients, staff and the public are engaged as an integral part of transformation programmes and that safety and experience are considered at every stage.
- Experience in management position at directorate level and above.
- An ability to apply clinical and technical understanding and knowledge to day to day nursing, clinical and operational practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or HCPC
- Master's Degree in health related subject.
- Management qualification/ Post registration qualification.
- Digital Clinical Safety Officer training or demonstrable equivalent
Desirable
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
- oInformatics/Information Management/Digital Leadership qualification/certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing and leading across a range of care settings
- Extensive experience in managing and delivering change successfully.
- Significant experience and understanding of the value that digital technology and information brings to improving quality of care, outcomes and efficiency.
- Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS landscape and policy and ability to interpret and implement in clinical practice.
- Experience of ensuring that patients, staff and the public are engaged as an integral part of transformation programmes and that safety and experience are considered at every stage.
- Experience in management position at directorate level and above.
- An ability to apply clinical and technical understanding and knowledge to day to day nursing, clinical and operational practice
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
