Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist

Barts Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 30 January 2025

Job summary

About you

Are you an experienced nurse and leader?

Are you forward-thinking and of innovative mindset with previous experience of working within the field of clinical informatics and digital health technology?

Do you have proven experience in successful change implementation and have a strong ability to engage and influence stakeholders?

Are you commitment to your own continuous learning and professional development?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we would welcome your application.

About the Role

Our informatics team plays a crucial role in transforming healthcare delivery through technology and so we are seeking a Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic team at Whipps Cross Hospital. This exciting opportunity puts you at the forefront of digital healthcare transformation, working to enhance patient care through innovative health informatics solutions.

If this role is of interest and you would like more information please contact c.zimuto@nhs.net Senior Nurse Fundamentals of Care/ Deputy Nurse Informatics Officer and hema.daby@nhs.net Administrator for Senior Nurse Fundamentals of Care/ Deputy Nurse Informatics Officer in order that a informal telephone discussion can be arranged.

Main duties of the job

- Drive innovation in digital health technology and AI applications by supporting the clinical design, implementation, and sustained use of health informatics systems within the hospital.

- Deliver training and support which leads to patient care documentation being completed to high standards and complies with regulatory and policy requirements.

- Act as a clinical digital advocate and change agent across the hospital environment who is experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, trust informatics departments, and external partners

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year Per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-6922263WXH

Job locations

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in acute clinical setting
  • Experience as shift co-ordination and team management
  • Working with and supporting clinical staff and students in placement
  • Clinical based teaching experience and setting up teaching and development programs in clinical areas
  • Mentoring and assessing learners in practice
  • Experience in undertaking change project and understanding deliverables for the project
  • Supporting the development of new initiatives
  • Experience in using digital health platforms and technology
  • Organisational skills - diary management and planning of event based learning
  • Understand the basics in interpretation of data
  • Designing of audit
  • Experience of negotiation and conflict management
  • Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance

Desirable

  • Experience of Quality Improvement methodology

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent up to date clinical skills
  • Using expertise to facilitate and support learners and others in groups or as individuals.
  • Good organizational skills including prioritising workload
  • Numeracy and analytical skills
  • Preparing and writing reports
  • Chairing meetings
  • Supporting quality monitoring processes
  • Ability to facilitate change through personal development of staff.
  • Working in a team
  • Self-motivating in completing workload.
  • IT skills which must include Microsoft 365 programs

Desirable

  • Preparing and writing reports

Knowledge

Essential

  • Oracle Millennium functionality
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NHS and current issues.
  • Self-motivating in learning and developing digital and functionality knowledge.

Desirable

  • Other clinical digital platforms
  • Nurse education processes
  • Change management theories.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or other professional qualification
  • Relevant first degree / or equivalent or working towards
  • Mentorship course or equivalent teaching qualification or willing to work towards

Desirable

  • Master or working towards
  • Digital health qualification or working towards

Other

Desirable

  • Adaptable communication skills between a range of healthcare professionals with an understanding of basic data metrics and monitoring / reporting success
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post registration experience in acute clinical setting
  • Experience as shift co-ordination and team management
  • Working with and supporting clinical staff and students in placement
  • Clinical based teaching experience and setting up teaching and development programs in clinical areas
  • Mentoring and assessing learners in practice
  • Experience in undertaking change project and understanding deliverables for the project
  • Supporting the development of new initiatives
  • Experience in using digital health platforms and technology
  • Organisational skills - diary management and planning of event based learning
  • Understand the basics in interpretation of data
  • Designing of audit
  • Experience of negotiation and conflict management
  • Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance

Desirable

  • Experience of Quality Improvement methodology

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent up to date clinical skills
  • Using expertise to facilitate and support learners and others in groups or as individuals.
  • Good organizational skills including prioritising workload
  • Numeracy and analytical skills
  • Preparing and writing reports
  • Chairing meetings
  • Supporting quality monitoring processes
  • Ability to facilitate change through personal development of staff.
  • Working in a team
  • Self-motivating in completing workload.
  • IT skills which must include Microsoft 365 programs

Desirable

  • Preparing and writing reports

Knowledge

Essential

  • Oracle Millennium functionality
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NHS and current issues.
  • Self-motivating in learning and developing digital and functionality knowledge.

Desirable

  • Other clinical digital platforms
  • Nurse education processes
  • Change management theories.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or other professional qualification
  • Relevant first degree / or equivalent or working towards
  • Mentorship course or equivalent teaching qualification or willing to work towards

Desirable

  • Master or working towards
  • Digital health qualification or working towards

Other

Desirable

  • Adaptable communication skills between a range of healthcare professionals with an understanding of basic data metrics and monitoring / reporting success

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).

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.

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Nurse Fundamentals of Care

Cynthia Zimuto

c.zimuto@nhs.net

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year Per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-6922263WXH

Job locations

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR


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