Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme as a Transformation and Benefits Lead. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is working closely with Royal United Hospitals Bath and Great Western Hospitals as part of an Acute Hospital Alliance (AHA) to deliver a single shared EPR and this role will play a key part the journey towards implementation and realisation of benefits.
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and driven individual who has previous experience of large transformation and benefits realisation programmes. Knowledge and understanding of the benefits that EPR implementations bring and how to leverage change to achieve benefits would be ideal.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to oversee and deliver outcomes that enable successful delivery of intended benefits. They will possess highly developed interpersonal skills for influencing and managing complex situations, engaging and nurturing relationships with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical staff across Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and collaborating closely with colleagues across the AHA.
Please see job description for full list of responsibilities and person specification.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree level, or equivalent professional qualification
- Post Graduate qualification in health informatics, Programme or Project Management or Information Technology
- Prince2 Practitioner or other project management qualification
- Change Management qualification
Desirable
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience of working in large complex organisation
- Significant experience of advising leaders, and presenting in a clear and concise way, on operational and strategic risks and issues
- Experience of working within a change environment
- Previous NHS or Healthcare experience
- Experience of being able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and EPR targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload
- oAbility to understand complex problems, analyse and document workflows and current practice, identifying opportunities for change
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Proven ability to co-ordinate activities across multiple departments and with external organisations
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure achievement of targets and outcomes
- Sound organisation skills ability to prioritise a demanding workload in a high pressure and very challenging environment, maintaining delivery of quality outputs to tight deadlines
- Ability to implement, manage and support change processes
- Ability to negotiate, persuade and stimulate staff that may be resistant to change.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree level, or equivalent professional qualification
- Post Graduate qualification in health informatics, Programme or Project Management or Information Technology
- Prince2 Practitioner or other project management qualification
- Change Management qualification
Desirable
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience of working in large complex organisation
- Significant experience of advising leaders, and presenting in a clear and concise way, on operational and strategic risks and issues
- Experience of working within a change environment
- Previous NHS or Healthcare experience
- Experience of being able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and EPR targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload
- oAbility to understand complex problems, analyse and document workflows and current practice, identifying opportunities for change
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Proven ability to co-ordinate activities across multiple departments and with external organisations
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure achievement of targets and outcomes
- Sound organisation skills ability to prioritise a demanding workload in a high pressure and very challenging environment, maintaining delivery of quality outputs to tight deadlines
- Ability to implement, manage and support change processes
- Ability to negotiate, persuade and stimulate staff that may be resistant to change.
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).
