Job summary
Head of Nursing Informatics Officer
Corporate Nursing
Band 8b
Fixed term contract- 18 Months
We are recruiting for a Head of Nursing Informatics Officerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
During EPR Phase 1 deployment, we had the pleasure of 2 staff members taking up the role of Head of Nursing Informatics Officer, providing 1 day a week to the EPR / Digital Programme. This role has proven to be invaluable to the success of the deployment, so building upon that success, I am delighted to announce that the Trust is looking to appoint a full time Head of Nursing Informatics Officer representing Nursing, Midwifes and AHPs.
This new role provides clinical leadership alongside the Deputy Chief Nurse, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (CCIO) and Director of IT to ensure the organisation realises the benefits digital transformation can bring to clinical practice to enhance patient care.
Due to the scale of the EPR programme the objective is to complete the rollout in stages over coming years, with deployments into our emergency department, electronic prescribing and medicines administration system (EPMA) and Sunrise Order Comms over the next 12-18 months.
EPR will improve patient care and both patient and staff experience, we know currently patient information is collected in a number of different ways and using different computer systems. Our systems are limited in what they can do and they can't always be accessed in all areas of the hospital. We often have a very disjointed way of collecting and viewing our patient information. The new system will give us a full patient record which will improve how we care for our patients.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Accountable for coordinating a wide range of deployments across the full range of clinical IT systems alongside the CCIO and Director of IT, predominantly focused on the planning and implementation of the functionality provided by the electronic patient record.
- Act as principle advisor to the Chief Nursing Officer, CCIO and Director of IT on matters relating to nursing, midwifery and AHP use of clinical IT systems.
- Represents the Trust and acts as an ambassador with partner and stakeholder organisations on implementation of Digital technology that impacts on nursing, midwifery and AHP via presentations, negotiation and debates.
- To be an EPR change champion leading the Digital Transformation Ambassadors (super user) communities across the Trust as part of the implementation of the system
- Represent the nursing/midwifery/ AHP workforce as the main point of contact for EPR and attends all EPR related meetings and committees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Accountable for coordinating a wide range of deployments across the full range of clinical IT systems alongside the CCIO and Director of IT, predominantly focused on the planning and implementation of the functionality provided by the electronic patient record.
- Act as principle advisor to the Chief Nursing Officer, CCIO and Director of IT on matters relating to nursing, midwifery and AHP use of clinical IT systems.
- Represents the Trust and acts as an ambassador with partner and stakeholder organisations on implementation of Digital technology that impacts on nursing, midwifery and AHP via presentations, negotiation and debates.
- To be an EPR change champion leading the Digital Transformation Ambassadors (super user) communities across the Trust as part of the implementation of the system
- Represent the nursing/midwifery/ AHP workforce as the main point of contact for EPR and attends all EPR related meetings and committees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration as a Nurse or Midwife / AHP professional registration with the Health Professionals Council
- Educated to degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake continual professional development and post grad education
- Teaching qualification
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable experience of having worked at a senior operational leadership role in an acute environment
- oExperience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- oExperience of engagement with patients and key stakeholders from a large and diverse background
- oDemonstrate wider understanding of the benefits that Digital Transformation and EPR can bring to patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration as a Nurse or Midwife / AHP professional registration with the Health Professionals Council
- Educated to degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake continual professional development and post grad education
- Teaching qualification
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable experience of having worked at a senior operational leadership role in an acute environment
- oExperience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- oExperience of engagement with patients and key stakeholders from a large and diverse background
- oDemonstrate wider understanding of the benefits that Digital Transformation and EPR can bring to patient care
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).
