Job summary
Are you a talented and motivated person?
This is an exciting job opportunity to work within the quality and safety directorate.
This is a busy role, requiring excellent IT skills, organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. A pivotal skill is having an attention to detail, ability to respond to sometimes urgent requests and needs for data to support colleagues.
This is an especially exciting time to join as we have recently moved to a new risk management system so this role will be essential in ensuring the system is well embedded within the trust.
This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found athttps://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for the operational management of the risk management system and provide support to trust wide on maintaining and making improvements to the system. This may include data requests or modifications to the forms or data requests. You will be required to interrogate large, complex and sensitive datasets and undertake comprehensive analysis in response to both internal and external information requests, providing interpretation and narrative.You will have a good eye for detail and excellent It skills. Previous experience of Datix and InPhase risk systems would be essential.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or other qualification or evidence of relevant on-job qualification, e.g. Informatics, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or Business Administration at Bachelor level
- Prince/ITIL/ISEB Application Manager Foundation certificate or relevant Professional ICT or Datix Professional Certification or qualification to master's level or relevant experience
- Experience of InPhase system development, report writing and system maintenance
Desirable
- Any application-based training e.g. report writer, screen design, security management
Experience
Essential
- Experience related to application systems administration and/or work-processes including significant responsibility in a configuration role.
- Autonomy - ability to develop processes, procedures or change management with minimal direction
- Experience of managing systems within a business critical environment
- Experience of systems configuration
- Experience of system performance monitoring
Desirable
- Experience of business continuity planning, disaster recovery and downtime planning
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Experience or knowledge of Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) or Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and managing service desk enquires operations
- Information Governance knowledge and the ability to apply it to the management of Risk Management Systems
- Specialist informatics and risk management knowledge applicable to an Acute Trust setting
- Good knowledge of risk systems and Infrastructure
- Good knowledge of change management and release control processes
- Ability to work on own initiative and take responsibility for self and others.
- Ability to understand, amend and work with complex documentation and reports
- Good Keyboard skills & proficient in use of MS Office & range of software packages.
- Substantial experience of managing systems within a healthcare environment
- Broad range of IT technical skills and general technical awareness
- Proven record in applying Information Governance Responsibilities for applications and processes
- Risk Management knowledge and skills including the theory and practice of relational risk applications
- Application implementation expertise
- Analysis skills & attention to detail
- Advance Keyboard skills
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Structured approach to documentation
- Basic knowledge of software design
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or other qualification or evidence of relevant on-job qualification, e.g. Informatics, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or Business Administration at Bachelor level
- Prince/ITIL/ISEB Application Manager Foundation certificate or relevant Professional ICT or Datix Professional Certification or qualification to master's level or relevant experience
- Experience of InPhase system development, report writing and system maintenance
Desirable
- Any application-based training e.g. report writer, screen design, security management
Experience
Essential
- Experience related to application systems administration and/or work-processes including significant responsibility in a configuration role.
- Autonomy - ability to develop processes, procedures or change management with minimal direction
- Experience of managing systems within a business critical environment
- Experience of systems configuration
- Experience of system performance monitoring
Desirable
- Experience of business continuity planning, disaster recovery and downtime planning
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Experience or knowledge of Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) or Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and managing service desk enquires operations
- Information Governance knowledge and the ability to apply it to the management of Risk Management Systems
- Specialist informatics and risk management knowledge applicable to an Acute Trust setting
- Good knowledge of risk systems and Infrastructure
- Good knowledge of change management and release control processes
- Ability to work on own initiative and take responsibility for self and others.
- Ability to understand, amend and work with complex documentation and reports
- Good Keyboard skills & proficient in use of MS Office & range of software packages.
- Substantial experience of managing systems within a healthcare environment
- Broad range of IT technical skills and general technical awareness
- Proven record in applying Information Governance Responsibilities for applications and processes
- Risk Management knowledge and skills including the theory and practice of relational risk applications
- Application implementation expertise
- Analysis skills & attention to detail
- Advance Keyboard skills
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Structured approach to documentation
- Basic knowledge of software design
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
