Senior Clinical Systems Lead, Transforming Care Digitally Program

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support day to day operational management and organisation of the Transforming Care Digitally Clinical Systems Team

To deputise for and support the Head of Clinical Systems to ensure that Clinical Systems strategic direction is embedded throughout the organisation and the program, ensuring that relevant policies, procedures and guidelines are developed and implemented taking into account national policies and Trust practices.

To manage and develop configuration and business change processes

To work with all Trust staff, stakeholders and external third parties e.g. NHSE, National/Local Service Providers and external suppliers, to ensure robust system design, build and testing of implementations to meet local and national requirements.

To manage contentious issues in a controlled and integrated way.

Work with complex clinical service areas which will include; benefits and workflow analysis, stakeholder engagement, reporting requirements, information governance, potential impact, risks and issues, in order to identify suitable solutions to meet the Trusts strategic and local planning objectives

Use Clinical System knowledge & expertise to analyse and assist in system selection, including business change, benefits analysis, training, implementation and associated reporting

Leadership

To lead on change management processes to optimise agreed outcomes

To liaise and work with the Transforming Care Digitally Program Manager and individual project managers to manage expenditure and project budgets.

Support the Head of Clinical Systems with contract management and Service Level Agreements.

To support any planned Clinical Systems products and service procurement including the requirement specifications, testing documents etc

To attend national, regional, local meetings, workshops, events and other forums as required

Management

To manage operational change and benefits management for clinical systems

To manage the Clinical Systems risks ensuring the risk is clearly defined, regularly reviewed and regular reports are updated to reduce the risk in line with the mitigation plans.

Maintain and develop change control processes to ensure oversight and assurance of any proposed changes

Work with the Performance and Information Teams to ensure that all developments will meet service specifications, KPI expectations and national reporting requirements and provide assurance to operational teams at management level that the systems are fit for purpose and will supply required data.

To receive regular updates on Clinical Systems project developments from team leads and coordinate to keep Steering Groups and Operational Services up to date on progress

To attend SIRI, investigation and review meetings to give expert advice and follow up on any agreed action.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in an appropriate subject, or possess relevant proven experience
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development
• Demonstrated line management experience

Desirable

• Change Management /Leadership qualification
• PRINCE2 or equivalent experience

Length and Nature of Experience

Essential

• Understanding of clinical and operational processes within the NHS, the Public sector and other Health setting
• Knowledge of working with complex systems
• Demonstrable evidence of being to convey complex information in a confident and competent way
• Experience and understanding of Clinical Systems applications

Desirable

• Knowledge and awareness of coding (for instance CVT3 Read codes and SNOMED)

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

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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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court

Pioneer Avenue Gloucester Business Park

Gloucester

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)