Job summary
We're seeking a talented and inspiring Nursing leader to join us as our Chief Nurse Informatics Officer. Reporting directly to the Group Chief Informatics Officer and professionally to our Group Deputy Chief Nurse, you'll be both engaging and transformational as you'll drive the to shape and lead the Trust's digital transformation agenda for Nursing, Midwifery and AHP practice.
You'll drive the work to support the delivery of our Trust's strategic aim to become a data driven organisation working with colleagues to support transformational change through the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and inevitably, you'll be a visionary in modernisation harnessing the potential of MFT data to facilitate outstanding patient care alongside research and innovation.
Working closely with the professional, operational and clinical leads and teams, it goes without saying you'll be astute in identifying opportunities to transform practice for the benefit of patients, and in partnership with the HCCIOs (Hospital Chief Clinical Informatics Officers), providing expert professional and clinical advice and guidance. Naturally, you'll engage with key stakeholders to ensure patient and clinical involvement takes shape both in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services.
Main duties of the job
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CNIO is a core member of both the Informatics Team and Corporate Nursing Team. As a transformational leader with exemplary clinical credibility, the CNIO will support the GCIO by providing senior professional leadership to the Trusts digital transformation programme, including, but not exclusively, the Hive EPR. They will identify opportunities to transform practice for the benefit of patients, and in partnership with the HCCIOs (Hospital Chief Clinical Informatics Officers), will provide expert professional and clinical advice and guidance and will engage with key stakeholders to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services.
To support this vacancy, we have developed a bespoke Candidate Information Pack which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Lesley McMaster, Personal Assistant to Group Chief Informatics Officer, via email informatics.pa@mft.nhs.uk
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CNIO is a core member of both the Informatics Team and Corporate Nursing Team. As a transformational leader with exemplary clinical credibility, the CNIO will support the GCIO by providing senior professional leadership to the Trusts digital transformation programme, including, but not exclusively, the Hive EPR. They will identify opportunities to transform practice for the benefit of patients, and in partnership with the HCCIOs (Hospital Chief Clinical Informatics Officers), will provide expert professional and clinical advice and guidance and will engage with key stakeholders to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services.
To support this vacancy, we have developed a bespoke Candidate Information Pack which provides specific information about the role and the Assessment and Selection Process. To request a copy of this pack, please contact Lesley McMaster, Personal Assistant to Group Chief Informatics Officer, via email informatics.pa@mft.nhs.uk
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing across a range of care settings
- Extensive experience in managing and delivering change successfully
- Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS landscape and policy and ability to interpret and implement in clinical practice
- Significant experience and understanding of the value that digital technology and information brings to improving quality of care, outcomes and efficiency
- Experience of ensuring that patients, staff and the public are engaged as an integral part of transformation programmes and that safety and experience are considered at every stage
- Experience in management position at directorate level and above
- Experience in developing clinical teams
- Experience of working with national programmes
- An ability to apply clinical and technical understanding and knowledge to day to day clinical and operational practice
- Evidence of securing funding to support organisational initiatives
Desirable
- Experience in leading the implementation of electronic health records
- Experience of working with Epic
Qualifications
Essential
- Current active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters Degree in health-related subject
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification
- Informatics/Information Management/Digital Leadership qualification/certification
Desirable
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
Skills
Essential
- Experience of all areas of staff management e.g. disciplinary, performance
- Evidence of transformational change management
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing across a range of care settings
- Extensive experience in managing and delivering change successfully
- Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS landscape and policy and ability to interpret and implement in clinical practice
- Significant experience and understanding of the value that digital technology and information brings to improving quality of care, outcomes and efficiency
- Experience of ensuring that patients, staff and the public are engaged as an integral part of transformation programmes and that safety and experience are considered at every stage
- Experience in management position at directorate level and above
- Experience in developing clinical teams
- Experience of working with national programmes
- An ability to apply clinical and technical understanding and knowledge to day to day clinical and operational practice
- Evidence of securing funding to support organisational initiatives
Desirable
- Experience in leading the implementation of electronic health records
- Experience of working with Epic
Qualifications
Essential
- Current active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Masters Degree in health-related subject
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification
- Informatics/Information Management/Digital Leadership qualification/certification
Desirable
- Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)
Skills
Essential
- Experience of all areas of staff management e.g. disciplinary, performance
- Evidence of transformational change management
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
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).
