Job summary
We are recruiting for three Nursing Information Officers who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Nursing Information Officer (NIO) will lead and support workstreams as part of the Trust's EPR implementation project. A special interest and demonstrable experience from a nursing leader in one of the areas below is desirable:o Emergency Departmento In-patiento Intensive Care Unit and Theatres
The NIO will be supporting the Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) in leading the development and implementation of Digital to support nursing midwifery and Allied Health Professional (AHP) practice, collaborating with the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) on the clinical and administrative decision-making process.
The NIO will take particular responsibility for ensuring nursing adoption and engagement in the use of technology:o Driving continuous clinical process improvement in the Nursing and Midwifery divisions focused on patient outcomes and efficiency.o Developing clinical Information that supports and enhances nursing practice and organisational efficiency.
Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Information Officer (NIO) is a key leadership role central to the success of the Trust's Digital and Nursing Strategies. The NIO will be involved across the Trust supporting the CNIO and CCIO across all specialties and will be a key member of the EPR Project implementation team.
The NIO is expected to lead and support workstream/s as part of EPR project implementation. They will be responsible for the clinical safety of systems and processes in the design, implementation, and use of technology solutions. They will hold a recognised CSO qualification or be willing to undertake.
You will be the Lead Nurse for digital with ownership and responsibility for the co-ordination and collation of data with colleagues in the nursing, digital department and external agencies where required.
The NIO will take responsibility for: ensuring nursing adoption and engagement in the use of technology
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed information on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Relevant professional/clinical qualification (RN)
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline
- Evidence of a Master's degree relevant to role or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification
- Clinical Safety Officer Practitioner or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Digital Health Leadership course or working towards
- Post-graduate management qualification / experience
- Project management qualification / experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth understanding of the national digital agenda and Guidance for Nursing on What Good Looks Like (WGLL) Framework
- In-depth understanding of the relevance of high-quality data
- Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- In-depth understanding of the unified vision of nursing and midwifery documentation and ability to apply the findings to improve patient care
- Strong analytical, technical knowledge and problem-solving skills relating to IT systems
- Experience in MDT working and experience at 8a Level
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical systems (CMIS, Lorenzo, Nervecentre, etc)
- Experience in change management, service development
Previous experience and skills
Essential
- Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Experience in teaching and assessing in all clinical areas
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Project management and change management experience
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values
- Ability to work across a large range specialties
- Demonstrable ability to work professionally under pressure and work deadlines
- Demonstrable ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff and self-reflect on interpersonal style.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Relevant professional/clinical qualification (RN)
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline
- Evidence of a Master's degree relevant to role or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification
- Clinical Safety Officer Practitioner or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Digital Health Leadership course or working towards
- Post-graduate management qualification / experience
- Project management qualification / experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth understanding of the national digital agenda and Guidance for Nursing on What Good Looks Like (WGLL) Framework
- In-depth understanding of the relevance of high-quality data
- Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- In-depth understanding of the unified vision of nursing and midwifery documentation and ability to apply the findings to improve patient care
- Strong analytical, technical knowledge and problem-solving skills relating to IT systems
- Experience in MDT working and experience at 8a Level
Desirable
- Knowledge of clinical systems (CMIS, Lorenzo, Nervecentre, etc)
- Experience in change management, service development
Previous experience and skills
Essential
- Advanced level skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Experience in teaching and assessing in all clinical areas
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Project management and change management experience
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values
- Ability to work across a large range specialties
- Demonstrable ability to work professionally under pressure and work deadlines
- Demonstrable ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff and self-reflect on interpersonal style.
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).
