Job summary
This role is in the Shared EPR Team, part of The Health Informatics Service hosted by CHFT. This job is also being advertised at BTHFT and AFT.
Applications with experience of configuring Oracle Health (previously Cerner) electronic patient record system are invited to apply to join the Shared EPR Team which maintains and develops the established Electronic Patient Record system used by 3 West Yorkshire Acute Trusts.
We welcome applications from individuals in other NHS organisations and from the private sector, please review the essential experience defined in the job description. It is important that our team continues to have a mix of clinical, administrative and technical experts and we can support you in developing skills in this fast growing and increasingly critical hospital system.
Main duties of the job
Airedale Foundation Trust are joining Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust by using their Electronic Patient Record.
We expect to welcome around 3000 new EPR users in November, and because of this we are looking for applicants to fill a range of clinical, technical and administrative roles in our Shared EPR Team.
The Team manages one of the most complex hospital systems in the UK, building new content, improving clinical workflows and ensuring that interfaces to other clinical systems are operating correctly.
If you already use the Cerner EPR (provided by Oracle Health) or are interested in being part of our team to help improve patient outcomes and staff working practice, then please take a look at the different roles on offer.
The Shared EPR Team is made up of colleagues from BTHFT, CHFT and AFT, and if you work at one of these Trusts today you can still be employed by them and join us.
These same vacancies are being advertised by all 3 Trusts, you only need to apply via the one Trust you would like to work for. Please note, you may receive communication from any of the 3 Trusts regarding shortlisting or interview. The 3 Trusts have a data-sharing agreement and information you submit will be securely held and managed.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The EPR Senior Analyst roles (for ClinicalDocuments/ED/Paediatrics & Patient Administration Systems / Capacity Management) are part of the core team for the programme and are some of the most pivotal in the Shared Electronic Patient Record Team and are key to the continued success or EPR. The post holder will have a knowledge of clinical process and informatics skills and act as the interface between the clinical and the technical.
The EPR Senior Analysts will be responsible for analysis of current work practices/workflows and supporting process redesign utilising the EPR and will provide a key role in EPR system design, configuration and maintenance. They will work with system users, clinical and digital leaders in the Trusts and colleagues across the EPR workstreams. They will also collaborate with other Cerner Trusts and attend Cerner Special Interest Groups to ensure high quality design and testing of the clinical configuration and to develop future state maps and standard operating procedures for the new proceses developed. The role will be varied and evolve over the lifecycle of the programme.
There are 2 new posts available and applicants will be invited to express their interest in one of the following:
Clinical Documentaton/Emergency Department and Paediatrics includes nursing documentation, assessments, ward rounds, triage, emergency specific order sets, emergency clinical documentation, tracking etc
Patient Administration & Capacity Management includes outpatient clinics, bed management, patient flow, Admissions Discharge and Transfer (ADT), scheduling and patient letters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The EPR Senior Analyst roles (for ClinicalDocuments/ED/Paediatrics & Patient Administration Systems / Capacity Management) are part of the core team for the programme and are some of the most pivotal in the Shared Electronic Patient Record Team and are key to the continued success or EPR. The post holder will have a knowledge of clinical process and informatics skills and act as the interface between the clinical and the technical.
The EPR Senior Analysts will be responsible for analysis of current work practices/workflows and supporting process redesign utilising the EPR and will provide a key role in EPR system design, configuration and maintenance. They will work with system users, clinical and digital leaders in the Trusts and colleagues across the EPR workstreams. They will also collaborate with other Cerner Trusts and attend Cerner Special Interest Groups to ensure high quality design and testing of the clinical configuration and to develop future state maps and standard operating procedures for the new proceses developed. The role will be varied and evolve over the lifecycle of the programme.
There are 2 new posts available and applicants will be invited to express their interest in one of the following:
Clinical Documentaton/Emergency Department and Paediatrics includes nursing documentation, assessments, ward rounds, triage, emergency specific order sets, emergency clinical documentation, tracking etc
Patient Administration & Capacity Management includes outpatient clinics, bed management, patient flow, Admissions Discharge and Transfer (ADT), scheduling and patient letters.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience (>3 years) within the relevant clinical area/similar department
- A good level of IT literacy with Microsoft Office Package experience
- Specialist experience of change & in the improvement of business processes
- Experience of design and configuration of a clinical system or patient administration system
- Experience of process mapping and current state analysis
- Key board skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to deliver effective training to staff members within the trust and partner organisations.
- Ability to influence improvement and changes in practice (including the understanding of principles of change management).
- Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
- Innovative & forward thinking
- Excellent Organisational skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with staff at all levels
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner
- Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines
- Committed to accomplishing challenging objectives
- Ability to identify potential problems/issues and apply effective problem solving methodologies
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in a range of work, hospital processes and practices.
- Knowledge of clinical information systems and how they are implemented or used in clinical practise
- Evidence of current CPD
- Evidence of continuous learning
Desirable
- Understanding of project management or service improvement methodology
- Postgraduate Qualification or Informatics qualification
- Degree, clinical qualification or equivalent experience
- English and Maths qualification (GCSE)
- ECDL or Equivalent IT qualification/skills
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Healthcare professional qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience (>3 years) within the relevant clinical area/similar department
- A good level of IT literacy with Microsoft Office Package experience
- Specialist experience of change & in the improvement of business processes
- Experience of design and configuration of a clinical system or patient administration system
- Experience of process mapping and current state analysis
- Key board skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to deliver effective training to staff members within the trust and partner organisations.
- Ability to influence improvement and changes in practice (including the understanding of principles of change management).
- Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
- Innovative & forward thinking
- Excellent Organisational skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with staff at all levels
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, concise and effective manner
- Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines
- Committed to accomplishing challenging objectives
- Ability to identify potential problems/issues and apply effective problem solving methodologies
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in a range of work, hospital processes and practices.
- Knowledge of clinical information systems and how they are implemented or used in clinical practise
- Evidence of current CPD
- Evidence of continuous learning
Desirable
- Understanding of project management or service improvement methodology
- Postgraduate Qualification or Informatics qualification
- Degree, clinical qualification or equivalent experience
- English and Maths qualification (GCSE)
- ECDL or Equivalent IT qualification/skills
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Healthcare professional qualification
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
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).
