Job summary
We are looking for two lead Digital Delivery Partners who will drive the Stakeholder relationships between the Trusts Operational / Clinical Divisions and Digital services. We are an integrated NHS provider working towards our aspiration of reaching HIMS Level 6. Having developed a Digital Multidisciplinary Team to enhance community digital innovation from our previous community Digital Aspirant programme, we are now enhancing this model and developing the practices of continual improvement within our Acute services as well. Our Acute Digital Multidisciplinary team are now enhancing preparedness for our new Acute Electronic Patient Record, which we are currently procuring. The Digital Delivery Partners will work closely with the senior digital quadrumvirate to lead engagement with directors, corporate senior leaders, service managers and external stakeholder.
Main duties of the job
We work within a integrated care system that shares a digital charter and prides itself on partnership working. The Digital Delivery Partners will ensure complex needs are understood, prioritised, and incorporated into the Trust directorate plans , aligned with digital and clinical strategy. They ensure that progress is communicated throughout the delivery process and the Digital tools are embedded into every day operational and clinical delivery to enhance care across the organization. They will be responsible for ensuring that strategic demands are aligned and communicated to the appropriate IT operations functions and ensuring Service Level Agreements (SLA) and programme KPI's are maintained. The post holder will engage with other Trust department business managers and system administrators to create alignment between clinical and corporate business objectives and their IT delivery plans. Facilitating the delivery of the Trust's Digital Strategy and supporting clinical adoption and engagement in use of digital solutions and services. They will be key to raising the level of digital maturity within divisions and empowering service leads by enhancing their capabilities to think digital first.
The right candidate will have a strong background in continuous improvement and a focus on Agile practices and lean methodology to realise maximum benefit of our current and future digital systems.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Facilitating change / service transformation
- Business / leadership training
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation, Project management qualification, lean, Agile would be of benefit
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge and experience of building, managing and developing relationships and delivery through leadership of others to achieve objectives and maximised results
- Significant senior experience either of clinical or supporting health services, or of Digital development or operational services.
- Considerable experience working on tactical & operational matters
- Experience or working within digital service, or projects delivery- or ability to demonstrate transferable skills to enable this.
- Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategies, development programmes and business cases
- Experience of performance and budgetary management and control
- Considerable experience of achieving success when working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with complex digital/IT operational change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
Desirable
- Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the Digital Department to respond to corporate needs
- Sufficeint knowledge or ability to understand the current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust
- Experience of working as a digital specialist within a non-digital environment (preferably involving clinical or supporting health services)
- Knowledge of clinical pathways across the Trust and understanding of Trust mandatory performance standards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Facilitating change / service transformation
- Business / leadership training
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation, Project management qualification, lean, Agile would be of benefit
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge and experience of building, managing and developing relationships and delivery through leadership of others to achieve objectives and maximised results
- Significant senior experience either of clinical or supporting health services, or of Digital development or operational services.
- Considerable experience working on tactical & operational matters
- Experience or working within digital service, or projects delivery- or ability to demonstrate transferable skills to enable this.
- Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategies, development programmes and business cases
- Experience of performance and budgetary management and control
- Considerable experience of achieving success when working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of working with complex digital/IT operational change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
Desirable
- Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital, and public service developments, to be able to advise clients and develop proposals for the Digital Department to respond to corporate needs
- Sufficeint knowledge or ability to understand the current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust
- Experience of working as a digital specialist within a non-digital environment (preferably involving clinical or supporting health services)
- Knowledge of clinical pathways across the Trust and understanding of Trust mandatory performance standards
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).
