Job summary
Your Health Partnership Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit an experienced digital transformation professional ideally with NHS experience. The post holder will work with our Directorate Lead and leadership team within our PCN to create a vision to guide service improvements, identify opportunities to make tangible positive transformation, and provide the inspiration, expertise and leadership to deliver changes in a collaborative way.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will plan, coordinate and directly support delivery of transformation activity in general practice within our PCN with a view to improving patient access, quality and continuity of care, staff and patient satisfaction, and the efficiency and sustainability of general practice services.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Job description
Job responsibilities
The objective of the Digital Transformation Lead is to lead and develop a strategic plan to build a robust digital infrastructure for the PCN and to implement this to drive integrated working, build staff skills and capabilities, enhance patient access whilst protecting the workforce, improve digital accessibility for patients, consider the digital maturity of the PCN, consider the population's health needs and health inequalities within the community and is underpinned by a quality improvement methodology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The objective of the Digital Transformation Lead is to lead and develop a strategic plan to build a robust digital infrastructure for the PCN and to implement this to drive integrated working, build staff skills and capabilities, enhance patient access whilst protecting the workforce, improve digital accessibility for patients, consider the digital maturity of the PCN, consider the population's health needs and health inequalities within the community and is underpinned by a quality improvement methodology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification or equivalent experience in Programme and Project Management methodologies such as PRINCE2 (Practitioner level) and Managing Successful oProgrammes (MSP)
- Educated to Degree level and Postgraduate level qualification in e.g. business / management / change or another relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of using programme management and improvement techniques to drive change forward
- Experience of working in general practice with a good working knowledge of general practice systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification or equivalent experience in Programme and Project Management methodologies such as PRINCE2 (Practitioner level) and Managing Successful oProgrammes (MSP)
- Educated to Degree level and Postgraduate level qualification in e.g. business / management / change or another relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of using programme management and improvement techniques to drive change forward
- Experience of working in general practice with a good working knowledge of general practice systems
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
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).
