Job summary
The Digital Clinical Specialist will be at the forefront of UHBW's digital transformation, using user centred design principles to drive the implementation and adoption of digital solutions, to improve the safety and reliability of care. This pivotal role involves leading the design and implementation of digital systems, ensuring they are safe, efficient, and aligned with the Trust's strategic goals. The post holder will provide expert clinical informatics advice, collaborating with stakeholders to engage patients and clinicians in the development and evaluation of digital initiatives. As a champion of digital innovation, the Digital Clinical Specialist will foster a culture of continuous improvement, support the adoption of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution, and promote sustainable digital practices. This role demands a dynamic leader who is passionate about digital health care adoption, and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare through digital excellence at UHBW.
Main duties of the job
This role is pivotal in delivering UHBW's Digital strategy, transforming digital concepts into clinically led realities that prioritise user experience and improve clinical outcomes.
The Digital Clinical Specialist will ensure the safe and efficient design and implementation of digital solutions that enhance care quality and outcomes. They will provide clinical informatics advice, collaborating with stakeholders to involve patients and clinicians in system planning, development, and evaluation.
The Digital Clinical Specialist will play a crucial role in implementing the Trust's Digital Strategy, fostering clinical adoption of technology, and supporting the development of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
The role demands flexibility and adaptability, promoting continuous improvements and a digital culture within the organisation. The post holder will champion new digital solutions and business processes, ensuring sustainable digital practices and a digitally skilled workforce.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Enthusiastic about Digital Healthcare
- Excellent communication skills
- Develops themselves and the team with a commitment to develop and educate clinical colleagues.
- A commitment to providing high quality service and putting patients at the centre of what they do
- Highly organised and able to balance / prioritise service delivery requirements and project delivery milestones
- Ability to appreciate the needs of others and lead with empathy and compassion
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of clinical systems and their use within an acute hospital environment
- Knowledge of change process methodologies
- Experience of the development and delivery of clinical education and training
- Understanding of Health Policy and how IT can be used to improve operational and clinical processes for clinical colleagues including doctors, nursing, midwifery and AHPs
- Experience of delivering practice changes or quality improvement projects
- Experienced healthcare practitioner with experience of leading teams or people
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-professional teams and service users
Desirable
- Experience of patient safety and experience of clinical risk management including an awareness of patient safety risks and the pitfalls of implementing clinical IT systems
- Understanding of NHS national digital priorities and standards
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically
- Detailed understanding of professional and clinical standards and policies
- Highly computer literate
- Advanced communication skills verbal/written including excellent presentation and report writing
- Ability to engage, motivate colleagues and other stakeholders as well as leading colleagues and able to gain trust and confidence of others
- Excellent persuasion and negotiating skills with the ability to deal effectively with challenging situations and challenging people
- Able to analyse and interpret complex information and present to non-experts in an understandable way
- Ability to present to large mixed audiences in an engaging manner.
- A good self-starter, able to work autonomously
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Clinician with current Registration e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification / Post Graduate diploma and training
- Accredited Clinical Safety Officer or willing to work towards attaining this qualification
- Digital health qualification/ training
- Change management/ transformation qualification
- Project Management qualification
Person Specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Enthusiastic about Digital Healthcare
- Excellent communication skills
- Develops themselves and the team with a commitment to develop and educate clinical colleagues.
- A commitment to providing high quality service and putting patients at the centre of what they do
- Highly organised and able to balance / prioritise service delivery requirements and project delivery milestones
- Ability to appreciate the needs of others and lead with empathy and compassion
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of clinical systems and their use within an acute hospital environment
- Knowledge of change process methodologies
- Experience of the development and delivery of clinical education and training
- Understanding of Health Policy and how IT can be used to improve operational and clinical processes for clinical colleagues including doctors, nursing, midwifery and AHPs
- Experience of delivering practice changes or quality improvement projects
- Experienced healthcare practitioner with experience of leading teams or people
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-professional teams and service users
Desirable
- Experience of patient safety and experience of clinical risk management including an awareness of patient safety risks and the pitfalls of implementing clinical IT systems
- Understanding of NHS national digital priorities and standards
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically
- Detailed understanding of professional and clinical standards and policies
- Highly computer literate
- Advanced communication skills verbal/written including excellent presentation and report writing
- Ability to engage, motivate colleagues and other stakeholders as well as leading colleagues and able to gain trust and confidence of others
- Excellent persuasion and negotiating skills with the ability to deal effectively with challenging situations and challenging people
- Able to analyse and interpret complex information and present to non-experts in an understandable way
- Ability to present to large mixed audiences in an engaging manner.
- A good self-starter, able to work autonomously
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Clinician with current Registration e.g. NMC, GMC, HCPC
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
Desirable
- Post Registration qualification / Post Graduate diploma and training
- Accredited Clinical Safety Officer or willing to work towards attaining this qualification
- Digital health qualification/ training
- Change management/ transformation qualification
- Project Management 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).
