Job summary
Lead AHP for EPR (Band 7)
Fixed term, with a view to permanent. 37.5 hours per week
There has never been a better time to join us as we embark on the next exciting phase of digital development with the introduction of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR). For the Trust, our EPR is much more than a digital version of written notes. It will bring about a transformation to the way we provide care to patients and we're looking for energetic, forward-thinkers to provide clinical leadership within the programme.
The Trust is already acknowledged as a pioneer in the delivery of digital healthcare, with its award-winning digital care hub delivering care round-the-clock to care homes, prisons, and people in their own homes.
We are seeking to appoint a Lead AHP for EPR as a member of the expanding Clinical Informatics team, where the emphasis is on leadership and transformation: whilst knowledge of digital health is useful, there is ample opportunity to develop this aspect within the role.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work as a member of the EPR Programme Team, and with the Clinical, Operational, Digital and Technical teams daily to perform your role. You will be suitably qualified possessing HCPC Registration and have proven experience in clinical service delivery and developing people.
You will have excellent Leadership skills and be able to influence users and colleagues using communication skills and establishing constructive relationships to lead colleagues through significant change. You will be instrumental in representing your profession, and in encouraging your professional colleagues to explore and engage with the transformation journey.
This post is offered initially as a Fixed Term 18 month post, with a view to being offered as a permanent position. For internal colleagues, the trust will support secondments as development opportunities, with backfill made available.
As part of the Trusts commitment to flexible working there will be some opportunity to work from home and in the office on a rota basis, this would be reviewed regularly in line with service requirements.
To be successful you will need to have significant knowledge of AHP Services, National Digital Health and Social Care Strategies, the NHSE What Good Looks Like Framework and other Regulatory requirements.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.
About us
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning NHS hospital and community services trust providing high quality, personalised, acute, elective, specialist, and community care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within Yorkshire and Lancashire - stretching as far as the Yorkshire Dales and the National Park in North Yorkshire, reaching areas of North Bradford and Guiseley in West Yorkshire and extending into Colne and Pendle in the East of Lancashire.
We employ over 2,500 staff and have over 350 committed volunteers. Last yearwe treated over 32,000 inpatients, 31,000 non-elective patients and 144,000 outpatients. Our Emergency Department saw more than 70,000 patients, over 2,000 babies were born at Airedale Hospital.
We provide services from our main hospital site, Airedale Hospital, and at other locations across the community - such as Castleberg Hospital, near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley, and Skipton Hospital.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached job description and person specification.
For more information on the EPR programme please visit: https://epr.airedale-trust.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached job description and person specification.
For more information on the EPR programme please visit: https://epr.airedale-trust.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate HCPC Registration in an AHP profession
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to diploma level or equivalent experience
- Supporting Learning in Clinical Practice (SLIP) or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
- Evidence of further study/knowledge at Masters level or equivalent in a health-related subject
Desirable
- Leadership or management development qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification, or demonstration of equivalent qualification, skills or experience is an acceptable alternative
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
- Experience of leading in policy development
- Experience of leading clinical audit/research and using outcome measures
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of budget monitoring and management
Desirable
- Experience of leading innovative practice
- Experience of project management
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge of change management processes
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of specific patient groups
- Knowledge of research/audit in speciality
- Evidence of current CPD
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
Desirable
- Management Development Training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate HCPC Registration in an AHP profession
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to diploma level or equivalent experience
- Supporting Learning in Clinical Practice (SLIP) or equivalent
- Degree or equivalent level of education or experience
- Evidence of further study/knowledge at Masters level or equivalent in a health-related subject
Desirable
- Leadership or management development qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification, or demonstration of equivalent qualification, skills or experience is an acceptable alternative
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, including experience of working in a relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients/service users/staff demonstrating knowledge of specific needs
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
- Experience of leading in policy development
- Experience of leading clinical audit/research and using outcome measures
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of budget monitoring and management
Desirable
- Experience of leading innovative practice
- Experience of project management
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge of change management processes
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of specific patient groups
- Knowledge of research/audit in speciality
- Evidence of current CPD
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
Desirable
- Management Development Training
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).
