Job summary
Across our Digital portfolio we are working to the following principles:
- Putting users' needs first
- Designing for simplicity
- Working in an agile way
- Communicating and engaging throughout
All members of the Digital Leadership team strive towards "Applying the culture, processes, business models & technologies of the internet era to respond to people's raised expectations" [Tom Loosemore's definition of Digital].
This is a new and key role that has direct responsibility for systems managed and 'owned' by the ICT department, but increasingly building relationships across BHT where technology is deployed locally in both Acute and Community settings.
In delivering clinically led solutions we aim to:
- understand the needs of clinicians in order to give them excellent tools that work for them and give them back time to care.
- work with our clinicians to understand patient pathways in our services and design digital solutions to enhance care.
This role will draw together and optimise:
- the configuration upgrade and release cycle of core clinical systems
- a plan for future rationalisation of systems e.g. discover, switch off, sunset, maintain and develop
- the training required to support those systems
- use of medical records in a future digital hospital
And build a community of practice across other technical teams across the Trust who are outside of ICT (e.g. Pathology, Radiology, Cardiology, PACS, Clinical Engineering and Medical Technology etc
Main duties of the job
Key deliverables:
- Ensure that a professional and high-quality service is provided to manage and maintain all Clinical Systems across the Trust and ensure their continual improvement and consolidation.
- Lead the development and implementation of all clinical systems policies and strategy across the Trust through close collaboration with technical teams outside ICT.
- Lead the clinical systems service to provide efficient, integrated and customer-focused services to all staff, delivering excellent customer service.
- Leadership and line management, creating the environment for happy, motivated and highly performing teams.
- Ensure that services provided are and continue to be effective, meet the clinical and business needs of the Trust, and represent best value for money.
- Lead the planning of improvements to ensure systems are reliable and resilient, and that robust arrangements for maintenance are in place and regularly assessed.
- Champion and role model the Trust's values and behaviours and support others in doing so to deliver the Trust Vision and Mission successfully
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level education or equivalent level or equivalent experience working at a senior level leading digital transformation or innovation functions in a complex environment
- Detailed knowledge of the provision of health services
Desirable
- Quality improvement methodology qualification e.g. QSIR
- Agile delivery qualification e.g. ScrumMaster, Agile.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Significant experience in building and managing clinical systems delivery functions at a senior level (preferably in an NHS environment)
- Significant professional experience providing support for clinical systems
- Experience of leadership of complex digital/IT clinical systems change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
- Proven experience of effective performance and budgetary management and control including achieving annual targets on a regular basis
- Experience of staff management including personal development, development of staff and recruitment
- Experience of delivering presentations to large and diverse groups.
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of implementing change.
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with National NHS organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care and ICS's.
- Experience of working within the agile methodology
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing multi-disciplinary teams as highly effective people manager
- Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital / clinical systems, to be able to advise client organisation Boards and develop proposals for the Digital Directorate to respond to corporate and clinical needs
- Excellent systems development skills and technical knowledge across a broad range of clinical systems and software
- Good knowledge of digital healthcare standards and NHS datasets and their relationship to coding, finance and commissioning
- Knowledge and understanding of the current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust
- Strong and effective leadership and people management skills
- Strong influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills to gain agreement from multiple stakeholders
- Highly developed verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
- Able to clearly manage priorities for self, staff and teams in order to meet targets
- Ability to perform well under pressure and manage unpredictable workload with conflicting priorities
- Quality focused with an innovative approach and ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to develop effect networks and work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Ability to critically analyse highly complex data sets
- Well-developed skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
- Personal Resilience
- Able to establish credibility
- Can constructively challenge and effectively manage conflict to reach a positive conclusion
- Passionate commitment to embedding diversity and equality internally and externally
- Highly motivated, hard-working, self-confident, robust and resilient individual with drive and determination to deliver
- Ability to travel to all Trust sites
Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Educated to Masters level education or equivalent level or equivalent experience working at a senior level leading digital transformation or innovation functions in a complex environment
- Detailed knowledge of the provision of health services
Desirable
- Quality improvement methodology qualification e.g. QSIR
- Agile delivery qualification e.g. ScrumMaster, Agile.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- Significant experience in building and managing clinical systems delivery functions at a senior level (preferably in an NHS environment)
- Significant professional experience providing support for clinical systems
- Experience of leadership of complex digital/IT clinical systems change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
- Proven experience of effective performance and budgetary management and control including achieving annual targets on a regular basis
- Experience of staff management including personal development, development of staff and recruitment
- Experience of delivering presentations to large and diverse groups.
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of implementing change.
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with National NHS organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care and ICS's.
- Experience of working within the agile methodology
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable success in building, leading, motivating and developing multi-disciplinary teams as highly effective people manager
- Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation to digital / clinical systems, to be able to advise client organisation Boards and develop proposals for the Digital Directorate to respond to corporate and clinical needs
- Excellent systems development skills and technical knowledge across a broad range of clinical systems and software
- Good knowledge of digital healthcare standards and NHS datasets and their relationship to coding, finance and commissioning
- Knowledge and understanding of the current and developing strategic digital requirements of an NHS Trust
- Strong and effective leadership and people management skills
- Strong influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills to gain agreement from multiple stakeholders
- Highly developed verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings
- Able to clearly manage priorities for self, staff and teams in order to meet targets
- Ability to perform well under pressure and manage unpredictable workload with conflicting priorities
- Quality focused with an innovative approach and ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to develop effect networks and work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Ability to critically analyse highly complex data sets
- Well-developed skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
- Personal Resilience
- Able to establish credibility
- Can constructively challenge and effectively manage conflict to reach a positive conclusion
- Passionate commitment to embedding diversity and equality internally and externally
- Highly motivated, hard-working, self-confident, robust and resilient individual with drive and determination to deliver
- Ability to travel to all Trust sites
Values
Essential
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
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).
