Job summary
The ICB wishes to appoint a clinician to the role of Clinical Digital Lead.
The Clinical Digital Lead acts as a clinical champion for and provides clinical leadership regarding the development and use of information and communications technology in support of commissioning and in transforming local services in line with commissioner aspirations to deliver improvements in the quality, outcomes and efficiency of care.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting role that unites informatics and clinical practice, ensuring the successful use of information and IT systems in the transformation of healthcare.
The role is based at Sanger House in Gloucester as well as working remotely from home.
About us
Equality & Diversity
The
organisation is committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all staff
and for those who access services. You must work in accordance with equal
opportunity policies/procedures and promote the equality and diversity agenda
of the organisation.
Health & Safety
The
organisation recognises its duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
to ensure, as far as it is reasonably practical, the Health, Safety and Welfare
at Work of all its employees and, in addition, the business of the organisation
shall be conducted so as to ensure that all individuals having access to
organisational premises and facilities are not exposed to risk to their health
and safety.
All
staff under contract will be expected to comply with all appropriate Health and
Safety policies and ensure all statutory and mandatory training is up to date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
overall purpose of Clinical Informatics has been defined as to:
Enable, promote and support the effective use of data,
information, knowledge and technology to support and improve health and health-care
delivery.
The
role of Informatics, therefore, is to ensure an organisation has the required
cost-effective systems, information and technology services to provide excellent
clinical care to its patients, in conjunction with its stakeholders throughout
the wider health community.
The Clinical Digital Lead acts
as the clinical champion for and provides clinical leadership regarding the
development and use of information and communications technology in support of
commissioning and in transforming local services in line with commissioner
aspirations to deliver improvements in the quality, outcomes and efficiency of
care. This includes providing expert
clinical informatics advice and guidance; working collaboratively with key
stakeholders to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning,
development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services; and championing
the use of informatics as an enabler of change and quality improvement. They will also promote innovation and champion
the development of a clinically appropriate information culture across the
organisation.
They will also deputise for the ICS CCIO in
their absence
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
overall purpose of Clinical Informatics has been defined as to:
Enable, promote and support the effective use of data,
information, knowledge and technology to support and improve health and health-care
delivery.
The
role of Informatics, therefore, is to ensure an organisation has the required
cost-effective systems, information and technology services to provide excellent
clinical care to its patients, in conjunction with its stakeholders throughout
the wider health community.
The Clinical Digital Lead acts
as the clinical champion for and provides clinical leadership regarding the
development and use of information and communications technology in support of
commissioning and in transforming local services in line with commissioner
aspirations to deliver improvements in the quality, outcomes and efficiency of
care. This includes providing expert
clinical informatics advice and guidance; working collaboratively with key
stakeholders to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning,
development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services; and championing
the use of informatics as an enabler of change and quality improvement. They will also promote innovation and champion
the development of a clinically appropriate information culture across the
organisation.
They will also deputise for the ICS CCIO in
their absence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a clinical professional with the GMC NMC, HPC or equivalent professional registration body
Desirable
- Registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians
-
- Member of Faculty of Clinical Informaticians
- Registered with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the professional body for informatics; or willing to register within 6 months of appointment
- QSIR College Accredited (or other quality improvement approach)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Health or care professional degree qualification (e.g. medical practitioner, nursing, allied healthcare professional)
- Currently in clinical practice as a doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional in Gloucestershire.
- Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi-professional environment
Desirable
- Registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians
-
- Member of Faculty of Clinical Informaticians
- Registered with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the professional body for informatics; or willing to register within 6 months of appointment
- QSIR College Accredited (or other quality improvement approach)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership or equivalent
- Masters level degree in either informatics, business analysis or process re-engineering, or equivalent (or relevant experience)
- Change management experience related to the planning and delivery of work in a clinical setting with demonstrated success in overcoming resistance to a change in clinical working practice
- Understanding of the local and national commissioning environment and standards expected by commissioners
- Active Involvement in at least one major informatics intervention (such as deployment of an Electronic Patient Record system) to improve care quality within the last three years.
- Attained national Clinical Safety Training for clinicians
- Ability to understand budgets and financial and non-financial planning
- Knowledge of Population Health Management approaches
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator both orally and in writing
- High level presentation skills: able to confidently present information publicly using a variety of media in different settings in both 1:1 settings and to large gatherings of clinical professionals (conferences and workshops, etc)
- High level influencing skills: able to persuade clinicians to engage with, implement and embed change to achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent communication skills: able to express complicated, multi-stranded concepts in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing and in a multi-professional environment
- Ability to provide a strategic overview of the development of informatics systems to support high quality care and organisational effectiveness.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales
- Technical skills: competent in the use of ICT and a good level of understanding of professional informatics standards and best practice
- Organisation development: understanding of the requirements of an information culture and emerging technologies
- Change management: managing change across teams/services in a multi-professional environment
- Benefits management: able to identify and articulate benefits of information-enabled change and drive through these benefits through their active
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered as a clinical professional with the GMC NMC, HPC or equivalent professional registration body
Desirable
- Registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians
-
- Member of Faculty of Clinical Informaticians
- Registered with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the professional body for informatics; or willing to register within 6 months of appointment
- QSIR College Accredited (or other quality improvement approach)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Health or care professional degree qualification (e.g. medical practitioner, nursing, allied healthcare professional)
- Currently in clinical practice as a doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional in Gloucestershire.
- Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi-professional environment
Desirable
- Registered with relevant professional body for clinical specialty e.g. Royal College of Physicians
-
- Member of Faculty of Clinical Informaticians
- Registered with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the professional body for informatics; or willing to register within 6 months of appointment
- QSIR College Accredited (or other quality improvement approach)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership or equivalent
- Masters level degree in either informatics, business analysis or process re-engineering, or equivalent (or relevant experience)
- Change management experience related to the planning and delivery of work in a clinical setting with demonstrated success in overcoming resistance to a change in clinical working practice
- Understanding of the local and national commissioning environment and standards expected by commissioners
- Active Involvement in at least one major informatics intervention (such as deployment of an Electronic Patient Record system) to improve care quality within the last three years.
- Attained national Clinical Safety Training for clinicians
- Ability to understand budgets and financial and non-financial planning
- Knowledge of Population Health Management approaches
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent communicator both orally and in writing
- High level presentation skills: able to confidently present information publicly using a variety of media in different settings in both 1:1 settings and to large gatherings of clinical professionals (conferences and workshops, etc)
- High level influencing skills: able to persuade clinicians to engage with, implement and embed change to achieve successful outcomes
- Excellent communication skills: able to express complicated, multi-stranded concepts in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing and in a multi-professional environment
- Ability to provide a strategic overview of the development of informatics systems to support high quality care and organisational effectiveness.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales
- Technical skills: competent in the use of ICT and a good level of understanding of professional informatics standards and best practice
- Organisation development: understanding of the requirements of an information culture and emerging technologies
- Change management: managing change across teams/services in a multi-professional environment
- Benefits management: able to identify and articulate benefits of information-enabled change and drive through these benefits through their active
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Address
Sanger House
5220 Valiant Court, Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 4FE
Employer's website
https://www.nhsglos.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
