Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 1 YEAR DUE TO IMTP.

If youwish tobe offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.

The principal objective of this post is to provide the Clinical Nursing Informatics Officer with senior professional support in the modernisation of health service delivery, promoting new ways of working utilising information technology to improve access to clinical information and knowledge to enhance shared decision making regarding patient care.

The post holder will assist the Clinical Nursing Informatics Officer in representing the organisation while setting the strategic direction and operationalisation across the Health Board and NHS Wales with the national project team for the digitisation of nursing documentation and other nursing digitisation projects.

Main duties of the job

The aim of the digitisation programme is to improve patient care, experience and outcomes through the development of high quality information, systems and technologies, applying the 'Once for Wales' principles wherever possible.

The Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialist will:

Play a key role, and be visible across Swansea Bay UHB during the development and implementation of clinical information systems used by nursing professionals and nursing support workers, which will enhance and maintain patient safety and experience

Advise and lead on digitisation of nursing processes and ways of working

Contribute to decision making while supporting the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer in the leadership of, and development of the digitisation of nursing which will include projects such as the standardisation and digitisation of documentation working collaboratively across the Health Board with patients, carers, partners and professionals

Contribute to national discussions on the design of solutions such as the Welsh Nursing Care Record as part of patients' digital health records

The post holder, as an experienced registered nurse/midwife, will be accountable to the Health Board's Senior Matron/Clinical Nursing Informatics Officer.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.