NHS England

Clinical Lead

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Job summary

We are pleased to advertise the role of Clinical Lead at NHS England, and welcome applications from experienced digital nursing leaders who are passionate about transformation using digital technology and data.

The role of the Clinical Lead is to provide professional nursing leadership and expertise for Nursing and midwifery related to digital transformation. They will support providers and local systems to drive service improvement and work to ensure nurses and midwives have the knowledge and skills to practice and lead in a digitally enabled health and social care system, now and in the future and that practice is fully supported using digital technology and data science.

The post holder will have significant knowledge and experience in leading the nursing contribution to digital transformation across an organisation or system, ability to work with and engage a wide range of stakeholders and experience and skills to support programme and project delivery. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of initiatives in service of the ensure the professions can harness technology to evolve.

The Clinical Lead plays a pivotal role in supporting the digital agenda in partnership with the Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer and the NHS England Chief Nurse office.

Main duties of the job

All roles within the Digital Clinical Informatics team are responsible for supporting the NHS England's Digital Clinical Governance Framework, across the services, programmes, and projects delivered by the organisation. To meet this requirement, you will have experience of clinical governance, clinical safety, and clinical benefits, and ideally will have experience in supporting the delivery of new health and care technology.

The post holder may be required to lead or support other clinicians working across the organisation, ensuring programmes and services have access to appropriate clinical support and are successfully represented in externally facing project boards, clinical reference panels, or clinical advisory groups. There may also be the requirement to take part in an on-call rota in line with organisational policies.

You could be working on any of our exciting programmes, which are instrumental in bringing healthcare in the 21st century; providing safe, secure, reliable, and efficient routes for patients and citizens across the country to access their information, and to support the services they need.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Details

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-TD-CTDCI-6496691-E

Job locations

NHS England Location in Leeds/London

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG


Job description

Job responsibilities

As Clinical Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic national team in delivering an effective service across Health and Care sectors to implement policy and system transformation ensuring the professional collective voice of nursing, midwifery and care staff is at the centre of decision making of the organisation.

The post holder will act as operational lead a core digital nursing workstream that works to meet the CNIO vision:

  • To ensure nurses have the knowledge and skills to practice and lead in a digitally enabled health and care system
  • Practice is supported by the use of digital technology and data science

Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Clinical Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic national team in delivering an effective service across Health and Care sectors to implement policy and system transformation ensuring the professional collective voice of nursing, midwifery and care staff is at the centre of decision making of the organisation.

The post holder will act as operational lead a core digital nursing workstream that works to meet the CNIO vision:

  • To ensure nurses have the knowledge and skills to practice and lead in a digitally enabled health and care system
  • Practice is supported by the use of digital technology and data science

Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
  • Expert nursing knowledge of operational services and the relationship to the delivery of digitally enabled care across the system

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Must have a good understanding of digital transformation and professional issues related relevant to the nursing workforce
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.

Skills & Capabilities

Essential

  • Ability to write clear and concise papers, reports and presentations for a wide range of audiences, committees and publications.
  • Ability to prioritise conflicting and changing demands, work independently and on own initiative and at pace to short deadlines.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
  • Expert nursing knowledge of operational services and the relationship to the delivery of digitally enabled care across the system

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Must have a good understanding of digital transformation and professional issues related relevant to the nursing workforce
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.

Skills & Capabilities

Essential

  • Ability to write clear and concise papers, reports and presentations for a wide range of audiences, committees and publications.
  • Ability to prioritise conflicting and changing demands, work independently and on own initiative and at pace to short deadlines.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 England

Address

NHS England Location in Leeds/London

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHS England Location in Leeds/London

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Helen Barker

helen.barker4@nhs.net

07702422663

Details

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-TD-CTDCI-6496691-E

Job locations

NHS England Location in Leeds/London

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG


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