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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
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We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Job overview
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have a shared instance of Oracle Health Millennium Electronic Patient Record (EPR). Oracle Health is a market leading EPR and is revolutionising the way in which staff work by using technology to improve quality & patient safety, that will in turn help to provide the future of 'excellence in patient care' at both Trusts. This implementation programme is the first of its kind whereby two independent Trusts have worked together to develop and implement a single electronic software solution.
The jobholder will be responsible for leading and developing an Electronic Patient Record service delivery centre, including elements of operational management, performance monitoring and service improvement and development.
Main duties of the job
1. Leadership to the Electronic patient records service delivery portfolio
2. Execution, with other Informatics and operational leaders, of the EPR roadmap
3. Managing the service's finances
4. Workforce planning to ensure that the right people with the right skills are in place
5. Rigorous performance and quality monitoring to deliver all the required best practice informatics operational standards
6. High quality operational and service management
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will be responsible for the leadership and management of the EPR team and establishing relationships with all three trusts to deliver the EPR service. They will be responsible for the management of budgets and chairing the EPR governance process. They will also be responsible for providing high quality, timely and proactive development of EPR within service constraints to keep up with the ambition of all organisations.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
* Educated to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience or training in specific specialist areas
* Additional specialist knowledge or training to master's level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
* Management qualification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
* Previous experience of working in the NHS, in a complex environment
* Experience in supervising or managing staff
* Experience in delivery an IT or EPR service
* Experience in annual planning and business planning processes
* Demonstrable experience of managing change
* Project management experience & programme
* Experience in performance management and business development
* Experience in requirements analysis, formal options assessment, and feasibility analysis
* Experience in designing, building, testing and deploying Information Systems within large highly-complex organisations
* Financial and budget management experience
* Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
* Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc
* Sound knowledge and understanding of the Trusts' objectives and priorities and the ability to work across organisational and operational boundaries
* Advanced knowledge of the IT systems, tools or products that can be used to enable clinical work
* Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management related training
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
* Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Desirable criteria
* Policy development experience
* Advanced health informatics education
* Management Development training
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
* Excellent planning and organisational skills using a systematic, thorough and logical approach
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills
* Negotiating and influencing skills
* Analytical and problem-solving skills
* Financial management skills and business acumen
* Ability to lead and manage a team of staff
* Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
* Ability to manage, influence and achieve change
* Innovative and creative
* People management / leadership skills
* Keyboard skills
* IT skills - Word/Excel/PowerPoint, etc
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
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