Digital systems are the foundation upon which we will build a modern,efficientand responsive health service. Enabling information to flow between care providers within and beyond organisational boundaries, and between care providers and patients, is a key means by which we will achieve a safe,convenientand personalised health and care service.
GeneralPractice ClinicalIT systems sit at the heart of primary care technologyfacilitatingand recording millions of interactions with patients every week. GP practices led the way in the move from paper todigital record-keeping and are now well on the way toreducingburden with automated workflow andonline transactions, such as appointment bookings and repeat prescriptions, across all practices in England.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Programme Manager to join the New Market Entrant team in the Digital Primary Care programme. This team are enacting a commercial strategydesigned to introduce more choice of core clinical systems in General Practice so that we see more innovation and a better level of service. Suppliers of the newtomarketsystemsmustnavigate the complexities of primary care and provide systems that integrate with all the national infrastructure,as well as supporting local integrationswith the wider health ecosystem. They also need to secureGP Practices to work with them asearly adopterstohelp them shape their product and deliver value so that others follow and adopt.
We are looking for someone who can apply a broad range of skills andexpertisein programme management and relationship and stakeholder management. They will need toeffectively manage the relationships and needs of a complex stakeholder environment to help deliver the goal of migrating practices to new GPclinical systems.
Existing knowledge and experience of working in the NHS, and of managing a broad range of complex stakeholder relationships, often with conflicting priorities, are key aspects in successfully fulfilling this role.
This role is pivotal in bringing together all stakeholders to deliver against a shared plan, dealing with 3rdpartysuppliers, navigating complexgovernanceprocessesand havingdifficultconversations will be everyday activities.
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.
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Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
The team
The Digital Primary Care team’s vision is to ensure primary care organisations can acquire and exploit the latest technology and data to improve the lives of patients and staff. Our purpose is to:
• Enhance equitable access to services, better inform and empower patients, improve population health.
• Optimise use of digital technology, reduce workforce burdens, and improve retention and wellbeing.
• Foster creativity and innovation, improve pathway and workflow efficiency, and deliver value for money.
Our primary objectives are to ensure that:
• Patients have digital routes to easily identify the correct care pathway suitable to their healthcare requirements and get the right help first time.
• The processes for managing and accessing patient data held in the GP record are harmonised, so data is accessible to patients, the workforce and wider system as appropriate.
• Frontline Primary Care services have modern digital products and services that better meet their needs, deployed in a way that maximises clinical safety, productivity, VfM and resilience to drive fully integrated care.
This role sits within the New Market Entrants part of our team who are responsible for technically & clinically assuring new General Practice IT solutions and, in partnership with suppliers, supporting the implementation of these new, innovative solutions across the General Practice and Primary Care estate.
Our team is broken into several workstreams so that we can give the right focus to Suppliers, Buyers and Users. This role will bridge all these workstreams.
The suppliers we are working with are often very new to this care setting / market. They rely on us for guidance and signposting. The ICBs we are working with are taking a risk and investing in a vision, we need to help them navigate this and balance this against other wider priorities. The GP practices and PCNs we are supporting are invested in the process but they will have other challenges and blockers which this role will be vital in resolving.
Please review the attached generic job description and assignment brief for further information.
This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024