Job Summary
We have embarked on a programme to implement a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system as part of the NHS digital health ongoing initiative across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (NWAHC). The collaborative is made up of three acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney:
1. James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH)
2. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH)
3. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH)
This is a unique opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to create a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals throughout Norfolk and Waveney. The Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative are committed to advancing our digital capabilities in alignment with our long-term strategic goals, ensuring a high standard of patient care and safety for our diverse communities.
The acute hospitals in Norfolk are a vital part of the health and social care system. Our digital mission is an essential part of our transformation into a post-modern healthcare system.
Main Duties of the Job
There are two Programme Support Officer roles being recruited to at 37.5 per week (full time).
As part of the day-to-day management of the Norfolk & Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative's Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme of work, we are seeking innovative, self-motivated individuals to work collaboratively within the role of Programme Support Officer (PSO). The role is responsible for ensuring that specific Programme Workstream delivery is effectively progressed, tracked, monitored and reported through agreed governance processes. This will include reporting and tracking of milestones for your Programme Workstream ongoing within the Programme, ensuring updates are received from all owners, and chasing if required.
This role is responsible for ensuring correct reporting of risks and issues, decisions and actions, and effective escalation processes across the portfolio, ensuring accuracy and correctness, and challenging where appropriate. The role takes responsibility to ensure the effective creation, monitoring and continuous improvement of Portfolio processes, procedures, and tools. The role has responsibility for ensuring Quality Assurance on Portfolio documentation.
About Us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Flexible working hours
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts
* Support in career development
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Date Posted: 14 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 5
Salary: Depending on experience per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 10 months
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference Number: 234-24-EPR-B-00-P-SO
Job Responsibilities
1. Opportunity to work on a wide range of innovative projects, improving patient experience and outcomes.
2. Flexibility for hybrid working - a collaborative office space at Norfolk County Hall, and from home.
3. Work with a multi-disciplinary team of experienced IG Managers, Clinicians, Technicians, Digital Nurses, Data Scientists and Cyber Leads.
*INTERVIEW DATE:- w/c 10/03/2025*
*NB - Should we receive sufficient completed application forms before the indicated closing date, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier.*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* Educated to Degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience gained
* RSA Stage III Typing or equivalent level experience
Experience Essential:
* Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve common goals
* Experience of creating, producing and maintaining workbooks and presentation slides
* Proven successful planning and organising experience
* Experience of facilitating senior management and/or confidential meetings
Desirable:
* Programme and/or Project Management experience including the development of project management frameworks, monitoring and review processes
Skills Essential:
* Ability to write and present accurate and concise reports to various groups at all levels
* Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with various stakeholders
* Expertise in information management software e.g. database, spreadsheet and project management tools, including advanced Microsoft skills
Attitude & Aptitude Essential:
* Good communicator with well-developed written, verbal and presentation skills
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
* Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values, NNUH's PRIDE values, JPUH's Proud of the Paget
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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