Job summary THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 18 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST. Wales has embarked on exciting, new projects and programmes to transform electronic prescribing across all care settings. Led by Digital Health and Care Wales, the Digital Medicines programme works with Health Boards, primary care providers and other stakeholders to digitise medicines management processes. This will enable prescriptions to be created and sent electronically and for information on patients medicines to be accessed by both patients and their care providers. To support both the Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) programme and Shared Medicines Record project, well as in analysis, requirements, engagement, business change and clinical informatics. In conjunction with other members of the ePMA Programme and Shared Medicines Project Teams you will be required to lead the development and implementation of digital solutions and engage and collaborate with a range of stakeholders to ensure the delivery of new ways of working to ensure safer patient and clinical care. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Main duties of the job Horizon Scanning: Stay informed on digital solution trends to shape clinical product roadmaps. Leadership: Provide clinical leadership. Clinical Expertise: Lead clinical outcome benefits, ensure patient safety, and advocate best practices. Quality Improvement: Apply expertise to enhance processes and outcomes. Risk Management: Assess and manage clinical safety and risks in system design. Professional Development: Maintain clinical practice knowledge and contribute to workforce development. Strategic Advisory: Influence digital transformation strategy and support health board digital leads. Policy Impact: Understand policies and their effect on digital delivery. Standards: Apply clinical standards to digital. Clinical Safety Officer: Oversee clinical safety for DHCW as appointed. Quality Assurance: Collaborate to meet clinical requirements. Stakeholder Engagement: Manage expectations and prioritise development for clinical usefulness. Governance: Implement clinical informatics governance in project environments. Care Delivery Models: Leverage knowledge of NHS Wales and UK care models for digital projects. Healthcare Service Monitoring: Utilise informatics for healthcare service and standard implementation. Research & Decision Making: Support evidence-based decisions in designing digital solutions. Risk Analysis: Identify governance risks and provide analysis for informed decision-making. About us Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services. Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation. Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales. Job description Job responsibilities Provide clinical informatics leadership to facilitate the discovery, development, adoption, and optimisation of digitally enabled change. Understand the current challenges across the health and wellbeing field, care delivery models, organisations and governance involved across the care pathway including their inter-relationships (e.g., Primary Care contractors, hospitals, ambulance services, care homes, community services) and how they influence the delivery of informatics projects/programmes. Establish and maintain credibility, effective communication and partnerships at all levels across the national programmes, internally within Digital Health & Care Wales (DHCW), with clinical and colleagues in Health Boards, NHS Wales groups (e.g. Medical Directors, Directors of Nursing and Therapies, Chief Pharmacists), Local Authorities, other professional groups and Welsh Government policy and clinical leaders. Understand clinical audit, risk management, assurance, clinical effectiveness and staff development aligned to clinical governance frameworks, using data and information effectively, to identify service improvements and determine how informatics can assist in the monitoring and implementation of healthcare services and standards. Horizon scan digital developments in your professional area, identifying best practice, supporting clinical benefits, and learning programmes. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Person Specification Qualifications and/or Knowledge Essential • Professional clinical qualification and valid registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. • Educated to masters level in a relevant subject e.g. digital or clinical informatics related subject or equivalent experience working within the field of clinical informatics. • Knowledge of healthcare information systems, electronic health records, health data standards and data analysis methodologies • Knowledge of relevant healthcare regulations, such as GDPR and NHS Wales Information Governance policies Desirable • Understanding of the Welsh healthcare system to understand the context and requirements of healthcare delivery • Clinical Digital Safety qualification at Practitioner Level • Business Analysis and/or change management qualification or experience at an appropriate level. Experience Essential • Significant post registration clinical experience working in a healthcare setting • Leadership and operational management experience • Experience of service development or transformation and the role of digital systems • Experience of clinical quality assurance of services and systems • Experience and understanding of change management process. Desirable • Experience of leading informatics projects, including planning, implementation, and evaluation of digital clinical systems • Experience of contributing to learning programmes • Experience of testing, including creating test data and providing input to test strategies, plans, and scripts. Skills and Attributes Essential • Strong written and verbal communications skills to effectively collaborate with partners and stakeholders • Ability to identify and solve complex clinical informatics challenges, improve workflow efficiencies, and enhance patient care outcomes • Demonstrate sound judgement and decision making involving highly complex facts or situations across the directorate portfolio Desirable • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.