The Systems Team Manager & Solution Architect is responsible for the management and support of a number of the trust’s Clinical IT Systems. The post holder will be responsible for the operational leadership of systems for PAHT, including performance monitoring and assurance, service improvement and development.
The post holder will work with the Head of Clinical Systems and senior members of the Trust management teams to execute the ICT strategy associated with clinical information systems and will ensure the delivery of high-quality Informatics services. The Systems Team Manager will additionally be responsible for the development and transformational resources within the ICT department, allocating resources to enable stakeholder and nationally driven change to the Trust’s applications.
The post holder will:
1. Execute, with other IT leaders, the strategic plans, especially those related to clinical information systems, which includes the Electronic Health Record (EHR) – Alex Health.
2. Provide Trust operational leadership of clinical information systems, ensuring maintenance of the information systems and delivery of operational requirements.
3. Apply strong financial management of budgets, both capital and operating expenses as required.
4. Ensure success of clinical information systems maintenance, projects and other Informatics projects as agreed.
5. Conduct workforce planning to ensure that the right people with the right skills are in place to support clinical information systems.
6. Ensure rigorous performance monitoring to deliver best practice informatics operational and project standards relating to clinical information systems.
7. Facilitate application of high-quality standards and processes, e.g., requirements specification and change control in collaboration with IT, clinical, and operational teams.
8. Ensure the adoption and usage of clinical information systems with transformation lead and operational teams.
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence, and in return, we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Please note the start date for this role will commence in April 2025.
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