Fixed term position until 31st July 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning Health Informatics department and implement our new Digital Strategy. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed and driven individual to join us as Lead Application Specialist. Some of the many reasons to work at the Trust include:
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is digitally mature with over 10 years of experience. Health Informatics at Rotherham has achieved Level 2 Towards Excellence Accreditation. We are strongly committed to supporting individuals with professionalisation and offer a year's free membership to a relevant professional body. We are conveniently located just off the M1 motorway allowing for excellent commute times across most of Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, and West Lincolnshire and Humberside. The Trust is invested in the transformation of Electronic Patient Records in both Hospital and Community settings and has been for over 10 years. We are seeking an ambitious individual to lead on digital optimisations and enhance the end user and patient experience at Rotherham. The post will be a key leadership role within the EPR Services function and will be responsible for application configuration, and identity and access management. The post holder will work closely with the Head of EPR and other Senior Leaders to focus on the delivery of the digital transformation programme. This post will involve line management.
Main duties of the job
The post will work under the Head of EPR and lead, manage and develop the Application Specialist Team to deliver a high-quality service.
To implement new policies and procedures within the team and through wider Trustwide projects.
The post holder will provide support to the training service when required.
The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as you support and develop the Trust through implementation, delivery, ongoing innovation, and service development.
To enable the team to meet departmental and team level targets and KPIs.
To assist in build and decision making around the clinical systems, particularly the Trust's two Electronic Patient Record Systems: Meditech and SystmOne.
Great candidates will have previous experience in the delivery and coordination of multiple complex projects/programmes, along with familiarity with the 'what good looks like' framework.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust, we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for 'would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?', and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.
But don't just take our word for it; each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day, and we are proud of the improvements we are making.
All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trust's values of Ambitious, Caring, and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Desirable
* Working knowledge of NHS policies and national agendas, especially around digitalisation and electronic patient records.
* NHS Information Governance, Data Protection Act, and Caldicott Principles.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of coordinating multiple complex projects/programmes and Project Management Methodologies.
* Experience in EPR Implementation and support, including requirements gathering, options appraisal, and design, build, test, deploy cycle.
* Team Leader experience and managing others.
* Experience of delivering presentations to large groups.
Desirable
* Experience in service improvement and systems enhancement approaches and techniques, including change management.
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent experience in Information systems or Management.
* Prince 2 or equivalent project management qualification and significant experience of project and programme management techniques.
* ITIL Foundation.
Desirable
* Financial Management qualification/course e.g., HfMA Finance for Non-Financial managers.
* A member of the British Computer Society (BSC) or equivalent professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Woodside Building
Moorgate Road
Rotherham
S60 2TY
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