Job summary
NHSSussex ICB ambition is to create an inclusive working environment whichreflects our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity for all groups. Weare particularly under-represented in staff from Black, Asian, and MinorityEthnic (BAME) and disabled communities and actively encourage and welcomeapplications from these communities. Furthermore, we welcome applicationsfrom reservists and ex-armed forces as we recognise the benefits of the values,skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Weencourage all applicants to share their equality information with usconfidentially during the application process so that we can statisticallymonitor how fair and equitable our recruitment process is and how well we arereaching applicants from diverse communities and identify where we need toimprove. This information is removed before shortlisting.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide Practitioner leadership (like the concept of Clinical lLeadership in Digital contexts but reflecting the role of Digital transformation across both Health and Social Care) to digital transformations.
Support the development of relationships of health and social care in support of the Digital Transformation Directorate and strategy, help Heads of Digital Transformation ensure sufficient clinical/practitioner leadership is available to digital transformation, and provide an assurance role for the clinical and practitioner support for Digital Transformation Portfolios.
Will be a qualified Clinical Safety Officer and beresponsible for the management of clinical risk in digital deliveries, co-ordinating clinicalrisk logs and workshops.
About us
NHS Sussex ICB arecommitted to enabling team members to work in an agile and flexible way. Weadopt a flexible first approach to working patterns. We empower our people towork where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to support theirwellbeing to sustain good work life balance and to optimise performance anddelivery.
We celebratediversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging andeliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing andpromoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating aninclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the rightto be treated with dignity and respect.
Flexible workingrequests will be considered for all roles.
Agile working isnot just related to working from different locations or at different times. Itis about effectively utilising technology to improve work practices and to workdifferently to increase our overall effectiveness to improve health outcomesfor our population.
Should you requirea reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact theRecruitment Team at to ensure that measures can beput in place to support you.
NHS Sussex hascommitted to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staffyou will be encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working that willhelp us achieve that goal.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide Practitioner leadership (similar to the concept of Clinical Leadership in Digital contexts but reflecting the role of Digital transformation across both Health and Social Care) to digital transformations. Support the development of relationships of health and social care in support of the Digital Transformation Directorate and strategy, help Heads of Digital Transformation ensure sufficient clinical/practitioner leadership is available to digital transformation, and provide an assurance role for the clinical and practitioner support for Digital Transformation Portfolios. Will be a qualified Clinical Safety Officer and be responsible for the management of clinical risk in digital deliveries, co-ordinating clinical risk logs and workshops. Will develop and coordinate a Sussex system wide approach to clinical safety in digital products. Will act as a liaison with the Sussex Clinical Professional Leadership Forum. The Clinical Product Owner will work with colleagues in the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Integrated Care System (ICS) and NHS and care organisations in Sussex, VCSE, NHSE and other organisations as appropriate to develop digital and health systems and services to facilitate and collaborate in safe and effective implementation or further development of various programmes to improve health and care services and the patient and staff experience. The post is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for the Department or Directorate. The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery. The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role, and the job specification is an outline of the skills, experience and qualities needed. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
1. Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
2. Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
3. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.
4. Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
5. Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
6. Abilities for financial and staff management
7. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
8. Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
9. Interpreting national policy for implementation
Experience
Essential
10. Experience of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
11. Experience of operating at a senior level
Qualifications
Essential
12. Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
13. Registered clinician
14. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent.
15. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
16. Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
17. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the NHS England, individual provider, and commissioning organisations