An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician who is passionate about the opportunities within digital to clinically lead the engagement, design and delivery of our new EPR. This will be one of our biggest and most high-profile programmes of digital clinical transformation, so we are looking for someone with energy, passion and the resilience to manage the complexities and risks involved in this critical programme of work.
Crucially, the CCIO will be the bridge between the digital and clinical teams ensuring there is a strong clinical voice in all the workstreams and in our EPR Programme Board. They will lead all clinical engagement activities, encouraging clinical colleagues to take every opportunity to get involved throughout the lifetime of the project ultimately to ensure that the new EPR is safe, it underpins quality, improves the clinician and patient experience and drives efficient delivery of care., The Trust (GEH) is procuring a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) which will enable seamless, integrated care across the Trust and improve the safety, efficiency and quality of care. This will be a single shared instance of EPR across the three trusts of George Eliot Hospital (GEH), South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust (SWFT) and University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, with GEH and SWFT following on with a planned Go Live in 2026 after a UHCW Go Live in June 2024.
This post of an EPR Clinical Chief Information Officer (EPR CCIO) will provide the clinical leadership for the GEH EPR programme, in close collaboration with the CCIO at SWFT and within the above overarching single instance EPR governance across three trusts. They will lead and promote clinical engagement, support user centred design, support clinical safety activities and raise the profile of the programme to ultimately ensure that the new EPR is safe, it underpins quality, improves the clinician and patient experience and drives efficient delivery of care. Supported by the Trust's CCIO team comprising of the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO), Two Deputy Chief Clinical Informatics Officers and Clinical Safety Officer (CSO), the EPR CCIO will work closely with the multidisciplinary Clinical Digital Transformation Team, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that the EPR programme is clinically owned and led. The post holder will be
responsible for working collaboratively with clinicians across the organisation to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning, development, delivery, training and evaluation of the new EPR; whilst also championing the use of digital as an enabler of change and quality improvement.
Specifically the post holder will:
Ensure the Trust's EPR Programme is clinically owned and reflects clinical as well as organisational priorities.
Lead and promote clinical engagement with and adoption of the EPR
Support user centred design, delivery of training and implementation to clinical teams
Driving continuous clinical process improvement in the use of digital technology
Develop information that supports and develops clinical practice
Develop clinical practice that makes the most of digital technology
The post will be line managed jointly by Chief Operating Officer / Chief Medical Officer.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly via Populo Agency - Home - IT Works Rec
Employment type: 0.8 WTE Permanent (Additional PA's available for clinical speciality at GEH as below)
Are you a clinician who is passionate about ensuring excellence in clinical record keeping and the opportunities that digital transformation offers? Are you ready for a new challenge and to play a central, leading role in the design, delivery and implementation of our new electronic patient record (EPR)?
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., Working for our organisation
Part of a Foundation Group of Trusts led by a CEO with a national reputation for transforming care, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton serves 300,000 people across north Warwickshire, south-west Leicestershire, and north Coventry.
Small really is beautiful. We stand out as a clinically-led District General Hospital in giving you the ability to drive change through your personal approach. You'll be more than a cog in a big machine as you work with colleagues across specialties to deliver excellent, integrated care.
Specialities at GEH
Medical
Acute Medicine
Cardiology
Chronic Pain
Diabetes
Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre
Endocrinology
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Oncology
Palliative Medicine
Respiratory Care
Rheumatology
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
Radiology
Surgical
Anaesthetics
Audiology
Breast Care
Community Dentistry
Colorectal
Ear, Nose and Throat
Maxillofacial
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Urology
Women's and children's
Gynaecology
Obstetrics
Paediatrics
Special Care Baby Unit, The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.