Job summary
As the digital space evolves within the NHS it is key to provide clinical and technical oversight of digital systems. Having implemented a successful EPMA system to Wye Valley Trust we now move forward with developing, maintaining and implementing future plans. To aid in this process we a looking to find and exceptional nurse to join our EPMA team. They will form part part of the wider Clinical Systems Group which manages and supports EPR, EPMA and community EMIS for Wye Valley Trust.
The nurse applying for this permanent post should enjoy the challenge of not only engaging with clinical staff but also learning the technical processes applied to system management to be a subject matter expert.
A core part of the role is defining the art of the possible while providing insight on ward based practices that can be part of change management to provide the right tools for frontline staff. Of course with any system your role will include clinical safety and risk management working along side the clinical safety officer to provide the continued high levels of care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using professional skills, knowledge and expertise in changing inpatient environments across professional boundaries and in unfamiliar situations.
Engage key stakeholders, including patient groups, with planned service changes in relation to EPMA process, patient experience and/or service re-design.
Communicate, in the most appropriate manner, technical and non-technical information to staff and suppliers
Convey information from experiences and clinical situations to the multi-disciplinary implementation team, contributing in all its' meetings and maintaining open communication.
Participate in on-call cover by providing remote support overnight and on the weekends according to the team rota.
Work collaboratively with the wider clinical systems support team to jointly co-ordinate upgrade workflows, testing, reviews and updates of training and support resources and procedures, change management and issue management.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
1. RGN-
2. Graduate diplmo/degree in relevant subject in equivalent experience
3. Post Graduate Diploma in relevant subject or equivalent experience
4. Evidence of ongoing professional development
5. Evidence of pre and post registration supervision of students
Experience
Essential
6. Extensive and up to date knowledge of nursing role(s) and medicines management including NMC standards and requirements
7. Understanding the importance of data confidentiality
8. Sound working knowledge of medicines management within a ward environment
9. Use of clinical computer systems and familiarity with the Trusts Clinical IT systems
Desirable
10. NHS Policies and Strategies, including Data Protection & IG Toolkit requirements
11. Knowledge and practical experience of change management and business re-design
Communication Skills
Essential
12. Ability to participate in discussions which challenge the current ways of working with staff within and outside of the immediate team
13. Ability to convey new requirements or processes, which may contain some information to both technical and non-technical staff within and outside of the Trust
14. Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, managers and suppliers
15. Ability to support staff in adopting new methods of working
16. Able to work in a team with good interpersonal skills including tact, discretion and empathy