Job summary
Chief Clinical Information Officer (Nursing/AHP) - Band 8c (0.8 WTE CCIO, 0.2 WTE clinical)
Are you a clinical leader passionate about digital transformation across mental health services, in particular across Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust? Do you want use technology to drive innovation and enhance patient safety, outcomes, and staff experience?
Main duties of the job
We are looking to increase the breadth of clinical leadership in digital services by recruiting an additional Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) to work with our existing Chief Clinical Information Officer. These two roles, in partnership with the Chief Information Officer will drive clinical integration, adoption and optimisation of digital solutions that enable clinical practice and operational delivery, actively promoting digital leadership across all professional groups.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Date posted
18 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-CORP-020-25
Job locations
Flexible
Darlington
DL2 2TS
Job description
Job responsibilities
About You
You are a registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC/Social Work-England) with expertise in clinical informatics and digital transformation. You have led large-scale digitally enabled change and collaborated across multidisciplinary teams.
Essential Criteria:
1. Experience in digital transformation and leadership in mental health services.
2. Strong ability to engage, influence, and negotiate.
3. Expertise in electronic patient records.
4. Understanding of clinical governance, risk, and safety.
5. Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to shape digital healthcarein a dynamic, supportive environment. Work at the forefront of clinical digital innovation, improving patient care and staff experience.
Join us on Our Journey To Changewhere your leadership shapes the future of healthcare.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
For more information, contact: Nick Black, Chief Information Officer
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
6. Educated to Masters level (level 7) in clinical informatics, leadership, or equivalent experiential learning.
7. Evidence of training in programme or project management principles and techniques and/or Change management techniques.
8. The Trust's QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders Certificate or equivalent (or willing to achieve within agreed timescale).
9. Registration with relevant professional body. (. NMC, HCPC, Social Work-England).
10. Registered Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) (or willing to achieve within agreed timescale).
Desirable
11. PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification.
12. Digital leadership or clinical safety qualifications.
13. Quality improvement qualification, or evidence of training in quality improvement principles and techniques.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
14. Leadership in clinical informatics and digital transformation.
15. Experience in leading clinical adoption in largescale digital projects in healthcare settings.
16. Strong understanding of EPR systems and their clinical integration.
17. Contributing to and monitoring complex programme or project plans
18. engaging successfully with a range of stakeholders, including within own organisation, outside own organisation and including both service users / customers and staff
19. using influencing and negotiation techniques
20. producing written reports and relating to complex information and data
21. presenting complex issues to senior management/ clinicians in order to trigger a decision
22. managing project or programme boards
23. Medical/Nursing/Therapies Leadership experience.
24. Extensive experience in relevant senior leadership role
25. Ability to work strategically and autonomously providing vision and leadership.
26. Analytical and problem-solving skills.
27. Excellent IT (MS Office) Skills and able to manipulate complex data using IT
28. Excellent knowledge of the use of Electronic Patient Records in Mental Health.
29. Proven, relevant and recent track record in leadership of clinical informatics.
30. Significant experience in delivering continuous improvement ensuring consistent high standards of clinical quality and safety.
31. Experience of developing and progressing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements
32. Experience/evidence of clinical leadership in the field of information technology
33. Ability to gain credibility with and influence fellow clinicians, managers and speciality leadsincluding influencing clinical changes.
Desirable
34. Experience in clinical safety case development and risk mitigation.
35. Experience in facilitating workshops and leading change initiatives.
36. Experience of requirements gathering and process mapping
37. Experience of product development lifecycles, defining requirements, testing and implementing