Job summary
- Main area
- Digital
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 265-6510125
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northampton General Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 N/A
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Digital Clinical Facilitator
Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking for your next challenge in digital?
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the UHN Digital team at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. We have embarked on our digital excellence journey to implement systems that will transform the quality of care for our patients and staff by having instantly accessible information using the latest mobile technology, reducing paper usage and utilising clinical decision support tools.
Main duties of the job
The Digital Clinical Facilitators will work as part of a dynamic Chief Clinical Information Officer team. The postholder will have an understanding of digital systems and will support the digital team with efficient and effective management of the on-going EPR development, education, implementation and training of our digital clinical systems . The role is responsible for facilitating digital transformation for new digital solutions and upgrades to existing digital solutions across UHN with clear collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as required.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role is responsible for operating as a key member of the Chief Clinical Information Officer portfolio which focuses on ensuring there is clinical engagement at all levels of the Group Digital Strategy. The postholder will support the Digital team by contributing to improving standards of care through the effective use of digital solutions
The Digital Clinical Facilitators will work with multi-professional teams to facilitate improving patient care by participating in audits, research and benefits realisation data collection, analysis and subsequent improvements to our processes.
The postholder will participate in engagement with end users to ensure clear documentation of current state processes and subsequent future state processes and support in clinical hazard workshops as required. They will work with members of the multidisciplinary team within the hospitals and at community venues, including all clinical colleagues, operational colleagues, administrative personnel and all teams within Digital and the EPR Programmes across UHN.
The post holder will work collaboratively with our digital teams and clinical teams by acting as a representative of their clinical profession to ensure we are using technology effectively and efficiently to improve the quality of care and patient safety.
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered healthcare professional with current UK registration (for example: NMC, HCPC, GPhC, AHCS)
- Evidence of recent and ongoing CPD/learning in relevant area
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CSO training
- Project management qualification, such as PRINCE II or Agile
- Member of British Computer Society (BCS)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Health Leadership
- Practice Assessor Qualification or equivalent mentorship course
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Regular experience of working in areas of clinical practice with portfolio of evidence to demonstrate past practice and achievements
- Demonstrate the ability to influence others, share ideas and utilise feedback effectively
- Evidence of working effectively across a range of clinical settings within a MDT
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including preparation of formal reports and training materials
- Experience of using digital clinical systems
- Able to manage own work load and work for periods without direct supervision and stamina and commitment to bring drive to new ideas and projects
- An understanding of digital systems and advances to develop and manage electronic patient records
- To work independently and as part of a team, managing personal workload and conflicting priorities
- Have the ability to work under pressure when required and to provide high quality output within short time periods
- Able to plan and organise a range of complex activities, formulate and adjust plans and activities in accordance with short and long term goals
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Data Security and Protection and confidentiality
- Experience delivering training/teaching sessions
- Understanding of the national digital agenda including key current national priorities
- Understanding of NHS legislation and regulatory standards within their profession
- Demonstrates use of own judgement of resolve complex issues/problem solve
Desirable criteria
- Experience in engaging with staff and/or service users and interpreting feedback into service improvements
- Experience/knowledge of implementing practice and organisational change processes
- Experience in quality improvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ramandeep Kaur
- Job title
- Chief Clinical Information Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07955311263
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