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Job summary

Main area
Digital
Grade
Band 7
Contract
18 months (Fixed term to cover secondment to BSW shared EPR)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
427-7132961
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
RUH, Bath
Town
Bath
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Digital Change Lead

Band 7

Job overview

As a Digital Change Lead, you will play a crucial role in the successful adoption of transformative technology. You will work closely with clinical, operational, and technical teams, collaborating to support change management processes to enable seamless transitions to new ways of working.

Main duties of the job

The Digital Change Lead is responsible for delivering the necessary digital change that will enable the successful implementation of the Trust’s digital strategy. The post holder will ensure that the local healthcare organisations are able to identify and, through the adoption of revised working processes, realise the benefits from the introduction of new systems and processes. 

 

Reporting to the Chief Nursing Information Officer, the Digital Change Lead will be a strategic planner and team manager who will utilise his/her significant experience of managing IT-related organisational change to ensure the delivery of this critical programme.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Postgraduate Degree level education or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of ongoing personal development
Desirable criteria
  • PRINCE2 awareness/ foundation or practitioner level

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Prior experience working in the NHS at a senior leve
  • Experience of working with Oracle Health (Cerner) Model/Millennium IT health platform
  • Significant experience of delivering substantial & successful service change
  • Significant project experience (including PRINCE or similar project methodology)
  • Previous experience of working on a large-scale NHS IT related project.
  • Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, including third party suppliers
  • Experience of presenting to audiences and running interactive workshops
  • Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of working processes and procedures in acute and community hospital settings.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of and understanding of Government’s wider long term strategic vision for digital improvement in the NHS
  • Knowledge of NHS Statutory Reporting Requirements
  • Experience of team management
  • Basic understanding of software development.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Liz Staveacre
Job title
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Email address
[email protected]
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