Job summary
- Main area
- All Divisions
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (The post holder will be required to work flexibly including nights and weekends as required)
- Job ref
- 203-C477
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust- all sites
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Digital Practitioner
Band 6
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Are you organised, motivated and a confident communicator with a passion for digital transformation? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Clinical Informatics team in successfully implementing a new Electronic Patient Record Trust wide.
The post holder will be an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 with expert knowledge of the clinical workflows within their chosen field. We welcome applicants from nurses, midwives and allied health professionals across all divisions.
To complete our Digital Practitioner team we are now looking for nurses and AHP's with good clinical knowledge of the following areas: outpatients, CERU, community and support services
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have significant clinical experience in their field and an interest in clinical informatics with a passion to support the Trust in their vision of a digital future.
As a clinical expert you will play a crucial part in the successful adoption and integration of the Oracle Health Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system within our healthcare facility. You will contribute to testing and localisation of the EPR for your clinical area, training and staff engagement Trust wide, supporting staff during go-live and embedding during the post go-live phase.
The post holder will be trained as a super user in the new EPR and have excellent communication skills which will enable you to confidently engage peers by teaching and cascading information within clinical areas in a variety of ways.
The post holder will collaborate with all members of the multi-disciplinary team both clinical and corporate and must be confident in using their own initiative and developing inter-professional support networks to aid the smooth implementation of the new EPR
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team both clinical and corporate to support the implementation of the new Oracle Health EPR.
Be confident to initiate conversations and engage in inter-professional networking across the Trust with staff of all grades.
Use your clinical expertise to help localise the new EPR whilst evaluating and where appropriate aligning with current clinical workflows.
Provide your expertise in clinical documentation and patient care processes to ensure the new system is fit for purpose.
Engage in data validation, and testing activities, ensuring active data migration and system functionality.
Offer guidance on the development of training materials, educational methods and user support guides.
To proactively monitor and encourage uptake of training in your divisional area.
Train as a superuser in the new EPR and be able to confidently offer ‘sandbox’ sessions within your clinical division to all members of the MDT.
To act as a contact between the clinical teams, ICT and Innovate by proactively reporting any technical issues or challenges to the team.
To participate in mock go-live events and assist in assessing the readiness of the Trust for change.
Support during the go-live phase by providing on-site assistance to staff, addressing any real-time issues and ensuring uninterrupted patient care.
Working flexibly particularly during go-live which may require nights and weekend cover.
To participate in the post go-live phase by ensuring successful embedding of the new EPR.
Leadership and Management:
To assist the Chief Nursing Information Officer and Senior Digital Health Nurse as required.
To attend appropriate meetings and provide a strong clinical voice and opinion to help guide the implementation of the new EPR.
Maintain regular contact with designated areas and staff members in providing support and advice to ensure that objectives are met and outcomes achieved and that these are documented and available to both staff and the line management structure.
To aid in effective communication between clinical teams, ICT and Innovate for the duration of the EPR project.
Professional and Clinical
Responsibility for developing and maintaining own knowledge, skills, clinical skills, and professional awareness in accordance to the AHPs/NMC Revalidation requirements and maintaining a professional portfolio.
To participate in the setting and maintaining of high standards of evidence based care.
To work clinically for 1 short shift weekly in order to remain clinically up-todate, retain skills and maintain relationships within your department.
Ensure all staff practice within Trust guidelines, Visions, and Values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring & Assessing Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years post registration clinical experience at band 5
- Evidence of teaching and assessing learners, newly appointed staff and junior staff in the clinical setting.
- Sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
- Evidence of involvement in change management.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrates good organisational skills.
- Able to use own initiative and manage personal time effectively.
- Can demonstrate characteristics of effective, credible leadership.
- Demonstrates ability to train, motivate and develop staff.
- Able to set and meet individual and team goals and objectives.
- Able to confidently use current digital systems in place in the Trust.
- Developed IT skills. Able to use MS Word, Excel and Teams confidently.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Shows a clear interest in clinical informatics and digital technology.
- Confident in initiating conversations and developing an inter-hospital support network.
- Ability to engage colleagues across the multidisciplinary teams and of all different grades.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team.
- To proactively support the Trusts vision of a digital future.
- To be a positive role model for change.
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Other
Essential criteria
- Occupational health check and CRB
- Aware of current NMC guidelines and professional standards.
- Ability to work flexibly, potentially across different sites and possibly nights and weekends.
- Car driver with access to a vehicle.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suzanne Blinman
- Job title
- Chief Nursing Information Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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