The Rotherham Foundation Trust wishes to offer a unique opportunity to a doctor to work full time as a member of the Health Informatics Team. This post will offer the successful applicant the opportunity to develop as a clinical leader and develop management and quality improvement skills in a 6-month opportunity.

This post sits within the Division of Corporate Services and will be operationally accountable to the Clinical Chief Information Officer and professionally accountable to the Medical Director and Director of Health Informatics.

As the Trust continues their digital transformation roadmap, this role is for a doctor to work full time as a member of the Health Informatics Team and focus on data, digital and technology.

The post holder will act as a clinical leader and undertake quality improvement work to deliver digital transformations across the Organisation.

Main duties of the job

Health Informatics provides a wide range of digital support services to all areas across the Trust and, through Service Level Agreements, to external customers such as the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and the Rotherham Hospice.

The Trust is continuous striving to optimise Digital Clinical Systems to improve workflow and patient safety. Clinical engagement is key to success in any project we undertake. The post holder will be involved in a number of local projects within the Health Informatics Team. Projects, including, but not limited to, optimisation of digital clinical notation within the MEDITECH electronic patient record, implementation of electronic DNACPR/RESPECT, and consent in a District General Hospital.

The optimisation of digital systems for clinicians is one the Trusts strategic priorities, with support from the CCIO, Director of Health Informatics and the Trust Board. This role will support the development and implementation of the Trust's Five Year Strategy. The strategy sets out a clear vision for future development of the Trust.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the key stakeholders including patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, AHPs and informatics specialists, to ensure delivery of the goals. Compassionate leadership will need to be developed to manage expectations and conflicting priorities of the stakeholders.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering a range of health care services to people in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.

We are ambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health and social care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovative and forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care delivery for people at home, in the community and in hospital.

At the heart of the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of the main Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range of specialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region and nationally.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population it serves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Medical Recruitment Team to discuss.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Health Informatics provides a wide range of digital support services to all areas across the Trust and, through Service Level Agreements, to external customers such as the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and the Rotherham Hospice.

The Trust is continuous striving to optimise Digital Clinical Systems to improve workflow and patient safety. Clinical engagement is key to success in any project we undertake. The post holder will be involved in a number of local projects within the Health Informatics Team. Projects, including, but not limited to, optimisation of digital clinical notation within the MEDITECH electronic patient record, implementation of electronic DNACPR/RESPECT, and consent in a District General Hospital.

The optimisation of digital systems for clinicians is one the Trusts strategic priorities, with support from the CCIO, Director of Health Informatics and the Trust Board. This role will support the development and implementation of the Trust's Five Year Strategy. The strategy sets out a clear vision for future development of the Trust.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the key stakeholders including patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, AHPs and informatics specialists, to ensure delivery of the goals. Compassionate leadership will need to be developed to manage expectations and conflicting priorities of the stakeholders.

Throughout the post, the holder will be involved in continuous quality improvement and will have the opportunity to work with other future leaders in the Trust on several quality improvement projects. Quality improvement along with learning and reflection play an important part in a junior doctors career as well as in a Trust, which aims to be an outstanding Trust delivering excellent care at home, in the community and in hospital. Whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population they serve, building a healthier future together.

This post will offer the successful applicant the opportunity to develop as a clinical leader and develop skills in leadership, quality improvement and transformational change. The skills developed will allow the post holder to offer expertise and leadership across a wide range of areas to support transformation and service improvement.

They will be offered mentoring and coaching to support them during this role, which will involve:

being responsible for ensuring medical engagement with projects, and work on configuration and key deliverables to ensure the successful completion of the projects.

working with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, AHPs and informatics specialists to deliver the desired outcomes

Leading projects and influencing programmes which impact across a number of directorates

Developing performance criteria for programmes of work and projects

Ensuring that projects are planned and carried out in accordance with Trust strategy.

Presenting an assured and professional approach in order to work with a variety of individuals within the Trust

Building effective working relationships and communicating complex and sensitive information appropriately

As a Trust, we want to focus on collaboration with our medical and non-medical colleagues to have a better use of resources as well as improving inter-professional training and working.

Depending on the background of the successful applicant, there may be an opportunity to work on projects or areas of interests (Education, Simulation, QI) specific to their specialty or job role. This can be negotiated upon starting.

Clinical Work

There is no clinical component or on-call requirement. The successful trainee may be able to undertake some on call within their own specialty by arrangement with the relevant CD, providing this is not to the detriment of their Leadership role.

Study Leave Entitlement

The Trust will provide access to any in-house Leadership Development Programme courses provided.

Study leave is supported to attend courses relevant to their career such as HEE Generic Study Days.

The post holder will be supported in attending meetings and presenting posters.

Support

The successful candidate will be supervised by the CCIO but will also receive supervision from the Director of Health Informatics and the team for their duties. They will also have the opportunity to shadow members of the Executive team across areas of their activities, to broaden knowledge of the challenges of working in an acute hospital. Other specific projects will be supported by the appropriate Lead. Support will also be available from the Postgraduate Medical Education Department. There will be the opportunity to attend and present at meetings including management meetings and liaisons with external companies.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience of acute healthcare

Desirable

• Working Knowledge of the MEDITECH electronic patient record
• Well-presented professional portfolio
• Project management
• Other working knowledge of IT Systems
• Experience of implementing change

Communication and Teamwork

Essential

• Experience and demonstrable skills in communicating with clinical colleagues and leadership of the same.
• Ability to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.
• Highly developed communication skills (written and oral), including the ability to summarise clearly and accurately, and the ability to persuade and influence clinical colleagues.
• Looks for collective success, listens and learns from the contribution of others.

Desirable

• Well-developed motivation, influencing and negotiating skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical practitioner registered and licensed to practise in the UK by the GMC.
• Please confirm your GMC registration number
• Professional qualification (Degree level or equivalent)

Desirable

• Distinction, prizes / honours in postgraduate training

Special Knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the application of data, digital and technology to healthcare
• Knowledge and understanding of a quality improvement framework

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Proactive, enthusiastic, and self-motivated positive role model with a flexible working approach.
• Works supportively as a team member
• Evidence of up to date continued professional development in relevant clinical/management areas - completion of MAST, in particular Information Governance Modules

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

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