We are committed to developing and deploying an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) for Acute Hospital Alliance ( Royal United Hospital - Bath, Great Western Hospital , Swindon and Salisbury NHS Trust, and are excited to announce secondment or fixed term contract opportunities to join the programme as an EPR Workstream Lead.

We are looking for a team of people with either AHA - specific organisational knowledge and experience, or people with previous experience of implementing an EPR. Most important is your enthusiasm for digital, and you will receive the technical training required to be successful in your role. A team with a balance of EPR implementation experience and AHA(GWH, SFT and RUH) knowledge is the key to the programme's success.

We welcome applications from those who would like to join the programme team full time as well as those who would like to combine a fractional role in the team with work in their existing area. All internal staff interested in applying should gain agreement from their line manager first. Roles are available across AHA (GWH, SFT and RUH). Successful applicant (GWH, SFT and RUH will be able to remain within their home trust.

Main duties of the job

Though all 3 trusts will be moving onto Badgernet to support the Maternity elements of a clients journey within the next 12 months, the shared EPR will manage all the other pieces not included within Badgernet. This includes Patient admissions, Outpatients, Prescribing, placing orders..etc.. and will need to integrate with Badgernet to ensure safe journeys through all parts of our trusts.

Because of the timing of the Badger net implementations we are looking for a Midwife or experienced Operational/Project Manager to help ensure our Midwives are included and understand the differences in this part of their transformation. It will be challenging aligning the separate projects, and ensuring the midwives voices are heard within all the clinical workstreams for the shared EPR.

This is a key role, are you ready for the challenge?

About us

We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the Values of the organisation depending on where you are based: Service, Teamwork, Ambition, Respect (GWH), Person Centered and Safe, Professional, Responsive, Friendly, Progressive (SFT) and Everyone matters, working together, Making a difference (RUH).

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will be responsible for:

• Leading a central workstream in developing the processes and system design for their agreed area of scope.
• Coordinating workstream activities to ensure alignment across the 3 sites and other workstreams, identifying interdependencies and assigning mitigating plans where appropriate/required to ensure the plan remains on course for delivery within the agreed timeframe.
• Ensuring systems and processes of the new EPR and integrated care systems are embedded into operational and clinical This will require the postholder to have a detailed understanding of service requirements, benefits realisation opportunities afforded by the new EPR and be able to contribute to local and AHA policy and protocol development to ensure both service and implementation needs are met.
• Development of AHA Standard Operating Procedures and policies relating to the safe and accurate implementation of the new EPR.
• Influencing leadership at all levels to actively promote engagement around the Programme, utilising appropriate change tools.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Education to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in within the acute hospital environment, with clear experience within the allocated work stream
• Track record of internal stakeholder engagement
• Supervisory experience
• Experience of project management

Desirable

• Experience of co-ordinating software testing
• A good understanding of the NHS, in particular the NHS modernisation agenda and a comprehensive knowledge of NHS system procedures and information flows.
• Knowledge of the use of information and information systems used in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent MS Office skills, especially proficiency with MS Excel
• Ability to undertake advanced keyboard use, including data input and system configuration
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences, including stakeholder at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to provide sound judgement and give professional advice and support
• Demonstrable experience of understanding and acting upon highly complex information

Desirable

• Process mapping and/or business analysis skill
• Understanding of change and management theory and process

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

GWH, SFT and RUH

Swindon, Sailsbury and Bath

SN3 6BB

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