The Bedded Unit Digitisation project will deliver the Trust's ambitious vision for the Bedded Services to transition to digitised clinical workflows for our staff to use resources to access the information they need to make better informed clinical decisions.

This is a joint project between CLCH and our IT delivery partner, Capita, to deliver to the Trust a fully functional EPR clinical system. The development of the Trusts clinical systems, SystmOne and EMIS Web, will replace paper processes which are currently used.

The Bedded Unit Digitisation Clinical Lead will be a practicing clinician who is able to provide the clinical leadership of the Project to our Divisional Leads. The post holder will be skilled in working with a range of stakeholders including Chiefs of Service,Divisional Directors of Operations, Divisional Directors of Nursing and Therapies, Senior Clinical leads, Clinical Service Unit managers and operational staff.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that any new processes put in place result in an improved patient experience and safety.

Using project and change management expertise lead on the use of bedded unit digitisation in the redesign of services to improve access to services for patients, relatives and carers. Use continuous Improvement methodology as a basis for the implementation.

To ensure that bedded unit digitisation transformation programme fits in and complements other service improvement initiatives.

To provide expert advice both of a highly complex and straightforward nature on service redesigns through embracing bedded unit digitisation technology and to attend meetings to promote service redesign. This will include leading in discussions with both primary and secondary care services and attendance at stakeholder meetings and using highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

Operating to a matrix management model with IM& T and other functions across CLCH, negotiate with divisional transformation lead and CSU managers through the bedded unit digitisation project board and operational board to influence technology adoption and innovation.

To draft project plans, and reports that convey highly complex and sensitive information using plain English.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be a highly skilled and experienced senior clinician who is able to establish and control their own workload and set their own agenda.

Work as part of the IMT Capital Programme to clinically lead the delivery of the Bedded Unit Digitisation project within CLCHs adult bedded services.

Provide clinical leadership to the Bedded Unit Digitisation programme aimed at embedding the technology within clinical practice across all appropriate specialities.

To work with the CSU managers, Divisional Directors and operational leads to ensure that the Bedded Unit Digitisation project is implemented in a safe and clinically effective way in all the clinical teams.

Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Masters degree or equivalent significant experience of clinical nature.
• Ongoing professional development to post graduate level.
• Fully qualified clinician with substantial clinical experience. Member of a Professional Body

Desirable

• Management qualification
• Prince 2 or similar project management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in leading on service development for a specialist area at a senior level
• Experience in developing and implementing strategy, policy and change or innovation projects in specialist areas, which impact across a health economy.
• Experience and a track record of leading and managing complex initiatives in a fast moving and high-pressure environment.
• Experience communicating highly complex, sensitive or contentious information about performance and change to large groups.
• Line management experience.
• Experience of budget management and monitoring

Desirable

• Evidence of providing comprehensive briefings to senior management colleagues
• Good understanding of the current social and political environment and of Clinical and Corporate Governance issues
• Ability to interpret national guidance for the health economy

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge across range of procedures, underpinned by theory.
• Aware of care technology developments
• Articulate in presenting new or technically complex ideas to a range of stakeholders in their own language.
• Confident and credible presenter both verbally and in written documentation
• Pragmatic approach to project delivery and clinical care
• Aware of technology developments
• Good knowledge of NHS strategy, policy and guidance and of associated policy.
• Good knowledge of health service management, project management and change management and workforce redesign.
• Ability to make judgements where there are conflicting views on the project and there is a need to make decisions on complex issues.
• Ability to lead/manage and motivate teams.
• Able to disseminate information appropriately and to facilitate collaborative working across the sector.
• Change management, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to persuade and influence.
• Ability to analyse and interpret in depth health information and to ensure the effectiveness of initiatives and programmes and to consider diverse and different opinion to reach conclusions or consensus.
• Ability to use databases, spreadsheets and word processing IT Software.
• Ability to use, analyse and interpret complex data and to construct correspondence and reports, demonstrating high levels of accuracy and presentation.
• Ability to plan and implement new ways of working and to share knowledge and experience with other members of the team.
• Ability to take risks.
• Ability to demonstrate effective partnership working. High level of IMT competence

Key Attributes

Essential

• Be a highly skilled and experienced senior clinician who is able to establish and control their own workload and set their own agenda.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green

5-7 Parsons Green, London

SW6 4UL

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