Band 7 Digital Nurse Lead

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Digital Clinical Lead to spearhead digital transformation in nursing. You will lead a team of digital nurses, ensuring effective implementation of digital initiatives to enhance patient care and clinical workflows. This role requires a first-level nursing degree, significant experience in digital health, and strong leadership skills. Flexible working across sites may be required. The organization fosters a culture of innovation and teamwork, aiming for high-quality care and inclusivity.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of substantial experience in a clinical digital role.
• Experience in leading digital or informatics initiatives within clinical practice.
• Experience with healthcare administration and clinical IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of digital clinical staff.
• Provide strategic direction for digital health initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT teams to implement solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Digital transformation

Collaboration

Project management

Data analysis

Digital literacy

Education

First-level nursing degree with current NMC registration or AHP registration

Teaching and Assessing Programme or equivalent

Leadership or management qualification

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Tools

Job description

Main area Nursing, AHP, clinical professionals not just nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Some out of hours and weekend working will be required as part of the role and as the service requirements demand.) Job ref 358-7399022-COR

Employer University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Town Leicester Salary per annum Closing 31/12/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

The Digital Clinical Lead is a senior clinical leader responsible for spearheading the adoption, integration, and optimisation of digital technologies across nursing and wider multidisciplinary teams. This pivotal role ensures that digital health initiatives are designed and delivered in a way that improves patient outcomes, enhances clinical workflows, and supports the overall transformation of care delivery.

Job overview

The Digital Clinical Lead is a senior clinical leader responsible for spearheading the adoption, integration, and optimisation of digital technologies across nursing and a wider multidisciplinary teams. This pivotal role ensures that digital health initiatives are designed and delivered in a way that improves patient outcomes, enhances clinical workflows, and supports the overall transformation of care delivery.

At the core of this role is the responsibility for leading a team of digital nurses and officers, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and operational oversight to ensure effective execution of the organization’s digital health program.

This individual will serve as the key nursing representative on digital projects and programs, aligning clinical requirements with technical capabilities, and ensuring that all digital solutions are safe, user‑friendly, and fit for purpose. As a leader, the Digital Nurse Lead will manage the day‑to‑day activities of their team, set performance goals, coordinate project timelines, allocate resources, and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic nurse leader who is passionate about the future of healthcare and skilled at driving digital change through team empowerment, strategic planning, and a strong clinical voice.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and manage a team of digital clinical staff.
• Provide strategic direction and operational oversight for digital health initiatives.
• Collaborate with clinical and IT teams to implement and optimise solutions such as EHRs, remote monitoring, virtual care, mobile apps, and decision support systems.
• Represent nursing in digital projects, ensuring clinical needs are aligned with technical capabilities.
• Champion digital literacy and capability‑building across the nursing workforce.
• Influence digital policy, contribute to governance structures, and support change management.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high‑quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Description

Job Title:

Digital Clinical Lead

Band:

Band 7 37.5 hours

Base:

Your primary base will be the Leicester Royal Infirmary Site however you may be required to work in other designated locations of the Trust as well as your primary base. In particular, flexibility is required across the three main hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital). If your initial location is one of these sites excess travel reimbursement would not apply for a permanent or temporary change of base.

The post holder will play a key role in the implementation of the whole hospital Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme of work. The post holder will play a pivotal role in leading the digitalisation of nursing/medical/AHP documentation using a variety of software systems. This role will be integral to the success of Digitising Health Records and will support the Digital Matron in enabling staff to develop and improve patient information, systems and processes across clinical services within the Trust.

Budget

• To work with the Digital Matron in the identification and delivery of CIP plans through IT systems, in accordance with targets.
• To work with the benefits realisation lead to identify and articulate benefits related to digital projects and work streams.
• Consult with relevant others on key developments, ensuring the efficient and effective management of resources

Staff

The post holder will work with the Digital Matron to line manage the Digital Clinical Team, ensuring that all aspects of performance, attendance, training and appraisal are addressed in accordance with Trust Policy.

Lead the nursing digital transformation agenda across departments and care settings.

Ensure clinical practice, supported by digital technology, meets professional standards Practice in accordance with the NMC Code

Motivate all team members and lead innovation and expertise by example.

Policy

Ensure accuracy and efficacy of data input and output. As part of the Senior Digital Clinical Team, plan the strategy for the service to develop its digital maturity.

Communications

Maintain a high profile in the clinical area

Build working relationships across UHL and with our healthcare partners and system suppliers

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Heads of Nursing/CMG Leads
• Non clinical managers
• Business partners

KEY RESULT AREAS

Service Delivery & Development

• Work in a strong and effective corporate manner with key stakeholders building strong influential relationships with staff at all levels.
• Develop and implement digital nursing strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Act as the senior clinical lead for digital projects, ensuring alignment with patient safety.
• Represent nursing perspectives in IT governance, planning, and decision‑making forums.
• Build effective alliances to ensure programme priorities are understood and reflect the needs of patients, to have significant impact on safety, quality, performance, patient and staff experience and staff effectiveness.
• Lead and manage the delivery of assigned projects on time and within budget, through a process including setting goals, objectives, resources, milestones and measures of success which deliver significant change.
• Ensure that benefit realisation and change management processes are integral to the management of the project.
• Work alongside colleagues to help achieve maximum functionality from the existing clinical IT systems.
• Promote the use of digital tools for data‑driven decision making and clinical audits.
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and security of patient data within digital systems.
• Support the monitoring of digital KPIs, clinical outcomes, and user satisfaction.
• Provide day to day support for users diagnosing and remedying errors in a timely manner in collaboration with the IT department helpdesk and system suppliers.
• Act as a leader for change

Governance

• Investigate clinical incident reports, complaints and concerns relating to and in association with Clinical IT systems.
• Understand and act as a champion for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
• Ensure effective communication channels exist between users of the system, those supporting it and senior managers.
• Contribute to managing significant risks and issues to ensure clinical safety and patient care is not affected by system development issues.
• Assess risks, develop Clinical Safety Case hazard logs and contribute to Clinical Safety Case reports as part of the development process.
• Ensure service user engagement during the development and implementation and review of digital technology development.

GENERAL

• Support clinical staff with use of IT systems, to include E3, ICE, Nervecentre, SystemOne, Badgernet.
• Participate in the development of Digital Documentation for Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs, as part of the Trust’s wider EPR programme.
• Attend meetings relevant to IT systems and participate/disseminate information as appropriate.
• Participate in the introduction of new IT systems in the clinical areas.
• Assist in training staff with new IT systems and developments.

This job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. You may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require .

You will be required to maintain compliance with all statutory and mandatory training requirements.

The link to the Trust’s policies and procedures is:

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or AHP registered with the HCPC with no restrictions on practice or minimum 5 years’ substantial experience in a Clinical Digital role.
• Recognised Teaching and Assessing Programme or equivalent teaching experience.
• Evidence of recent (last 12-months) professional development in related specialty
• First level degree in related Healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalent
• Leadership or management qualification or relevant experience

Experience

• Relevant experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of managing people or teams.
• Proven experience in leading digital or informatics initiatives within clinical practice
• Experience of working with healthcare administration and clinical IT systems
• Experience of Multidisciplinary working
• Experience of Clinical IT systems testing
• Relevant experience within the specialist field of Digital and Data or Digital Health
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, PRINCE2).
• Knowledge of digital configuration or digital architect experience.

skills

• Developing and maintaining interprofessional relationships, able to influence other professional groups
• Ability to deal calmly with a range of personalities and situations
• Knowledge of current Nervecentre IT system
• Digitally confident (Microsoft Tools, Electronic Patient Records)
• Evidence of managing/leading change
• Working knowledge of other IT systems in use in UHL and LPT

Communication and relationship

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Enthusiastic and self‑motivated
• Assertive and confident
• Recognition of own limitations Demonstrates commitment to develop self and others
• Data analysis skills

Planning and organisation skills

• Ability to work collaboratively and strategically
• Ability to exercise own initiative and work to deadlines
• Ability to plan and delegate roles to others as appropriate.
• Experience of leading projects/teams to deliver

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

• Ability to travel and work across the EMAP group of Trusts including University Hospital of Northampton and Kettering General Hospital and wider as required.

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre‑employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre‑employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.