Chief Nursing Information Officer (Core Team) - EPR Programme

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Basingstoke is seeking a Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) to advance clinical quality and patient safety through the delivery of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) program. This pivotal role involves leading the strategic implementation of digital solutions in nursing practices, engaging with clinical teams, and ensuring the safe integration of EPR systems. Ideal candidates will possess relevant nursing qualifications and substantial experience in healthcare digital transformation.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for COVID-19 vaccination

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading nursing quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Experience with implementing and championing digital solutions in healthcare.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of EPR systems.
• Serve as nursing advisor for EPR and liaise with IT functions.
• Ensure clinical safety standards during EPR implementation.

Skills

Leadership in nursing

Clinical quality improvement

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Experience in EPR implementation

Tools

Electronic Patient Record systems

Job description

Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO)

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Acute Care Collaborative have come together as part of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as an Acute Provider Collaborative (APC) to invest in Electronic Patient Record (EPR) functionality. This is to meet the needs of our whole ICD population, recognising that the organisation of clinical care needs to change and develop radically in order to meet the challenges we face.

The Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) is a nursing leader responsible and accountable for advancing clinical quality and patient safety through the delivery of the EPR programme with regards to nursing and AHP work practices. This role is pivotal in transforming patient care through innovative digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic, development and implementation of the chosen EPR; to support nursing / clinical practice.
• Provide liaison between IT function, programme team and nursing/midwifery community in the planning and implementation of the EPR. Serve as principal nursing and AHP digital advisor to the Programme Director, CIOs and CCIO.
• Represent the nursing workforce as the main point of contact for EPR and attend all EPR related meetings and committees. Advise relevant parties on, and be accountable for, the impact of the single EPR on nursing practices. To be an EPR change champion leading the super user communities across the ICB.
• Sign off final solution on behalf of nursing/midwifery.
• Critique and refine programme plans, assess team capability and approaches used, and monitor delivery of capability to align with strategic priorities within the Trust.
• Assess risks to delivery of team capability and hold individuals to account for EPR delivery against realistic objectives in conjunction with the CCIO.
• Investigate the reporting of nursing errors where EPR is a contributing factor.
• Contribute to the review and decision-making processes for any systemised changes required to deliver the EPR programme.
• Monitor and review clinical safety standards during the development and implementation of EPR processes and systems.

Additional Information

Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part‑time working will be considered.

Paperwork

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID‑19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third‑party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email – please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

About the Trust

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].