Chief Nursing Information Officer (Core Team) - EPR Programme

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK healthcare organization is seeking a Chief Nursing Information Officer to lead the implementation of Electronic Patient Records, ensuring nursing practices align with patient safety and quality standards. This pivotal role involves liaising across teams, managing change, and contributing to strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will excel in leadership within a clinical setting and have a strong focus on transforming patient care through digital innovations.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership in nursing and AHP work practices.
• Experience with Electronic Patient Records (EPR) implementation.
• Ability to critique and manage team capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of EPR for nursing.
• Act as liaison between IT and nursing communities.
• Monitor clinical safety standards during EPR development.

Job description

A Vacancy at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

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 ICSP 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.

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.

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 (a rare form of abdominal cancer) 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 [e-mail].

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details including main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025.