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Digital Clinical Lead

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Northampton

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 50,000

Full time

22 days ago

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Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust seeks Digital Clinical Leads to spearhead digital transformation through support of Electronic Patient Record systems. Successful candidates will engage with clinical teams, enhance patient care, and lead documentation and analysis efforts to facilitate improvements in hospital processes. The roles require a nursing qualification or pharmacy expertise, with a focus on collaboration and clinical engagement.

Qualifications

  • Understanding of digital clinical systems for effective support.
  • Ability to lead audits, research, and data collection for improvements.
  • Experience in engaging clinical and operational teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support digital transformation for EPR systems within the hospital.
  • Lead engagement with end-users for process documentation.
  • Participate in multi-professional teams to improve patient care.

Skills

Digital Systems Understanding
Clinical Engagement
Collaboration

Education

Nursing qualification or equivalent Pharmacy Professional

Job description

Are you looking for your next challenge in digital?

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme Team at Northampton General Hospital. In partnership with our chosen supplier, we have embarked on our digital excellence journey to implement a nationally-leading EPR system that will transform the quality of care for our patients and staff by having instantly accessible information using the latest mobile technology, reducing paper usage and utilising clinical decision support tools.

The Digital Clinical Leads will work as part of a dynamic Chief Clinical Information Officer team. The role is responsible for supporting digital transformation for new digital solutions and upgrades to existing digital solutions across the Trust with clear collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as required. The postholder will have an understanding of digital systems and will support the efficient and effective management of the on-going EPR development, education, implementation and training of our NGH EPR.

We Are Seeking Digital Clinical Leads As Follows

  • 1 x Nurse
  • 1 x Digital Medicines (Pharmacy Professional)

The role is responsible for operating as a key member of the Chief Clinical Information Officer portfolio which focuses on ensuring there is clinical engagement at all levels of the Group Digital Strategy. The postholder will promote and lead delivery of effective, safe clinical systems with all groups of clinical, administrative and operational staff.

The Digital Clinical Leads will work with multi-professional teams on improving patient care by leading audits, research and benefits realisation data collection, analysis and subsequent improvements to our processes.

The postholder will lead engagement with end users to ensure clear documentation of current state processes and subsequent future state processes and participate in clinical hazard workshops as required. They will work with members of the multidisciplinary team within the hospitals and at community venues, including all clinical colleagues, operational colleagues, administrative personnel and all teams within Digital and the EPR Programme.

Please See Detailed Job Description For Further Details

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ramandeep Kaur ramandeep.kaur17@nhs.net Job title: Chief Clinical Information Officer Email address: ramandeep.kaur17@nhs.net
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