Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will be required to:
- Engage with clinicians, secretaries, managers, and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Deliver a single and consistent project approach throughout the life cycle of the project and ensure all stakeholders are aware of project objectives and benefits.
- Work alongside and seek information or advice from a range of experts in clinical areas, Informatics and external companies.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders.
- Persuade and encourage stakeholders to buy-in to change.
- Provide change management guidance and support to operational colleagues.
- Follow best practice project methodology to ensure delivery within the constraints of budget resources and project lead times.
- Plan and hold workshops or other interactive events involving staff groups to engage and communicate with the relevant staff.
- Create relevant system process documentation e.g. process mapping software and lead process mapping exercises to identify current and future processes.
- Identify gaps in the current processes and analyse findings to understand where improvements could be made to improve the workflow.
- Engage and collaborate with colleagues to redesign processes to ensure these are as streamlined and effective as possible.
- Escalate emerging concerns, risks and issues to ensure these are managed in line with the project governance and concerns can be addressed quickly.
- Create and update implementation plans routinely, including adequate testing of processes and user-support arrangements.
- Ensure regular contact and feedback with operational leads and system owners.
- Implement change using best-practice change management methodologies, and adjust strategies and plans as required.
- Measure benefits against the plan and report findings to programme management - recommending corrective action where appropriate.
- Provide rigour and oversight to proposed changes to ensure that any changes are designed appropriately.
- Demonstrate how to use digital systems and provide support when staff need it.
- Write Standard Operating Procedures for digital systems.
- Maintain a high professional standard.
- Any other task/activities considered relevant to the role.
The jobholder will be working within the Clinical Information Systems Change Team. The post holder will work closely with programme/project managers, project colleagues and other Informatics colleagues.
The jobholder will need to liaise and work with a range of clinical, operational and management colleagues across the organisation and work closely with end-users within the Trust.
The jobholder will also have regular contact with external companies who are working with us to implement or upgrade digital systems.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in NHS / Healthcare or Public Sector.
- Previous experience on working on the design, development and implementation of new business processes
- Experience working in a team orientated, collaborative environment.
- Experience of working with registered professionals at all levels.
- Previous experience in communicating business change concepts and issues to all levels of staff, both orally and in written form.
- Experience of digital systems implementation in healthcare.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Proficient user of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
- Able to use a problem-solving approach to respond appropriately to a wide range of operational colleagues.
- Logical and efficient, with good attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, organised and capable of demonstrating initiative while under pressure.
- Able to work autonomously to agreed objectives.
- Quick to learn and understand new material.
- Enthusiasm for new technology while maintaining people centred approach.
- Confident in communicating and presenting information to groups of people at all levels within an organisation.
- Skilled in process diagramming and mapping techniques.
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiasm for new technology while maintaining people centred approach.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of business change methodologies, process analysis and design techniques.
- Specialist knowledge of hospital clinical, administrative and operational processes and procedures, in both clinical and non-clinical environments.
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS IM&T policies and strategy.
- Knowledge of Electronic Patient Records.
- Knowledge of current business processes within Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of current CPD.
- Understanding of business analysis and working within a highly driven clinical environment.
Desirable criteria
- Additional specialist knowledge or equivalent experience.
- LEAN or Service Improvement Qualification.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Job Description ( PDF , 142.6 KB )
- Person Specification ( PDF , 224.6 KB )
- Useful Links ( PDF , 110.3 KB )
- Code of Practice for Disclosure and Barring Service ( PDF , 54.9 KB )
- Guidance for Applicants Including Values ( PDF , 246.8 KB )
- People Strategy ( PDF , 640.9 KB )
- Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 94.2 KB )
- Policy Statement on the Secure handling off Disclosure Information ( PDF , 67.7 KB )
- Voluntary Living Wage Guidance ( PDF , 65.5 KB )
- Candidate Pack ( PDF , 22.5 MB )
- Terms and Conditions - AfC ( PDF , 96.0 KB )
- Standard Information ( PDF , 232.4 KB )
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