EPR Systems Manager

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Electronic Patient Record Systems Manager to enhance their systems. This role involves overseeing system implementation and maintenance, ensuring they are efficient and user-friendly. Candidates should have significant managerial experience and a relevant postgraduate degree. The Trust promotes flexible working patterns to support employee well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Positive work/life balance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a complex IT programme environment.
• Experience of budget management.
• Significant experience in a senior managerial role.
• Experience in effective partnership working with a range of agencies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of Electronic Patient Record systems.
• Work with healthcare professionals and IT teams.
• Ensure systems are efficient, secure, and user-friendly.

Skills

Strong customer service

Ability to work within deadlines

Manage work pressures

Education

Post Graduate Degree level (Masters) or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Digital Services Department for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual for the post of Electronic Patient Record Systems Manager. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Systems Manager to join our dynamic team and help us enhance our Electronic Patient Record systems.

Main duties

As the Electronic Patient Record Systems Manager, you will be a key member of the Application Management Leadership Team and you will be responsible for overseeing the implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of the trusts Electronic Patient Record systems. You will work closely with healthcare professionals, IT teams, and other stakeholders to ensure the systems are efficient, secure, and user-friendly.

The Trusts current Electronic Patient Record systems include Rio, CITO, EMIS and NerveCentre.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Post Graduate Degree level (Masters) or equivalent experience

Experience

• Extensive experience of working in a complex IT programme environment
• Experience of budget management
• Significant experience in a senior managerial role
• Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders
• Experience of implementing service change /reconfiguration and modernisation services

Skills

• Strong customer service and focussed approach to end user services across a diverse customer base
• Ability to work within deadlines
• Successfully and realistically managed pressures and demands of work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust