NOVA Training Lead | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Training Lead to enhance digital training for electronic patient records. This role involves developing training strategies, supporting clinical staff, and ensuring high-quality education within the organization. Strong clinical leadership and effective communication skills are required. The position contributes to a digitally skilled workforce aimed at improving patient care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in clinical digital leadership.
• Strong communication skills in various formats.
• Ability to develop training plans and harmonize approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support training and education strategy for the Nova Programme.
• Develop harmonized training plans and documentation standards.
• Provide support to clinical staff during rollout and implementation.

Skills

Clinical digital leadership

Effective communication

Training development

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the digital team on the joint MSE and EPUT electronic patient record (EPR) journey by joining the Nova Programme.

The Training Lead will be responsible for providing effective clinical digital leadership to all staff and for the execution of the Training Strategy for the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) across two NHS organisations (MSEFT and EPUT) aimed at enhancing clinical data quality and digital systems proficiency of healthcare professionals within the clinical setting, contributing to the development of a digitally skilled workforce to promote safe, effective, high-quality care.

The post holder will support the Digital Education and Training team which is comprised of Clinical Educators, and Digital trainers, ensuring the delivery of innovative, fit for purpose training, supporting the EPR project activities and transformational change.

This role is essential to prioritising continuous improvements to the digital culture of the organisation.

• Support the training and education strategy for the Nova Programme.
• Develop plans to harmonise different approaches to training and education on digital systems and work with internal and external partners to review and adopt policies and standards that supports high quality training opportunities.
• Work with clinical educators to develop and maintain the documentation standards and protocols for digital system training records.
• Participate in the design and acceptance testing of the digital systems to ensure that training requirements are fit for purpose and meets operational and clinical requirements.
• Provide support, advice, and assistance to clinical staff during the rollout and post-implementation, addressing user inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and providing guidance on digital system training.
• Work closely with the Clinical Informatics teams across both organisations, and the wider education and digital teams.
• Use knowledge, skills, and experience of workflows to influence and drive forward appropriate training and the uptake of new digital innovations.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Demonstrate effective communication systems which encourage engagement and gain commitment to policy and system adherence including the use of constructive feedback.

To effectively communicate the written, presentation and verbal format of materials and use these to communicate complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information.

To use facilitation skills and best practice to aid the dissemination of new knowledge.

To be able to vary communication styles depending in the audience and requirements.

To express views in an effective way and confident manner in meetings, particularly when communicating with senior colleagues of the Programme.

To communicate effectively and calmly in difficult and complex situations

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025