EPR Central Workstream Lead

Job summary

We are committed to developing and deploying an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) for Acute Hospital Alliance ( Royal United Hospital - Bath, Great Western Hospital , Swindon and Salisbury NHS Trust, and are excited to announce secondment or fixed term contract opportunities to join the programme as an EPR Workstream Lead.

We are looking for a team of people with either AHA - specific organisational knowledge and experience, or people with previous experience of implementing an EPR. Most important is your enthusiasm for digital, and you will receive the technical training required to be successful in your role. A team with a balance of EPR implementation experience and AHA(GWH, SFT and RUH) knowledge is the key to the programme's success.

We are recruiting for Workstream Leads across key areas including: Clinical Documentation, Patient Administration (outpatients/inpatients), Maternity , Reporting, Order Comms, EPMA, Clinical Documentation and many more.

We welcome applications from those who would like to join the programme team full time as well as those who would like to combine a fractional role in the team with work in their existing area. All internal staff interested in applying should gain agreement from their line manager first. Roles are available across AHA (GWH, SFT and RUH). Successful applicants (GWH, SFT and RUH will be able to remain within their home trust.

Main duties of the job

The Workstream Lead will be responsible for the delivery of the workstream, playing a key role in the implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire Acute Healthcare Alliance. We are seeking an individual from a clinical (Nursing / Medical / AHP) or operational/Technical background with experience in managing a complex body of work, operational insight, and programme management skills to join our team.

The postholder will ensure appropriate planning and support is in place to enable successful service transition, drive operational change whilst removing unwarranted variation across the 3 organisations. This includes providing practical support to both the wider Implementation Team and clinical teams across the Trusts and sharing functionality and anticipated configuration of the new EPR and how operational processes could align. There will be an expectation to drive an ongoing cycle of process improvement, continually identifying areas of opportunity for development and work with appropriate teams to implement system improvement. The postholder will also work closely with the Local workstream leads and with senior clinical teams to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve successful implementation of the new EPR, working as a liaison between clinical and operational service workstreams, various IT Teams and the system suppliers - Oracle Health and 3rd Party.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by

Job description

Job responsibilities

When submitting your application, please state which areas of the programme listed above you have experience and interest in.

The Workstream Lead will be responsible for leading the future state design, coordinating their local workstream leads and team of change partners to work with the supplier and clinical and operational transformation leads to design the clinical configuration, facilitating updates or development of standard operating procedures for the new processes developed for an agreed Oracle Health EPR module, leading to a successful implementation of the EPR deployment.

The role will be responsible for:

Leading a central workstream in developing the processes and system design for their agreed area of scope.

Coordinating workstream activities to ensure alignment across the 3 sites and other workstreams, identifying interdependencies and assigning mitigating plans where appropriate/required to ensure the plan remains on course for delivery within the agreed timeframe.

Ensuring systems and processes of the new EPR and integrated care systems are embedded into operational and clinical This will require the postholder to have a detailed understanding of service requirements, benefits realisation opportunities afforded by the new EPR and be able to contribute to local and AHA policy and protocol development to ensure both service and implementation needs are met.

Development of AHA Standard Operating Procedures and policies relating to the safe and accurate implementation of the new EPR.

Influencing leadership at all levels to actively promote engagement around the Programme, utilising appropriate change tools.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent knowledge and experience Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

Project management qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in within the acute hospital environment, with clear experience within the allocated work stream Track record of internal stakeholder engagement Supervisory experience Experience of project management

Desirable

Experience of co-ordinating software testing A good understanding of the NHS, in particular the NHS modernisation agenda and a comprehensive knowledge of NHS system procedures and information flows. Knowledge of the use of information and information systems used in the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

Excellent MS Office skills, especially proficiency with MS Excel Ability to undertake advanced keyboard use, including data input and system configuration Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences, including stakeholder at all levels of the organisation Ability to provide sound judgement and give professional advice and support Demonstrable experience of understanding and acting upon highly complex information

Desirable

Process mapping and/or business analysis skill Understanding of change and management theory and process

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