OneEPR Development Consultant

Job summary

Fixed Term Contract - 2 years

The OneEpr Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our patients.

The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:

1. Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
2. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
3. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
4. University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years.

Main duties of the job

1. Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
2. Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
3. Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
4. Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.
5. Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of healthcare services which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims.
6. Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
7. Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
8. Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
9. Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hosp, Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hosp, Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

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