Job summary
The EPR Team and Workforce, Tranformation and Resourcing Team are excited to announce a fixed term or secondment opportunity to join us as our Digital Workforce Improvement Lead.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is in the process of implementing a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR), and this has contributed to a real appetite for digital transformation across the organisation.
The Digital Workforce Improvement Lead will work across both teams to bring this emphasis on digital transformation to our workforce functions, leading a programme of work designed to improve our resourcing and recruitment processes, retention of key workforce groups, and ensure connected working to allow maximum realisation of EPR and wider digital transformation benefits.
The postholder will also play a key role in supporting retention and development of the EPR programme team, recognising the importance of a stable and motivated team in delivering such large-scale transformation.
We are seeking an individual with significant NHS and private sector recruitment and resourcing experience, experience of managing improvement projects, and who possesses significant insight and understanding of EPRs and the NHS digital landscape.
We would welcome informal enquiries about the role in advance.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work closely with the Head of EPR Workforce and wider Clinical Informatics team to ensure that recommended digital initiatives within Workforce, Transformation and Resourcing are aligned to the EPR, recognising and taking advantage of opportunities to bring together multi-disciplinary groups from across Informatics and People and Culture.
There will be a responsibility to support development of strategy and make recommendations for digital workforce improvement and efficiencies, driving operational change within BHRUT and working closely with colleagues at Barts Health NHS Trust and across NEL ICB.
The postholder will be a senior member of the Workforce Transformation and EPR Programme teams, and will share digital improvement knowledge, mentorship and coaching to all members of the relevant teams.
About us
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals; anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Bani Sabharwal, Recruitment Project Advisor, b.sabharwal@nhs.net. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Bani Sabharwal, Recruitment Project Advisor, b.sabharwal@nhs.net. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Prince2 Foundation or significant equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Change Management qualifications
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences, including stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and programme board.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of managing recruitment and resourcing programmes across both NHS and private sector organisations.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, insight and understanding of EPRs and the NHS digital landscape, including hard-to-recruit technical digital workforce.
- Experience of providing pastoral support to key workforce groups to aid retention and progression.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an EPR programme
- Understanding of the NHS and the professional and political environment in which the trust works, and the implications of changes on staff
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Prince2 Foundation or significant equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable
- Change Management qualifications
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences, including stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and programme board.
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of managing recruitment and resourcing programmes across both NHS and private sector organisations.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, insight and understanding of EPRs and the NHS digital landscape, including hard-to-recruit technical digital workforce.
- Experience of providing pastoral support to key workforce groups to aid retention and progression.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an EPR programme
- Understanding of the NHS and the professional and political environment in which the trust works, and the implications of changes on staff
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
