Job summary
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) provides acute and community services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. Our trust vision is to be exceptional - in the quality of our patient care, our support for colleagues, and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
To achieve these aims, we are embarking on the biggest programme of digitally-enabled clinical and operational transformation we have ever undertaken. The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Acceleration Programme is our exciting and challenging programme that will transform the way we deliver health and care. We will be implementing the Epic EPR solution already in place in our SEL partner organisations to enable new pathways and models of care across the region.
As Associate Chief Nurse (EPR), you will make a lasting impact on the way we deliver care, driving innovation across our organisation. You will lead the digital transformation for nursing, midwifery, and AHP processes and change management.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Chief Nurse (EPR) will lead the development of clinically-appropriate digital transformation that improves patient outcomes, experience, and workforce efficiency.
They will provide strategic and clinical expertise to ensure the successful implementation of the programme. The role will ensure that the EPR supports safe, efficient and effective clinical processes, across nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.
The Associate Chief Nurse (EPR) is accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer and the EPR Programme. The role will work in close partnership with the EPR Programme Director, CCIO, COIO, CDIO, clinical digital nursing team and other programme leaders.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting a large scale and portfolio of work that will have impact across the organisation. They will lead the direction of digital transformation for nursing, midwifery, and AHP processes and change management in the portfolio. They will support compliance with the safety, quality and professional national, regional, and trust standards, protocols, and guidance.
This is a senior clinical leadership role acting as a decision maker and key advisor on nursing, midwifery and AHP matters to senior clinical, operational, technology, and programme management colleagues, as well as leading the transition to new digital ways of working with the Chief Nursing Officer and other executive leaders.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take the nursing, midwifery and AHP (NMAHP) lead in decision making, design, implementation, and adoption of the EPR and associated systems and hardware that impact trust operations
Jointly responsible with the CCIO, COIO and nursing leadership for capture and realisation of the benefits of the programme for clinical staff
Responsible for developing, managing and tracking benefits in relation to nursing, midwifery and AHP workflows and staffing
Serve as the strategic digital voice for trust clinical practice and ensure the CNO and Directors of Nursing and midwifery are informed and briefed on EPR and understand the impact at every stage of the programme
Provide a clinical voice within the EPR Acceleration Programme to ensure we deliver the most efficient and safe management of clinical operations
Lead the planning and delivery of the clinical impact and resource availability for go-live
Responsible for ensuring the future process build enables effective clinical reporting from go-live
Develop the necessary future clinical models to support successful implementation and sustainability of the EPR Programme including workforce redesign and leadership models
Identify and lead opportunities for cross-trust collaborative working within clinical practices that are supported by the EPR implementation
Provide expert NMAHP opinion to digital teams
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take the nursing, midwifery and AHP (NMAHP) lead in decision making, design, implementation, and adoption of the EPR and associated systems and hardware that impact trust operations
Jointly responsible with the CCIO, COIO and nursing leadership for capture and realisation of the benefits of the programme for clinical staff
Responsible for developing, managing and tracking benefits in relation to nursing, midwifery and AHP workflows and staffing
Serve as the strategic digital voice for trust clinical practice and ensure the CNO and Directors of Nursing and midwifery are informed and briefed on EPR and understand the impact at every stage of the programme
Provide a clinical voice within the EPR Acceleration Programme to ensure we deliver the most efficient and safe management of clinical operations
Lead the planning and delivery of the clinical impact and resource availability for go-live
Responsible for ensuring the future process build enables effective clinical reporting from go-live
Develop the necessary future clinical models to support successful implementation and sustainability of the EPR Programme including workforce redesign and leadership models
Identify and lead opportunities for cross-trust collaborative working within clinical practices that are supported by the EPR implementation
Provide expert NMAHP opinion to digital teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife (with current NMC registration)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
Desirable
- EPR or other digital qualifications
- Project and programme management qualifications
- Change management qualifications
- Teaching qualifications
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Expert EPR and digital knowledge in the acute and/ or community setting
- Wide experience in digital roles
- Significant recent experience at a strategic level in an acute Trust within an EPR implementation
- Leadership experience
- Clinical Audit experience
- Expert knowledge and experience in digital teaching
- Experience participating in an on-call rota/service
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of Epic EPR and experience of Epic implementation
Skills
Essential
- Skilled clinical digital risk assessor
- Can demonstrate awareness of the key issues impacting on the digital field
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills using Microsoft Office products
- Able to review clinical evidence and apply to practice
- Policy/guideline development and analysis
- Able to prioritise workload to meet competing demands
Desirable
- Ability to lead complex quality improvement programmes and deliver positive outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife (with current NMC registration)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
Desirable
- EPR or other digital qualifications
- Project and programme management qualifications
- Change management qualifications
- Teaching qualifications
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Expert EPR and digital knowledge in the acute and/ or community setting
- Wide experience in digital roles
- Significant recent experience at a strategic level in an acute Trust within an EPR implementation
- Leadership experience
- Clinical Audit experience
- Expert knowledge and experience in digital teaching
- Experience participating in an on-call rota/service
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of Epic EPR and experience of Epic implementation
Skills
Essential
- Skilled clinical digital risk assessor
- Can demonstrate awareness of the key issues impacting on the digital field
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills using Microsoft Office products
- Able to review clinical evidence and apply to practice
- Policy/guideline development and analysis
- Able to prioritise workload to meet competing demands
Desirable
- Ability to lead complex quality improvement programmes and deliver positive outcomes
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
