Job summary
We have embarked on a programme to implement a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) as part of the NHS digital health ongoing initiative across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (NWAHC). The collaborative is made up of three acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney;
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH)
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH)
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH)
This is a unique opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to create a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals throughout Norfolk and Waveney. We are dedicated to advancing our digital capabilities in alignment with our long-term strategic goals, ensuring a high standard of patient care and safety for our diverse communities.
The acute hospitals in Norfolk are a vital part of the health and social care system. Our digital mission is an essential part of our transformation into a post-modern healthcare system.
The Transformation and Adoption workstream oversees several vital sub-projects, including leadership and culture, communications and engagement, organisational readiness, cutover, benefits realisation, process design, end-user training and User Acceptance Testing.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Project Manager is to provide the governance, structure, process, and critical challenge for the workstream deliverables and to report on progress including key issues and risks to enable key decisions and actions to be taken in a timely manner.
Working in partnership with the EPR leadership team, operational and clinical colleagues, you will lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. This landmark programme will enable safer, more efficient, and more connected care for our patients, while improving staff experience and supporting the wider digital ambitions of our region.
The post holder will have significant experience in programme and project management and have specialist knowledge in transformation and adoption of large scale digital systems (preferable EPRs), with proven experience of working in healthcare environments.
A key component of this role will be planning, coordinating and overseeing the successful completion of both User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and cutover. The post holder will ensure that both projects are carried out to the highest standards, within agreed timescales, and with the effective use of NHS staff and external resources.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Support the EPR programme in leading the allocated workstream and associated sub-projects and managing the complex environments and relationships within the Trusts, which will benefit from a centrally coordinated approach due to their complexity and scope.
2. Leading the development and execution of a detailed User Acceptance Testing Plan, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones and objectives.
3. Leading the development and execution of a detailed cutover plan, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones and objectives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Support the EPR programme in leading the allocated workstream and associated sub-projects and managing the complex environments and relationships within the Trusts, which will benefit from a centrally coordinated approach due to their complexity and scope.
2. Leading the development and execution of a detailed User Acceptance Testing Plan, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones and objectives.
3. Leading the development and execution of a detailed cutover plan, ensuring alignment with overall programme milestones and objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent) and significant senior experience in project/programme management delivery with evidence of leading and managing improvement projects in the NHS
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, practical application and experience in change management, cost improvement, modernisation, service redesign, facilitation, and successful implementation of service improvements at a senior level
- Project and Programme management with evidence of leading and delivering major improvements
Skills
Essential
- Ability to empathise and build rapport with clinicians, front-line staff, managers, and others, to influence, motivate and engage them into adopting new ways of working to improve service delivery
- Organisational and project management skills, with the ability to influence and build positive and productive relationships at all levels
Attitude
Essential
- Commitment and drive to deliver and continually improve the Digital Health Programme
- Able to deal with frequent interruptions requiring changes within work patterns and be flexible and adaptable
- Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values NNUH's PRIDE values JPUH's CARER Values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes or equivalent) and significant senior experience in project/programme management delivery with evidence of leading and managing improvement projects in the NHS
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge, practical application and experience in change management, cost improvement, modernisation, service redesign, facilitation, and successful implementation of service improvements at a senior level
- Project and Programme management with evidence of leading and delivering major improvements
Skills
Essential
- Ability to empathise and build rapport with clinicians, front-line staff, managers, and others, to influence, motivate and engage them into adopting new ways of working to improve service delivery
- Organisational and project management skills, with the ability to influence and build positive and productive relationships at all levels
Attitude
Essential
- Commitment and drive to deliver and continually improve the Digital Health Programme
- Able to deal with frequent interruptions requiring changes within work patterns and be flexible and adaptable
- Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values NNUH's PRIDE values JPUH's CARER Values
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).
