The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

EPR Change Management Workstream Lead

The closing date is 04 March 2026

Job summary

At the Royal Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust, our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme is a key enabler of both clinical and operational transformation. As an EPR Change Management Workstream Lead, you will be responsible for staff engagement with the EPR programme, ensuring clinical and operational staff involvement is maximised.

You will motivate staff to encourage collaborative working in the design of new roles and new ways of working and provide support to staff during the change process to overcome resistance to change.

Responsible for ensuring that staff are provided with appropriate education and training opportunities, you will ensure that there is a critical mass of people with service and workforce change management skills. You will provide leadership and assurance across both clinical and operational domains, supporting effective change management and adoption.

We are looking for experiences leaders of change able to develop and promote close and collaborative working relationships across all stakeholders across the Trust. Your contribution will be central to delivering an EPR that improves productivity, enhances information sharing, and strengthens operational efficiency across the Royal Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead development and delivery of change activities across clinical and operational teams using highly developed transformation and change management skills to embed service and cultural change and support the implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record.

To initiate and nurture innovation of new ways of working across the organisation and support teams to achieve their objectives through providing tools and techniques to deliver change in an effective and sustainable way. To promote and support the culture change required to embed new ways of working and to support adoption of the technological solutions at the heart of the EPR Programme.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Date posted

24 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata if part-time.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

303-7754981

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full list of details on the main responsibilities for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full list of details on the main responsibilities for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to graduate degree level or equivalent level of experience (e.g. Business, Management, HR) or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
Change management methodology qualification (APMG Change Management Practitioner or equivalent certification), or similar level experience

Desirable

Foundation level Project management Qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of leading on complex service transformation and change projects and a senior level.
Good knowledge of NHS strategy, policy, and guidance.
Experience of using Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel, to analyse data and draw out key issues.
Good knowledge of health service management, project management and change management and redesign

Desirable

Operational/clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
Experience of devising training and development plans to support sustainable change.
Understanding of NHS Information Systems.

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to graduate degree level or equivalent level of experience (e.g. Business, Management, HR) or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience.
Change management methodology qualification (APMG Change Management Practitioner or equivalent certification), or similar level experience

Desirable

Foundation level Project management Qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of leading on complex service transformation and change projects and a senior level.
Good knowledge of NHS strategy, policy, and guidance.
Experience of using Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel, to analyse data and draw out key issues.
Good knowledge of health service management, project management and change management and redesign

Desirable

Operational/clinical experience

Knowledge

Essential

Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
Experience of devising training and development plans to support sustainable change.
Understanding of NHS Information Systems.

Skills

Essential

Excellent organisational skills including the ability to plan and organise broad range of complex activities.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

Employer's website

https://www.roh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

Employer's website

https://www.roh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)