Core EPR Project Manager

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are part of the largest digital health and social care transformation programme in the world. With investment of more than £1 billion pounds a year nationally and a significant additional spend locally, this programme of work hasbeen created to give staff and citizens the technology they need.

Due to this brand-new Innovation programme, we are looking for a number of Project Managers to lead this Digital transformation, which will support health and social care in Derbyshire.

Working under the direction of the EPR Programme Manager and alongside other Senior Project Managers, Clinical, Admin, and Technical teams; you will lead and work with clinical and non-clinical workstreams to ensure UHDB and CRH joint care pathways are agreed and adopted for the implementation of the new EPR.

This role will cover 6 sites:

Chesterfield Royal Hospital (CRH)
Royal Derby Hospital (RDH)
Queen's Hospital Burton (QHB)
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital (FNCH)
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital (SJCH)
Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital (SRPCH)

Hybrid working option will be available as per the need of work.

Main duties of the job

This is a unique opportunity to join a newly created team that focuses on articulating the impact of this exciting new programme of work.

The role will manage resources and work with external Stakeholders and project team members to ensure that the necessary infrastructure, processes, skills and resources are available to support all Data Migration activities.

The EPR implementation forms an integral part of an innovative and exciting Clinical Transformation programme that will be enabled by a comprehensive Digital experience, incorporating a wide range of EPR functionality required to deliver excellent patient care.

Closing date for applications: 3 March 2025

Interview dates: 24 March 2025

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

320-TWS-1949

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital (Cross site Working)

Uttoxeter Road

Derby,

DE22 3NE

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level plus project/programme management or equivalent
Advanced level of IT Literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications

Desirable

Project Management Practitioner qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Significant experience, specialist working knowledge of project / programme management and improvement methodologies and the ability to apply them in clinical settings, working with different staff groups at all levels within the organisation.

Desirable

Experience in a Supervisory Capacity
Has an understanding of the current health care Agenda
Experience of working on Digital/EPR System Deployments

Skills

Essential

Ability to assist in training staff in the use of Project management and service improvement methodologies
Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious info and ideas
Ability to communicate complex messages, which are open to interpretation and not always straightforward
Ability to work independently and as part of a team (2)
Certificate or qualification in presenting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level plus project/programme management or equivalent
Advanced level of IT Literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications

Desirable

Project Management Practitioner qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Significant experience, specialist working knowledge of project / programme management and improvement methodologies and the ability to apply them in clinical settings, working with different staff groups at all levels within the organisation.

Desirable

Experience in a Supervisory Capacity
Has an understanding of the current health care Agenda
Experience of working on Digital/EPR System Deployments

Skills

Essential

Ability to assist in training staff in the use of Project management and service improvement methodologies
Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious info and ideas
Ability to communicate complex messages, which are open to interpretation and not always straightforward
Ability to work independently and as part of a team (2)
Certificate or qualification in presenting

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.