Job summary
The Trust has set a clear direction to ensure the effective and
efficient use of the technology and digital information in place, to improve
the quality of care, patient safety, and creation of efficiencies. The
Electronic Patient Record (EPR) is an integral part of this strategy and will
transform how the clinical teams function.
The Clinical Change Analyst role will support the development
and implementation of the EPR, which is the Trusts electronic patient record
solution.
The Clinical Change Analysts will work very closely with Lead
Digital Nursing Officer, The EPR team and clinical and nursing teams within the
clinical environment to understand the current ways of working with the goal of
supporting the delivery of the DCR across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Be
knowledgeable in clinical processes and have the vision to adapt paper-based
processes to a digital format.
Ensure the digitisation of patient care is evidence based and that the patients
journey is streamlined and supported through the digital solutions proposed.
Support
the development and implement of digital patient pathways as appropriate.
Use
a wide range of knowledge base and sources to determine time required factors
of assessment or admission, including the most appropriate and safe patient
pathway.
Understand change management
techniques and methodologies and be able to adapt the approach to a wide range
of stakeholders.
Identify,
track and analyse benefits of any clinical information system or process for
patients and families, staff and the service.
Understand and act as champion for the General Data Protection
Regulations (GDPR).
Participate in Directorate/Departmental meetings and lead on
digital discussions with clinical peers.
Oversee digitisation of set patient care programmes in accordance
with agreed policies.
Act as a role model when carrying out and demonstrating digital
solutions.
Provide expert advice and support to colleagues on digital
solutions.
Support the clinical teams by ensuring the digitisation of
written patient information can be captured in the DCR. This includes
appropriate workflow management.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will work very closely with
Lead Digital Nursing Officer, The Digital Care Record (DCR) team and clinical
and nursing teams within the clinical environment to understand the current
ways of working with the goal of supporting the delivery of the DCR across the
Trust. Will work with the Lead Digital Nursing Officer and Clinical teams, to
define new processes and ways of working, ensuring that these are safe and do
not compromise patient care. Will assist in the training for all Clinical
teams. This will include the production of training materials on system
functionality as well as working with the Nursing Education teams to ensure the
systems, solutions and processes are embedded safely across the organisation.
Will support the Clinical teams in the new ways of working ensuring they are
able to adopt the new solutions. This will include taking on-board feedback and
working with the system configuration teams to enable system change as required.
Will provide floor walking support as the new processes become embedded within
the Trust. This will include key go-live support as well as ad-hoc visits to
areas requiring specialist support. Will analyse inpatient and outpatient work
practices, working with our Clinical teams supporting changes to process to
achieve increased efficiency and enhanced clinical effectiveness through the
DCR Will work with clinical, nursing, operational management and support teams
across the wider Trust and NHS, As an ambassador of the profession, you will
ensure clinical practice, supported by digital technology, supports
professional standards and that functionality deployed adheres to / supports
practitioners professional standards e.g. the Nursing and Midwifery Council. A
full detailed Job Description and Person Specification is attached in the
supporting information section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will work very closely with
Lead Digital Nursing Officer, The Digital Care Record (DCR) team and clinical
and nursing teams within the clinical environment to understand the current
ways of working with the goal of supporting the delivery of the DCR across the
Trust. Will work with the Lead Digital Nursing Officer and Clinical teams, to
define new processes and ways of working, ensuring that these are safe and do
not compromise patient care. Will assist in the training for all Clinical
teams. This will include the production of training materials on system
functionality as well as working with the Nursing Education teams to ensure the
systems, solutions and processes are embedded safely across the organisation.
Will support the Clinical teams in the new ways of working ensuring they are
able to adopt the new solutions. This will include taking on-board feedback and
working with the system configuration teams to enable system change as required.
Will provide floor walking support as the new processes become embedded within
the Trust. This will include key go-live support as well as ad-hoc visits to
areas requiring specialist support. Will analyse inpatient and outpatient work
practices, working with our Clinical teams supporting changes to process to
achieve increased efficiency and enhanced clinical effectiveness through the
DCR Will work with clinical, nursing, operational management and support teams
across the wider Trust and NHS, As an ambassador of the profession, you will
ensure clinical practice, supported by digital technology, supports
professional standards and that functionality deployed adheres to / supports
practitioners professional standards e.g. the Nursing and Midwifery Council. A
full detailed Job Description and Person Specification is attached in the
supporting information section.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration (Nursing and/or AHP)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5
- Ward/Department based teaching
- Relevant and proven experience of working within a large NHS organisation
- Involvement in an area of change and innovation in practice
- Experience of working collaboratively with multiple professional teams from both internal and external agencies
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Analytical skills
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Presentation skills
- Ability to prioritise workload in a complex environment
- Ability to develop and communicate a vision
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work to tight deadlines using own initiative
- Negotiation skills
- Evidence of being up to date with current NHS/professional issues
- Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field
- Clinical credibility
- Evidence of teaching and development skills
- Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others
- Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them.
- Able to prioritise workload
- Fully aware of principles of infection control.
- Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
- Evidence of child protection issues/procedures
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of family centred care
- Promote peoples equality, diversity & rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and a commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Assertive, enthusiastic, dynamic
- Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put changes into practice
Other qualities
Essential
- Able to Travel between sites
- Able to work lates, nights, weekends as required (the main role will be 8-4 but alternate shifts will be needed on occasion).
- This is a clinical role, the post holder must be able to work in clinical areas, shadowing and observing clinical teams and process mapping
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration (Nursing and/or AHP)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 5
- Ward/Department based teaching
- Relevant and proven experience of working within a large NHS organisation
- Involvement in an area of change and innovation in practice
- Experience of working collaboratively with multiple professional teams from both internal and external agencies
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Analytical skills
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Presentation skills
- Ability to prioritise workload in a complex environment
- Ability to develop and communicate a vision
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work to tight deadlines using own initiative
- Negotiation skills
- Evidence of being up to date with current NHS/professional issues
- Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field
- Clinical credibility
- Evidence of teaching and development skills
- Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others
- Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them.
- Able to prioritise workload
- Fully aware of principles of infection control.
- Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance.
- Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights
- Evidence of child protection issues/procedures
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of family centred care
- Promote peoples equality, diversity & rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and a commitment to clinical supervision
- Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Assertive, enthusiastic, dynamic
- Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put changes into practice
Other qualities
Essential
- Able to Travel between sites
- Able to work lates, nights, weekends as required (the main role will be 8-4 but alternate shifts will be needed on occasion).
- This is a clinical role, the post holder must be able to work in clinical areas, shadowing and observing clinical teams and process mapping
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
