Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Nurse Change and Engagement/Documentation

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the digital team on the joint MSE and EPUT electronic patient record (EPR) journey by joining the Nova Programme.

The post holder will be responsible for the establishment and management of effective stakeholder and engagement activity across the MSE/EPUT environment to promote and champion the EPR programme, working with the Change and Engagement Team.

Combining their knowledge of patient care, informatics concepts and change management, the post holder will contribute to the development of a digitally skilled workforce to promote safe, effective, high-quality care.

This role is essential to prioritising continuous improvements and engagement to the digital culture of the organisation. The post holder will be flexible and adaptable, champion and support the implementation of new digital solutions and business processes to culturally embed changes into services across the Programme.

Main duties of the job

  • Oversee the digitisation of paper-based documentation and the management and optimisation of existing digital documentation processes within the Programme.
  • Develop strategies to harmonise different approaches to digital record keeping and work with internal and external governance partners to review and adopt policies and standards that supports high quality patient records, and digital documentation best practices.
  • Work with governance groups to develop and maintain the documentation standards and protocols for digital record-keeping.
  • Gain an in depth understanding of existing national and local data reporting requirements and work with Business Intelligence to ensure that the new digital forms and processes support these reporting requirements, and that the data would continue to generate insights that inform clinical and operational decision-making within the Trust.
  • Engage with the Information Governance team to ensure compliance of digital documentation to IG guidelines and best practices.
  • Participate in the design and acceptance testing of the digital forms to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets operational and clinical requirements.
  • Provide support, advice, and assistance to clinical staff during the rollout and post-implementation, addressing user inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and providing guidance on digital form usage and navigation.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0358

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Essex

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details, please see Job Description, but responsibilities will include:

To demonstrate effective communication systems which encourage engagement and gain commitment to policy and system adherence including the use of constructive feedback.

To use the highest level of communication skills in the written, presentation and verbal format and use these to communicate highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information in health service and multi-agency.

To use facilitation skills related to advanced practice and the dissemination of new knowledge.

To be able to use a wide variety of communication styles depending in the audience and requirements.

To express views in an effective way and confident manner in meetings, particularly when representing senior colleagues of the Programme.

To communicate effectively and calmly in difficult and complex situations.

To actively engage with external networks to identify best practice around Nursing, Midwifery and AHP (NMAHP) documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details, please see Job Description, but responsibilities will include:

To demonstrate effective communication systems which encourage engagement and gain commitment to policy and system adherence including the use of constructive feedback.

To use the highest level of communication skills in the written, presentation and verbal format and use these to communicate highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information in health service and multi-agency.

To use facilitation skills related to advanced practice and the dissemination of new knowledge.

To be able to use a wide variety of communication styles depending in the audience and requirements.

To express views in an effective way and confident manner in meetings, particularly when representing senior colleagues of the Programme.

To communicate effectively and calmly in difficult and complex situations.

To actively engage with external networks to identify best practice around Nursing, Midwifery and AHP (NMAHP) documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current professional registration
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior nursing/midwifery/AHP experience

Desirable

  • Clinical Safety Officer trained

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience at Band 8b or equivalent in nursing/midwifery/AHP
  • Change management project experience

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills demonstrated through application
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current professional registration
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior nursing/midwifery/AHP experience

Desirable

  • Clinical Safety Officer trained

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience at Band 8b or equivalent in nursing/midwifery/AHP
  • Change management project experience

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills demonstrated through application

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).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Essex

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Essex

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CNIO

Sam Neville

sam.neville1@nhs.net

07824668875

Details

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

390-COR-BA-0358

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Essex

SS16 5NL


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