Job summary
Are you a proven leader? Do you have clinical systems experience?
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our ICT team as the Head of Clinical Systems.
As the Head of Clinical Systems you will provide strategic direction and leadership in the planning, development, and deployment of clinical information systems across ESNEFT. You will lead a team of skilled IT professionals and foster a culture of innovation, teamwork, and excellence within the clinical systems department. You will oversee the maintenance of clinical information systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Electronic Patient Records (EPRs), Patient Administration Systems (PASs) and other relevant applications.
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative & enthusiastic leader who has a strategic approach with excellent operational and management skills.
If you have the vision and commitment to take forward this role and share our commitment to put patients at the heart of everything we do and save both staff and patient time, then we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Collaborate with executive leadership to align clinical systems initiatives with the organisation's goals and vision.
- Identify emerging technologies and trends in the healthcare industry to drive innovation and ensure ESNEFT remains at the forefront of digital healthcare.
- Oversee the maintenance of clinical information systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Electronic Patient Records (EPRs), Patient Administration Systems (PASs) and other relevant applications.
- Ensure seamless integration and interoperability of various clinical systems to enable efficient data exchange and communication among healthcare providers.
- Monitor system performance, conduct regular audits, and implement improvements to optimise system usability and reliability.
- Establish protocols for data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Lead a team of skilled IT professionals, ensuring effective collaboration and continuous professional development.
- Encourage creativity and forward-thinking to drive improvements and maximise the potential of clinical technologies.
- Collaborate with clinical stakeholders, department heads, and executive leadership to understand their needs and ensure the clinical systems align with their requirements.
The role may require occasional work out of hours to support key system upgrades.
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role
- Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
- Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
- Leading complex projects
- Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
- Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
- Business case development
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
- Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Further relevant training
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
- In depth understanding of change management
- Able to use IT systems including Microsoft Office
- In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
- Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
- Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
- Risk management and governance
Desirable
Personal Skills
Essential
- High level of analytical and problem solving skills - ability to analyse highly complex data/information/problems and make judgements/draw conclusions - including ability to respond to unexpected demands
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholdersStrong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
- Negotiation on controversial issues including performance and change
- Ability to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term
- Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and services
- Able to lead and direct others to accomplish organisational goals and objectives
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role
- Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
- Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
- Leading complex projects
- Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
- Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
- Business case development
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
- Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Further relevant training
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
- In depth understanding of change management
- Able to use IT systems including Microsoft Office
- In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
- Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
- Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
- Risk management and governance
Desirable
Personal Skills
Essential
- High level of analytical and problem solving skills - ability to analyse highly complex data/information/problems and make judgements/draw conclusions - including ability to respond to unexpected demands
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholdersStrong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
- Negotiation on controversial issues including performance and change
- Ability to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term
- Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and services
- Able to lead and direct others to accomplish organisational goals and objectives
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).
