Primary Care Chief Clinical Information Officer Clinical Lead

Job summary

Clinical and Care Professional Leads support south east London-wide and borough programmes of work, therefore, there is an expectation that you currently work within south east London, and for borough based roles, within that borough.

The digital team in the ICB is critical to enabling the mission of the ICS - helping people in South East London to live the healthiest possible lives. Our vision is to make South East London a 'digitally-world-class' health and care system using technology to deliver accessible, joined-up, person-centred care that is safe, effective and efficient, where data is used intelligently to improve every aspect of care, and where innovation thrive

The digital team in the ICS has an exciting, opportunity for a Primary Care CCIO. The SEL ICB Primary Care Chief Clinical Information Officer will provide expert and pragmatic advice, leadership, and management necessary to support the safe and efficient design, implementation, and use of clinical digital systems to deliver improvements to the quality of care and patient outcomes. This includes providing expert clinical information advice and guidance; working collaboratively with others to ensure patient and clinical involvement in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services; and championing the use of digital systems as an enabler of change and quality improvement.

This role will provide strategic direction and clinical leadership on the design, implementation, and use of digital solutions to ensure quality improvements and the delivery of high-quality primary care services and opportunities across the wider care system for improved patient experience and efficiency.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide strategic level primary care advice and guidance

2. Promote innovation and champion the development of a digital culture as an enabler of change and quality improvement and drive continuous clinical process improvement

3. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Digital Strategy and Joint Forward Plan for SEL and ensure proposed digital solutions support primary care requirements and transformation first and foremost.

4. Represent SEL, as and when required, at local, regional, and national meetings including Chairing the Primary Care Digital Programme Board and participate in the ICB Digital Board.

5. Be the SRO for primary care programme/s of SEL ICB.

6. Manage a team of CCPLs in the Digital team and support collaboration with CCPLs and other key stakeholders

7. Determine and advise the senior management/ executive team on implications of national and local informatics policy/strategy development from a primary care perspective.

8. Be responsible for the assessment of potential risks from digital solutions .

9. Facilitate collaboration, consultation and engagement with primary care stakeholders in the design, delivery, and evaluation of digital systems.

10. Be the Clinical Safety Officer for digital solutions, and lead the development, implementation and continuation of a Clinical Safety Officer community of practice for South East London.

About us

From the Catford Cat to the Brixton Windmill and Chislehurst Caves, South East London is a vibrant, fun, unique and richly diverse place to live, grow, learn and work.

The South East London Integrated Care System (SELICS) brings together the organisations responsible for health and care services in south east London, making the greatest possible contribution to the health and wellbeing of people living in our six boroughs.

SELICS is made up of staff working in many different roles, in different settings, employed in different ways, by a wide range of partner organisations, and are at the centre of our collective ambition for greater integration and better care. Employing organisations include NHS Trusts, GP practices, Social Care and Voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises, dental surgeries, pharmacies and optometrists.

We have an ambitious People Strategy that brings these partners together to deliver the 'one workforce' ambition, making the health and care system a better place to work and live.