EPR Head of Technical
Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are at the beginning of our EPR journey and will be selecting our suppliers during Q3 2024/25.
We want a Head of Technical to join us and support our EPR journey. This is an exciting role and the successful candidate will be able to shape and support our journey whilst working closely with other departments across the Trust.
The post will report to the Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer/EPR Programme Director, and will be part of the senior management team for the EPR programme alongside the Head of Applications, Head of Operational Change and Head of People to deliver a successful EPR implementation.
The Head of Technical is responsible for four key workstreams for the programme covering,
- Testing,
- Integration,
- Data Migration and
- Infrastructure Readiness.
We are looking for a knowledgeable individual in technical delivery of an EPR/digital solutions who is talented, enthusiastic and driven. The EPR programme will ultimately transform the future of healthcare delivery across our hospitals for the benefit of the patients we serve.
Working as key member of our EPR Programme team you will drive transformational change across our hospitals to deliver successful and wide engagement with our EPR programme, ensuring that the intended benefits of the programme can be fully realised.
Main duties of the job
Managing the overall workstreams for testing, integration, data migration and infrastructure readiness ensuring coordinated plans are in place through a coordinating project/programme management approach
Manage the staff within the portfolio including a mix of existing staff, fixed terms and third-party providers to deliver an effective EPR solution
Manage the £1.5m+ budget for the technical workstreams for the programmes
Advising and providing recommendations to the EPR Programme Board/Trust Board on data migration approach and other areas as required.
Support the PMO in ensuring highlight reports are produced, risks managed and financial management is in place
Undertaking additional, specific programme work in support of the EPR programme under the direction of the Programme Director and alongside the process design, change management and transformation/benefits leads across the programme.
Working with the Head of EPR applications to ensure configuration, decision support and working processes are integrated across the implementation.
- Working with clinical digital leads to ensure requirements are understood prior to developing technical solution.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
- Knowledge of NHS interoperability agenda across the ICS and national requirements
- Knowledge of TOGAF principles
- Knowledge of EPR projects, suppliers, and requirements
- Integration architecture understanding.
- Knowledge of related local and national strategies and policies
- Expert knowledge and application of a wide range of recognised Development Methodologies (e.g., Agile, SCRUM, RAD, SSADM, MOSCOW Analysis, Time box developments, DSDM)
- Awareness of the non-functional environment for clinical systems (physical working locations, 24/7 operations, information governance, legal requirements, etc.).
Qualifications
- Educated to master's level in relevant IT related discipline or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing education and development
- Certification or substantial demonstrable working knowledge of an appropriate enterprise architecture methodology or Framework such as TOGAF
- Certification or demonstrable working knowledge of associated frameworks or methodologies (e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2, MSP, UML etc.)
- Postgraduate management qualification or demonstrable skills in management gained through experience.
- Professional qualification in at least one technical discipline (such as MCSD, CCNA, MCSE, VCA)
Personal Attributes
- Able to work under pressure
- Effective personal written and oral communication skills
- Emotional intelligence - self-awareness, confidence, ability to manage conflict, empathy
- Presentation at board level
- Ability to articulate detailed technical issues into simple language to support decision making.
Contractual Requirements
- Ability to travel between sites.
- Ability to work the hours required, to ensure satisfactory performance of duties.
Experience
- Significant experience in solution d evelopment
- Significant experience in digital project implementation
- Delivery of complex programmes of work using the PRINCE methodology
- Procurement and delivery Information systems
- Production of Information Strategies/Business Cases/Option Appraisals
- Line management of large digital teams
- Change Management experience
- Extensive experience working in a digital capacity in a health care setting.
- Experience in Microsoft enterprise tools (e.g., SharePoint Dynamics, BizTalk, SQL Server, .NET etc.) an d Messaging Services HL7, XML, FIHR.
- Experience in: Cisco network design, data -centre design, virtualisation technologies, telephony, and real -time communication systems (such as bleeps).
- Has experience of vendor management and negotiation.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Sutton in Ashfield, United Kingdom NG17 4JL
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70417.00 - £81138.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Sutton in Ashfield, United Kingdom NG17 4JL
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70417.00 - £81138.00 a year
- Posted