Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details as to the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Other

• Registered Nurse (NMC)

• Registered with the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UK CHIP) at level 2

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Educated to Degree level
• Additional specialist knowledge or training to master's level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of ongoing and recent personal and professional development
• Evidence of training in clinical safety and risk management

• Recognised leadership qualification or training programmes / frameworks
• Project or Programme Management qualification, such as PRINCE II, Managing Successful Programmes
• Management qualification

Experience

• Previous experience of working in the NHS or a similar large, complex environment
• Significant post registration experience
• Experience in supervising, leading and managing staff
• Extensive experience in clinical practice at a management or leadership level - with a track record of credibility
• Change management experience related to the planning and delivery of work in a clinical setting
• Project management experience
• Financial and budget management experience
• Experience of influencing stakeholders
• Ability to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales
• Experience of working autonomously
• Demonstrates use of own judgement to resolve complex clinical issues.
• Proven track record of successful working with different staff groups to implement improvements in practice.

• Experience of successfully implementing clinical or service practice and organisational change
• Experience of management or significant contribution to complex, mission critical projects - clinical / IT / transformation
• Experience of delivering transformational leadership to effect change in teams
• Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within the organisation and in a multi-professional environment

Skills

• Able to demonstrate emotional intelligence and excellent leadership skills
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Financial management skills and business acumen
• Ability to manage, motivate and empower a team of staff
• Excellent communication skills with a range of people from a variety of disciplines
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Innovative and creative
• Able to resolve conflict and overcome resistance
• Mentoring and counselling skills
• Demonstrable clinical skills and knowledge
• Excellent communication skills with a range of people from a variety of disciplines
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
• Computer literate
• Able to manage own work load and work for periods without direct supervision and stamina and commitment to bring drive to new ideas and projects
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Demonstrates leadership qualities, skills and values
• Ability to influence at a senior level, e.g. influence without direct line management authority- through highly tuned & credible leadership skills & track record
• Ability to communicate and deliver complex and conflicting information in a clear, concise manner.

• Ability to contribute ideas for service improvement and development.
• Ability to translate complex technical or business information for end users
• Able to use initiative and judgement in appropriate circumstances and to work autonomously

Knowledge

• An in depth understanding of the statutory framework governing nurses and midwives including emerging nursing revalidation
• Understanding (& experience) of how to improve clinical quality in acute patient settings
• A clear understanding of the national nursing and midwifery strategy, resultant work-streams and the standards to underpin and demonstrate best practice in nursing;
• understanding of national policy in relation to the national approaches to clinical quality, the Care Quality Commission activities and methodologies & the impact & expectation on front line services to deliver high quality safe care
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a pressured environment against challenging deadlines;
• A clear understanding of the national nursing and midwifery strategy, resultant work-streams and the standards to underpin and demonstrate best practice in nursing;
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

• Organisation development: understanding of the requirements of an information culture and emerging technologies
• An understanding of the professional frameworks that support AHP roles
• Ability to interpret national and local policy drivers understanding the political environment;
• Knowledge of change management: experienced in managing change across teams/services in a multi-professional environment
• Knowledge of benefits management: able to identify and articulate benefits of information-enabled change
• Patient safety: Responsibility for clinical risk management of clinical informatics systems and services in accordance with NHS standards

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk