Lead Digital Practitioner

Job summary

You will join the team working on our organisations digital transformation (EPR). The post holder will work on a series of assignments that will be integral to the success of Digitising Health Records and will support the Chief Nursing Information Officer in enabling staff to develop and improve patient information systems and processes across clinical services in the Trust. You will need to demonstrate a high degree of commitment, the ability to work under pressure, be able to work effectively with minimum supervision and communicate easily with workforce, patients and various stakeholders.Previous experience working within the digital workspace is not essential but desirable.Full training will be provided as appropriate. *The successful candidates will be based at the Doncaster site, however you will be asked to work at any location within the Trust. Demands on the service may require changes in hours of work or base.*

Main duties of the job

The post holder will facilitate and monitor progress of the programmes of work and provide practical support to the clinical teams to take forward service improvement and new ways of working. The post holder will also work with the senior clinical team to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve the overall project plan. Working collaboratively with ICT and Supplier Deployment Teams to deliver new systems to support DBTH clinical staff to include mobile technologies within the delivery of healthcare services. The post holder will work closely with staff at DBTH to deliver paperless implementations of innovative, effective and lasting solutions to complex information requirements. Improving patient safety, quality and patient experience is an explicit priority rather than an assumption and needs to underpin all elements of initiatives undertaken. The post holder will have line manager duties within the Digital Practitioners team.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.