LCO EPR Expansion - Chief Medical Informatics Officer, LCO
Job summary
We are seeking to appoint to the role of Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), Local Care Organisation (4 PAs). The CMIO is a senior clinical informatics roles within Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisations, reporting to the Director of Clinical Informatics and professionally accountable to the Joint Chief Medical Officers.
The post holder will combine strategic leadership, operational oversight and clinical credibility, the CMIO will help realise MFT's vision for a digitally enabled, integrated health and care system across Manchester and Trafford.
Main duties of the job
Chair and drive LCO digital delivery: Oversee prioritisation, delivery and de-prioritisation of digital workstreams across community services
Provide clinical leadership for Epic implementation: Act as one of the principal clinical leads for the community rollout of Epic (Hive), ensuring configuration supports safe, efficient and integrated care across all services
Lead post-go-live optimisation and transformation: Drive clinical transformation and benefits realisation after implementation, ensuring digital tools deliver tangible improvements in patient outcomes, staff productivity and service efficiency.
Ensure governance and safety: Establish and contribute to robust governance structures to oversee digital developments, ensuring clinical safety, data quality and compliance with NHS standards.
Champion clinical engagement and training: Build a network of digital champions, support staff training, and address workforce concerns to maximise adoption and digital literacy.
Integrate community perspectives in Trust-wide digital strategy: Collaborate closely with other CMIOs, the CNIO and external partners to ensure community needs are represented in MFT and Greater Manchester.
Promote innovation and research: Encourage use of informatics to enable service redesign and clinical research, working with academic and innovation partners.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- NHS Consultant or equivalent
- Registered and GMC license
- Demonstrated expertise in clinical informatics
- Formal qualification in health informatics
- Project management experience
Clinical Leadership
- Substantial experience leading a clinical service supported by an electronic patient record
- Track record of delivering informatics or digital change projects
- Understanding of community clinical workflows and national NHS digital strategy
- Experience in leading Epic implementations
- Involvement in research and innovation programmes
Project Leadership
- Proven ability to prioritise, plan and deliver complex projects
- Experience of benefits realisation and service improvement through digital transformation
Leadership
- Ability to inspire, lead and develop MDT colleagues
- Ability to translate complex informatics concepts into clinical language
- Manages contentious issues and drive cultural change
- Evidence of collaboration across organisational boundaries and co production with patient and the public
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
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
LCO Townhall/ Trafford House/ Cobbett House
Manchester
M13 9WL
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/