Nursing & Midwifery - AHP Information Officer

Job summary

Allied Health Professional Information Officer

(Nursing/Midwifery background also considered)

Do you have a passion for making a difference to the lives of others? Are you able to engage and work with others to deliver sustainable changes in clinical processes with digital as an enabler? Do you want to be part of an exciting Clinical Informatics team that will transform the way in which health and care is delivered, not just within the walls of a hospital, but reaching across health and care providers?

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who brings both passion and experience in understanding how to deliver successful digital change in a complex environment. This role will need experience in understanding how Millennium EPR works and how to work with clinical and operational teams to navigate the best way to improve how they do their work.

We work as part of a collaborative team where everyone has a voice and is encouraged to continuously improve our approach to change.

Interviews are planned for week commencing 24 August 2026. Please note that there may be initial telephone interviews.

Main duties of the job

As an AHP Information Officer, you will play a vital part in the delivery of our Millennium adoption, optimisation and transformation journey, providing clinical leadership to people and projects across the Trust. We're particularly keen to hear from Allied Health Professionals who understand the unique workflows, pressures and opportunities within AHP services, and who can champion the AHP voice as we shape how digital tools support care.

The Nursing, Midwifery or AHP Information Officer (IO) will play a key role in the adoption and development of the Electronic Patient Record (ePR) Millennium, across the Trust and wider Surrey Region. The post holder will work within the Clinical Informatics team across multiple areas with either a planned or unplanned care setting focus providing a pivotal integrated view of pathways across those settings. The IO will provide practical support to the clinical teams to take forward improvements and new ways of working introduced through Millennium EPR. To enable successful service transition, drive operational change and help realise the qualitative and quantitative benefits available with use of integrated clinical systems.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work with the Clinical, Digital and Transformation teams to ensure alignment of priorities to achieve the overall long term project plan and support the Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (CCIO) and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) in ensuring Trust staff of all levels are assisted in making the transition to digital workflows. Improving patient safety, quality and patient experience is an explicit priority rather than an assumption and needs to underpin all elements of programme work undertaken.

The post holder will be required to work across all sites across the Trust as well as collaborate and mange relationships with their counterparts across other Trusts.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered as a Nurse, Midwife or AHP
Educated to Degree level OR equivalent, specialist knowledge acquired through relevant experience.

Desirable

Quality Improvement course / change management e.g. QI course

Knowledge

Essential

Strong history of clinical credibility
Demonstrable experience of having worked in a fast paced decision making role in an acute environment
Experience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
A good working knowledge of clinical and non-clinical systems for a designated group of clinical areas gained via direct experience as a clinician
Strong interpersonal, reporting and communication skills
Knowledge of IT concepts and systems
Proven troubleshooting skills
Experience of healthcare applications
Experience of liaising with clients, collating requirements and mapping them to business processes
The ability to work with multiple stakeholders to develop project plans and work streams with them.

Desirable

Demonstrates knowledge and ability to advise the Board/senior nurses on professional issues.
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team and knowledge of allied health professional requirements
Experience of IT services
Understand the importance of data, data structures, confidentiality and the use of data
Project and process management skills demonstrated through experience and/or education
Experience in sourcing approaches and evaluations linked to business needs

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

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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