Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
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Job overview
About you
Are you an experienced nurse and leader?
Are you forward-thinking and of innovative mindset with previous experience of working within the field of clinical informatics and digital health technology?
Do you have proven experience in successful change implementation and have a strong ability to engage and influence stakeholders?
Are you commitment to your own continuous learning and professional development?
If you answered yes to these questions, then we would welcome your application.
About the Role
Our informatics team plays a crucial role in transforming healthcare delivery through technology and so we are seeking a Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic team at Whipps Cross Hospital. This exciting opportunity puts you at the forefront of digital healthcare transformation, working to enhance patient care through innovative health informatics solutions.
If this role is of interest and you would like more information please contact [email protected] Senior Nurse Fundamentals of Care/ Deputy Nurse Informatics Officer and [email protected] Administrator for Senior Nurse Fundamentals of Care/ Deputy Nurse Informatics Officer in order that a informal telephone discussion can be arranged.
Main duties of the job- Drive innovation in digital health technology and AI applications by supporting the clinical design, implementation, and sustained use of health informatics systems within the hospital.
- Deliver training and support which leads to patient care documentation being completed to high standards and complies with regulatory and policy requirements.
- Act as a clinical digital advocate and change agent across the hospital environment who is experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, trust informatics departments, and external partners
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive post registration experience in acute clinical setting
- Experience as shift co-ordination and team management
- Working with and supporting clinical staff and students in placement
- Clinical based teaching experience and setting up teaching and development programs in clinical areas
- Mentoring and assessing learners in practice
- Experience in undertaking change project and understanding deliverables for the project
- Supporting the development of new initiatives
- Experience in using digital health platforms and technology
- Organisational skills - diary management and planning of event based learning
- Understand the basics in interpretation of data
- Designing of audit
- Experience of negotiation and conflict management
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
- Experience of Quality Improvement methodology
Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent up to date clinical skills
- Using expertise to facilitate and support learners and others in groups or as individuals.
- Good organizational skills including prioritising workload
- Numeracy and analytical skills
- Preparing and writing reports
- Chairing meetings
- Supporting quality monitoring processes
- Ability to facilitate change through personal development of staff.
- Working in a team
- Self-motivating in completing workload.
- IT skills which must include Microsoft 365 programs
- Preparing and writing reports
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Oracle Millennium functionality
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS and current issues.
- Self-motivating in learning and developing digital and functionality knowledge.
- Other clinical digital platforms
- Nurse education processes
- Change management theories.
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse or other professional qualification
- Relevant first degree / or equivalent or working towards
- Mentorship course or equivalent teaching qualification or willing to work towards
- Master or working towards
- Digital health qualification or working towards
Other
Desirable criteria- Adaptable communication skills between a range of healthcare professionals with an understanding of basic data metrics and monitoring / reporting success
We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so.As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.