Director, Digital - Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Description
We are looking for an exceptional Implementation Director to lead a One Devon EPIC EPR.This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to change the digital health landscape for the entire One Devon Healthcare system.
We have ambitious plans to increase and develop our digital maturity to support our Trusts' long-term strategic goals in order to maintain a high standard of patient care and safety to the populations we serve.
A One Devon Electronic Patient Record system (EPR) will enable our Trusts to build strong partnerships and develop better collaboration and integration with our partners across acute, secondary, primary and community care.
As such, we are hugely excited to be implementing EPIC, which will enable Devon to realise it's transformation ambitions by standardising best-practice care.
Our Implementation Director will lead the strategic direction for this comprehensive and integrated EPIC EPR Programme.This role will be responsible for a successful implementation, which will be to both to a strict timeline and budget.
The One Devon EPR Implementation Director will be responsible for driving the strategic direction of the EPR Programme and will ensure that it fulfils its statutory responsibilities.
Providing leadership, at an Executive level, with both transformational change expertise and EPR implementation experience.Instilling robust programme structure and governance to deliver the transformation. Building an efficient and effective team.
Building and developing our people to ensure sustainability and a culture of continuous improvement.
Our Electronic Patient Record will be jointly owned, implemented, and supported by a single team across Devon.
We ill be implementing EPIC which will enable Devon to realise it's major transformation ambitions by standardising care on best-practice.
This exciting and challenging programme aims to fundamentally change how we deliver health and care in Devon in a way that is both clinically and financially sustainable.
In implementing the new EPR programme, we will be guided by ensuring we do the right thing for our patients and carers, people and communities as well as creating a working environment which better enables our staff to deliver the best care they can every day.
Fulfil statutory responsibilities, ensuring that the EPR system and any related outputs are compliant with national policy and practice for all areas within its scope.
Be an ambassador for our organisation and our vision ensuring effective public relations with the community and other stakeholders.
Leadership and transformation
Identify and effectively manage programme milestones, risks, and issues to deliver a safe EPR system.
Promote a positive change management and clinical transformation culture.
Be instrumental in guiding the organisation in the redesign of any organisational restructure, role redesign and/or skills mix requirements both during and following the EPR implementation.
Strategic development and implementation
Provide the strategic development with the chosen EPR vendor into a long-term partnership in line with the delivery of the organisations corporate strategy beyond the EPR Programme.
Work with the Director of Transformation and our Senior Leadership Team, to build the organisational readiness and appropriate conditions that will enable a smooth transition from the EPR Programme phase to business as usual.
Ensure that there are clear responsibilities, roles, and systems of accountability to support good governance and management across the EPR Programme and through the agreed reporting structure to our Trust Board.
Interpret overall health policy and strategy related to the redesign of clinical pathways and services aligning to the chosen EPR system.
Proactively promote the EPR Programmes wider aims and approach to enable the Trust to be recognised for its innovation, transformational change, and digital maturity.
Work with Commissioners and One Devon partners to support the delivery of an interoperable digital solution across Devon and the wider SW peninsula.
Develop strong operational partnerships with stakeholders and neighbouring providers to work in collaboration for the benefits of local people.
Experience of leading a complex EPR system implementation
Minimum of 5 years transformation and change management experience
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torbay Hospital