EHRS Deputy Delivery Manager - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals

Description

Job overview

An opportunity to join the UCLH Electronic Health Record (EHR) management team has arisen within the Pharmacy, Cancer Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial & Diagnostics team. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with a keen interest & experience in digital healthcare. The successful candidate will a diverse team of analysts who support UCLH's digital infrastructure.

Patients are at the centre of everything we do. Our EHR - Epic - helps to ensure that we continue to get better at delivering services & treatment plans designed around patient needs. Our vision is to create a digitally enabled organisation that supports the delivery of efficient & effective patient care, achieved through easy-to-use systems that provide staff & patients with access to the right information, in the right place, at the right time. At UCLH, Digital Services is central to our transformation programme. To help us to achieve our vision, we are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

The new & exciting field of Digital Healthcare looks to improving patient care & staff working experience by using technology & digital pathways. More & more job opportunities are being created for people with an interest & experience in implementing & designing Digital Health solutions. From patient records to research, health economics to clinical decision support, Digital Health aims to bring current IT technology to healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

The UCLH Pharmacy, Cancer Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial & Diagnostics team consist of several applications that cover pharmacy, chemotherapy workflows, clinical trial management, imaging & diagnostics. The post holder will oversee & be responsible for the design, configuration, build, & testing of these application modules. Along with their EHR Delivery Manager, they will be responsible for close integration of their application teams with the other application teams in the EHR programme (e.g. outpatients). This includes supporting the Delivery Manager to ensure the team execute relevant plans & deliver work on time in adherence to the established governance structure & quality standards. They will engage regularly with clinicians & operational managers, analysing service needs, & helping them to agree & deliver clinical best practice standards, future workflows & system optimisation. They will help scope & prioritise new projects in line with Trust strategic objectives.

The work will include developing, managing & supporting the analysts, & working closely with training, technical, & operational staff. We have excellent relationships with departmental leads, super-users & subject matter experts who help prioritise our workstreams. We also have a rolling upgrade programme which delivers new features & functionality to ensure the system is up-to-date.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.