Digital Clinical Lead

Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, digitally minded, Clinical Leader to play a key role in the implementation, optimisation and adoption of our new Electronic Patient Record and Microsoft 365. As a Digital Clinician you will work as part of a team to deliver effective digital transformation across Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
You will have a strong interest in how digital solutions can help provide high quality, safe and efficient patient care and will be pivotal in engaging with clinical teams to optimise their use of technology to improve service delivery.
In return, we can offer you an extremely supportive environment in which to work and a commitment to continue your personal and professional development. The post holder will report to the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and work closely with clinical, technical and operational colleagues within our divisional structure and digital directorate.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for exceptional individuals who have experience in digital transformation and innovation.
Key aspects of the role will be to:

• To operate as a Clinical Leader leading the design of digital services and capabilities in a division or specialty (e.g. inpatient services, community services etc.).
• Hold expertise on Digital Clinical safety and user led design, leading relevant working groups/projects, services, and initiatives to provide digital transformation, information and analytical advice and expertise.
• Ensure Clinical Safety is considered throughout the lifetime of projects and initiatives, identifying and mitigating associated clinical risks

Working for our organisation
We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England and are looking for skilled and enthusiastic people to help us provide high quality
services for the patients, carers and local communities that we serve.
Joining our team you will become part of a service dedicated to helping to provide the best outcomes and experience for people using our
services and a great working experience for staff. We do not underestimate the challenges ahead and work together to support one another to
drive forward innovation and change. Your personal professional development is important to us and you will be provided with opportunities to develop, as well as a flexible and supportive approach to your work life balance.
Sussex Partnership is an equal opportunities employer, with a sincere commitment to our people's health and emotional wellbeing and as such,
we have signed the Time to Change pledge and provide a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
In addition, our workforce is currently under-represented by people from Black and Minority Ethnic and Disabled communities. We welcome
applications from people of these communities as we want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated our services good, following their most recent inspection, and outstanding in the caring domain.
To protect health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated
against COVID.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust's Digital Strategy describes the use digital technology to innovate, enhance and automate services that improve the experience of our staff, partners, and the communities we serve. A digital transformation programme has been established to deliver a step change across our core information systems, technology architecture, data and information.
The Digital Clinical Lead is a digital leader responsible and accountable for advancing clinical quality and safety through the optimal use of digitally enabled clinical initiatives that effect or involve clinical practice. The role will focus on optimisation and innovation via Microsoft 365 and the electronic patient record.
This post is part of a team of clinical, technical, and operational leadership roles within the digital directorate that will ensure the digital agenda is strategically aligned with future models of care and workforce strategies and addresses the day-to-day operational challenges facing our clinical teams.
This role also supports the Trust's Transformation Programme providing Clinical Leadership and linking digital and operational transformation via our divisional structure.
A key aspect of this role will be to encourage and support clinical colleagues to embrace transformational change associated with the digital agenda and to act as a liaison between the Trust's clinical collective and the EPR and M365 programmes.
Conversations with Jo Hillier, Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) prior to interview or application are encouraged. Please email jo.hillier@spft.nhs.uk to arrange.
A provisional interview date is set as the 2nd February 2024.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Qualification or equivalent experience in Project Management methodology such as Agile Project Management (Practitioner level) and/or User Led Design or transformation methodologies

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate degree, MSc or PhD from NHS Digital Academy or similar leadership programme or evidence of leadership development

Kowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience of leading organisation-wide change programmes and projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of leading clinical/digital or operational teams within the NHS
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders, managing their expectations and reporting progress on Programme progress
• Experience of user led design and applying quality improvement methodologies
• Experience of writing and presenting Business Cases and Standard Operating Procedures
• Professional Registration as a Clinician or Digital Profession
• Demonstrated experience in a Health or social care environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Agile, PRINCE2 and Microsoft Project
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of managing stakeholder relationships
• Experience of managing supplier relationships
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Experience of managing a team without direct line management
• Experience of leading a team of professionals, preferably a team of Project Managers or clinicians

Desirable criteria

• Experience of reporting programme progress to Committees and Boards
• Experience of using project planning tools such as Microsoft Project

Communication/Relationship skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to prepare, produce and present concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to understand the impact of the projects/ programme in the post holders remit on Trust operations and to sensitively discuss this impact with clinicians and other stakeholders.

Analytical & Judgement skills
Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
• Ability to analyse and judge the impact of projects on the organisations processes and ensure that any process changes are managed across the Trust.

Planning & Organisational skills/ People Management/Leadership/Resources
Essential criteria

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Participation in regular programme and project review meetings and delivering concise updates identifying key risks and issues with proposed solutions.
• Production and maintenance of accurate Programme documentation, including plans, risks, issues, highlight reports, exception reports, etc.
• Long-term planning of Digital Portfolio to meet the organisation's strategic goals and business strategy
• Leading and developing teams of professionals, including Project Managers, a Digital Transformation Manager and clinicians.
• Ability to secure resources projects, negotiating with colleagues across the Trust for the release of resources - some part-time - to support the work programme.
• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales

IT skills
Essential criteria

• Requires advanced keyboard skills with a high degree of accuracy including Microsoft Office, Excel and MS Project.

Desirable criteria

• Comprehensive knowledge of project and programme principles, techniques and tools, such as MSP, Agile and Microsoft Project

Abilities
Essential criteria

• Operates independently, manages team/project/department and interprets organisational policies

Mental Effort
Essential criteria

• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods with regular interruptions.
• Ability to work at a strategic level ensuring that the Programme of work supports the Trusts business strategy and minimise the impact on operations.

Working conditions
Essential criteria

• Required to use VDU for most of the day.
• Able to travel to other sites when required. Must have the ability to respond promptly to the need to travel and be flexible in terms of prioritisation of tasks and developments.

Physical skills
Essential criteria

• Requires advanced keyboard skills with a high degree of accuracy including Microsoft Office, Excel and MS Project.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.