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Deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer

On-site in Darlington·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Darlington
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 6 December

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The role

Job summary

This is a Trustwide post.

We are inviting internal applications for two additional Deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) posts: one aligned to Clinical Specialist Services (CSS) and one to Surgery. Each role provides 1 PA per week to strengthen the clinical voice in the development and optimisation of our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and wider digital systems. Working with the CCIO, Care Group leaders, the Chief Nursing Information Officer and the digital team, you will help ensure that digital change reflects clinical priorities and supports safer care, better patient outcomes and an improved experience for colleagues. This is an opportunity for a doctor with an interest in clinical informatics and service improvement to influence how digital systems work in practice. Please indicate which Care Group post you are applying for.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a dedicated clinical link between your Care Group and the Trusts digital and EPR programmes. Through regular engagement with medical colleagues and multidisciplinary teams, you will identify clinical needs, help shape priorities and translate these into practical workflow improvements. You will contribute clinical expertise to change requests, workflow design, testing and implementation, working with digital colleagues and Clinical Safety Officers to identify hazards and recommend mitigations. You will communicate changes across specialties, support training and adoption, and help ensure that developments reflect agreed clinical requirements, relevant standards and the Trusts digital direction. The focus is clinical leadership and representation, working alongside the teams responsible for technical delivery.

About us

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Clinical Information Officer, each Deputy CCIO will provide clinical leadership for their allocated Care Group: Clinical Specialist Services (CSS) or Surgery. Each post carries 1 programmed activity per week. Clinical engagement and representation Build effective relationships with medical colleagues, Care Group leadership and multidisciplinary teams. Capture the needs and priorities of specialties, represent these within digital and EPR development and maintain communication so that proposed changes are understood and clinically agreed. EPR and digital improvement Work with the CCIO, Chief Nursing Information Officer and wider informatics team to support a coherent approach to EPR optimisation and digital change. Contribute specialist clinical input to change requests, future-state workflows and system requirements, checking that proposed deliverables reflect clinical practice, relevant legislation, policies, standards and best practice. Clinical safety and assurance Review proposed workflows from a clinical safety perspective. Identify potential hazards and work with Clinical Safety Officers and relevant colleagues to recommend mitigations and controls. Provide clinical input to testing and implementation, attending relevant workshops and events. Communication, training and adoption Explain proposed and implemented changes to the medical workforce, share knowledge and support engagement across specialties. Undertake relevant training and awareness activity and act as a Super User to support agreed changes and effective use of electronic records. Working relationships Work collaboratively with the CCIO, CIO, CNIO, Care Group leaders, programme and project managers, workstream leads, subject matter experts, configuration analysts and Clinical Safety Officers. The role provides clinical leadership and expertise alongside the teams responsible for technical configuration and delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified medical practitioner at middle-grade level or above, with relevant clinical experience. Commitment to undertaking training relevant to clinical informatics, EPR use and digital change

Desirable

Qualification or training in health informatics, digital health, clinical leadership or quality improvement.

Experience

Essential

Clinical experience relevant to the Care Group applied for; experience of using electronic patient records; evidence of effective engagement across specialties and multidisciplinary teams and contribution to service improvement or clinical change.

Desirable

Experience of the Trusts EPR; involvement in digital projects, workflow redesign, system testing, training or Super User activity.

Special Requirements

Essential

Current Trust medical employee; ability to represent the relevant Care Group, attend meetings and testing across Trust sites as required, and commit 1 PA per week through agreed job planning.

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Ability to listen, communicate clearly and influence colleagues; translate clinical needs into digital requirements; work collaboratively across disciplines; identify clinical workflow risks and contribute to mitigations; understanding of confidentiality, information governance and safe clinical practice.

Desirable

Knowledge of clinical safety assurance for digital systems, workflow mapping and change management.

Statutory Registration

Essential

Current GMC registration with a licence to practice

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.

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