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Head of Clinical Applications

Kent Hospitals University Nhs Foundation Trust, Canterbury

Head of Clinical Applications

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Kent Hospitals University Nhs Foundation Trust, Canterbury

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 9 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b2a043e5802447f78b94635701302315

Full Job Description

The Head of Clinical Applications is a key role in the IT department, helping the Trust to realise its digital vision, support our clinicians and our diverse customer base for the benefit of our patients. This role will manage some of the Trusts most critical IT systems such as our patient administration system and electronic medical records, and be part of an exciting journey of becoming a paper-lite and digitally enabled organisation., This exciting new role in IT will be responsible for leading around 40 staff across different teams which together, manage some of the Trusts most critical IT systems.

You will be able to lead and advise on our systems from a user focused perspective and work alongside our technical and project teams.You will be leading and be responsible for the teams on a daily basis using excellent management and communications skills. You will work closely with the IT leadership team to help deliver maximum value and drive clinical and operational improvements on a variety of IT systems.

Our systems are used by thousands of our staff simultaneously on a 24/7/365 basis, so you will be able to support these users as well as managing smaller work packages of continuous improvement.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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