Reporting Local Workstream Lead

The EPR is about bringing all patient information together, enabling us to hold a single Trust-wide hospital record for each patient, helping us work together to improve our services.
We are committed to developing and deploying an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) for Acute Hospital Alliance ( Royal United Hospital - Bath, Great Western Hospital , Swindon and Salisbury NHS Trust, and are excited to announce secondment or fixed term contract opportunities to join the programme as an EPR Workstream Lead at a local level.
We are looking for a team of people with AHA - specific organisational knowledge and experience. We are looking for talented, enthusiastic and driven individuals. Most important is your enthusiasm for digital, and you will receive the technical training required to be successful in your role.
We are recruiting for Workstream Leads across key areas including: Clinical Documentation, Patient Administration (outpatients/inpatients), Maternity , Reporting, Order Comms, EPMA, Clinical Documentation and many more- please see JD.
We welcome applications from those who would like to join the programme team full time as well as those who would like to combine a fractional role in the team with work in their existing area.
All internal staff interested in applying should gain agreement from their line manager first. Roles are available across AHA (GWH, SFT and RUH). Successful applicant (GWH, SFT and RUH will be able to remain within their home trust.
When submitting your application, please state which areas of the programme listed above you have experience and interest in., The Workstream Lead will be responsible for the delivery of the workstream, playing a key role in the implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire Acute Healthcare Alliance. We are seeking an individual from a clinical (Nursing / Medical / AHP) or operational background with experience in managing a complex body of work, operational insight, and programme management skills to join our team.
The postholder will ensure appropriate planning and support is in place to enable successful service transition, drive operational change whilst removing unwarranted variation. This includes providing practical support to both the wider Implementation Team and clinical teams across the organisation and sharing functionality and anticipated configuration of the new EPR and how operational processes could align. There will be an expectation to drive an ongoing cycle of process improvement, continually identifying areas of opportunity for development and work with appropriate teams to implement system improvement. The postholder will also work with senior clinical teams to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve successful implementation of the new EPR, working as a liaison between clinical and operational service workstreams, various IT Teams and the system suppliers -Oracle Health and 3^rd Party.

Working for our organisation
We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the Values of the organisation depending on where you are based: Service, Teamwork, Ambition, Respect (GWH), Person Centered and Safe, Professional, Responsive, Friendly, Progressive (SFT) and Everyone matters, working together, Making a difference (RUH)., The Local Workstream Lead will be responsible for leading the future state design on their site, coordinating their team of change partners to work with the supplier and clinical and operational transformation leads to design the clinical configuration, facilitating updates or development of standard operating procedures for the new processes developed for an agreed Cerner EPR module, leading to a successful implementation of the EPR deployment.
The role will be responsible for leading a workstream in developing the processes and system design for their agreed area of scope.
Coordinating workstream activities to ensure alignment with other workstreams, identifying interdependencies and assigning mitigating plans where appropriate/required to ensure the plan remains on course for delivery within the agreed timeframe.
Ensuring systems and processes of the new EPR and integrated care systems are embedded into operational and clinical working. This will require the postholder to have a detailed understanding of service requirements, benefits realisation opportunities afforded by the new EPR and be able to contribute to local and Trustwide policy and protocol development to ensure both service and implementation needs are met.
Development of Standard Operating Procedures and Trust policies relating to the safe and accurate implementation of the new EPR.
Please view the attached Job Description document for full details regarding this post.
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
+ Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
+ Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
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Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £18 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £38 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
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