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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
About
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.
Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients
We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.
Diagnostic Systems Team Leader
Closed for applications on: 3-Jul-2024 10:25
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 3-Jul-2024 10:25
Key details
Location
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust
- Address
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Postcode
- NN16 8UZ
- Major / Minor Region
- Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Digital
Job overview
Advert
Working for our organisation
- Compassion
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courageous
- Accountable
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Leadership of designated team to provide efficient, integrated and customer-focused services to all staff, delivering excellent customer service, supporting team to ensure that services provided across the group are and continue to be effective, meet the clinical and business needs of the Group, and represent best value for money.
- You will be responsible for leading your team to deliver a high quality service ensuring the team exceed agreed service level agreements, prioritising workload and ensuring priorities are met for systems access, development and user issues.
- Planning of improvements to ensure systems are reliable and resilient, and that robust arrangements for maintenance are in place and regularly assessed.
- Collaborate with the digital teams and clinical users in relation to the implementation and strategic development of electronic patient records and diagnostic systems within the Trust
- Ensure the Clinical Safety Management system is followed and all clinical risks are assessed in conjunction with the Clinical Safety Officer
- Negotiate with external organisations over service issues e.g. third party suppliers, other NHS organisations, to ensure any outstanding issues are resolved to the satisfaction of the Trust
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure effective integration of the Clinical Applications with other systems with the aim of maximising the efficiency of the clinical workflow overall, and longer term business planning.
- Acting as an SME using your expert knowledge of the systems and change processes to provide specialist advice, working with the training team, project team, Data Quality and other key stakeholders
- Continual review of the change process and maintaining a catalogue of change types and approval routes required.
- Develop appropriate testing methodologies and systems to ensure Patient and Diagnostic IT systems meet trust and legislative requirements, particularly in support of upgrades, security patches, etc.
- Champion and role model the Groups values and behaviours and support others in doing so to deliver the Group Vision and Mission successfully
- You will lead on the identification and management of risk and issues throughout the Product lifecycle.
- You will plan and deliver upgrades and new solutions, often working with a project manager and the wider business as part UHN wide initiatives, assuming role of technology lead where necessary.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courageous
- Accountable
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In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters level education or equivalent level or equivalent experience delivering Digital services
- Good knowledge of the provision of health services
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
- ITIL Certification or relevant experience or working in an ITIL environment
Desirable criteria
- Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE II or experience of using structured project methodology
- Evidence of experience or qualification in one or more of the following SQL / SQL Server HL7 Interfaces Reporting tools (e.g. Business Objects) Windows Server Administration
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of leading a team in an operational environment at a senior level (preferably in an NHS environment)
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical workflows relevant to diagnostic systems in NHS setting.
- Ability to contribute to the effective performance and budgetary management and control in Service area
- Experience of digital/IT clinical systems change/project management while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality
- Sufficient knowledge of NHS/Government policies, strategies and organisational relationships in relation Clinical Systems, to be able to advise stakeholders and develop proposals for the service area
- Advanced systems development skills and technical knowledge across a broad range of clinical systems and software
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to clearly manage priorities for self and contribute to those of team in order to meet targets
- Ability to perform well under pressure and manage unpredictable workload with conflicting priorities
- Have experience of administering and supporting an organisational wide IT system
- Have knowledge of, and be able to communicate effectively on complex operational requirements for effective system management (e.g. performance monitoring etc)
- Must be familiar with hospital environment and the role of diagnostic systems in the clinical and business operation of the Trust
- Ability to undertake duties effectively and to time in line with legislation, policies and procedures
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to interpret and convey complex information from various systems in a manner that is easily understood by a variety of users
- Must be able to demonstrate analytical thinking and the ability to work through problems to a resolution
- Must be able to demonstrate both formal and informal communication ability, orally and in writing, when dealing with colleagues and other staff at all levels
- Ability to deliver to targets and deadlines
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Murphy
- Job title
- Diagnostic Systems Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813 363534
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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