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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.
Deputy Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Northampton General Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Billing Road
- Tref
- Northampton
- Cod post
- NN1 5BD
- Major / Minor Region
- Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £58,972 - £68,525 Per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 8b)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Digital
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Deputy Head Digital Transformation & Innovation:
Are you looking for your next challenge in digital?
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Digital Transformation & Innovation Team. We have embarked on our digital excellence journey to of Dedicated to Digital Excellence, which sets our strategic ambitions and priorities for the Group.
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Be responsible for the collation and presentation of information to Programme Boards, Committee Boards, members of staff within the Trust and external agencies, ensuring the project remains high on all relevant staff’s and organisation’s agenda
The post holder will work as part of a dynamic and agile digital transformation and innovation team. They will be responsible for leading, delivering and implementing the Digital Transformation Programme function across the group
Be responsible for communication strategy of digital transformation programme to the Group and external parties.
The Digital Transformation and Innovation team structure includes Programme Management and Transformation, Programme Support, Digital Solution Development, innovation (including machine learning and RPA), assurance, risk and compliance.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
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.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
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.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Project assurance
• Accountable for the management of programme: milestone delivery, interdependency of deliverables, risks and issue and mitigations, change and configuration
• Responsible in ensuring every project within programmes team has an appropriately scoped project plan with clear roles, responsibilities accountabilities, timescales for delivery and benefits realisation metrics against which delivery can be monitored.
• Proactively manage changes in programme scope, identify potential crisis and devise contingency plans in conjunction with appropriate colleagues.
• Developing and providing key operational management data and programme reports, for review and use by the necessary Programme Board
• Support and manage development of programme assurance processes, governance and standards
• Where appropriate prepare, conduct and lead internal Gateway Reviews which will involve the analysis, interpretation and judgement of highly complex information.
• To foster a culture that values respect, teamwork and excellence in all aspects of the delivery of patient care.
• To ensure an effective and appropriate change control and decision process across projects providing effective and auditable logs.
• To develop a working environment where all staff within the team are empowered and when necessary raise concerns.
• To ensure all staff within the service function are annually appraised, have their development needs identified and have a personal development plan.
• To support the development of a performance-based culture within the organisation through personal advocacy and leadership behaviour.
Partnership working
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and working relationships with Digital and Data leaders across the ICS and region so that initiatives are always developed in line with the wider healthcare system, and based on lessons learned
• To deputise for the Head of DT&I in partnership with the Executive team and wider system leadership structures in developing plans, building capabilities and supporting collaboration across the Group
Management and leadership
• Create a highly-motivated and happy working environment that fosters autonomy, mastery and purpose
• Ability and capacity to quickly absorb and understand large amounts of complex, service, financial, legal and policy information, whether in written, verbal, numerical, analytical and electronic forms
• Challenge existing practices, ensuring that progressive solutions, which consider models of best practice, are incorporated into service plans
• To drive through the delivery of ambitious targets to continually improve performance within the service area
• Interpret and lead on the local implementation of new policies applicable to the management of data and digital technology across the Trust and managing cultural change as required to embed new ways of working.
• Responsible for managing budget and cost centre for digital programmes
• Deputise for the Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation as required
Communication and relationships
• Establish excellent relationships with the Executive and Board members, staff at all levels, external bodies and all stakeholders and will support the implementation of transformation programmes through leadership, motivation and inspiration of others
• Convey and receive highly complex, highly sensitive and possibly highly contentious information
• Provide leadership and direction across situations where highly complex ideas or concepts need to be conveyed and implemented across the organisation in easily understood language
• Use highly developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, influencing empathetic and / or reassurance skills especially when required to overcome significant barriers to acceptance, thus drawing on the highest level of interpersonal communication skills.
• Produce and deliver formal comprehensive reports to the Boards, Executive and Management teams of the Group and Hospitals
• Liaise effectively with local, regional and national digital/data stakeholders and other organisations supporting good practice/learning from UHN formally and translating good practice/learning into local delivery
• Work in collaboration with users to understand their needs and ensure digital products meet their needs and provide benefits for organisation, staff and patients
• Identify where existing clinical and administrative policies and working practices will need to change in order to maximise the benefit of these new digital systems and work collaboratively with staff in order to do this
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
To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select “apply online now”.
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
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Educated to Masters level education or equivalent level or equivalent experience working at a senior level leading digital transformation programmes in a complex environment
- Working at a senior level in specialist area
Meini prawf dymunol
- Detailed knowledge of the provision of health services
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- In depth specialist professional knowledge across a number of disciplines (e.g. Digital transformation, product development, project management, service design, risk management, assurance and compliance and staff management)
- Highly developed, specialist knowledge and experience of managing a range of complex project and programme activities to formulate plans and strategies that have effect across multiple services or organisations
- Track record in successfully delivering major operational service improvement initiatives demonstrated by quantifiable metrics
- Budget management experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working within the NHS
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Highly developed decision making and organisation skills
- Ability to analyse and appropriately present often highly complex information, identify necessary action and make recommendations and follow these through including creating papers for, and presenting at, Board level Committees
- Ability to self-motivate and work on own initiative and organise own workload and that of the team, to work effectively
- Ability to adopt an adaptive leadership style to deliver strategic programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
- Ability to support wider senior management team within Digital Transformation and Innovation, working together to create a supportive and engaging working environment for teams
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Paula Dunnan
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07580742269
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