Description
Clinical Information Systems Programme Director required for Sussex
In recognition of the critical role that information and IT play in service delivery, our client has invested significantly in major change programmes which will see the transformation of their IT and clinical systems, with the latter underpinning the updating and alignment of their clinical processes.
The CIS Programme Director will confirm the resource requirements, establish the governance arrangements, recruit the team, and set out detailed implementation plans before working alongside the Director of IT and Deputy Director of Performance to ensure alignment of effort to achieve the best possible outcome for the Trust.
Key Responsibilities:
*To lead the Trust's EPR replacement programme
*Critically, to manage the alignment of clinical processes alongside the implementation of the new clinical system, working alongside clinicians and service directors on redesign aspects
*To provide the business change process framework and develop the necessary strategic relationships to ensure a successful delivery
*Create and maintain productive relationships with staff across all levels, both internally and externally
*Ensure that the predicted business transformation and benefits realisation is driven and achieved, and provide evidence of this through reports to the CIS Board
*Appoint the programme delivery team and agree their roles and responsibilities
*Define and direct the whole programme governance arrangements (MSP based) and ensure timely and professional reports to higher and adjacent groups
*Determine the optimal implementation approach, considering patient safety and costs, and agree with the CIS Board
*Manage the migration from Legacy systems and most importantly, ensure the patient records/information are safely available throughout the period of parallel running (single view of the patient)
*Fully engage the Trust in the process of implementing the new system.
*Maximise achievement of the new systems capabilities through engagement of all Trust managers, staff and other relevant health care providers and partners
*To be professionally accountable for the development of the plans which underpin the programme delivery and direct the Programme Manager in the establishment of appropriate programme structures and governance arrangements for the successful management of the programme, including budgetary and robust risk management
*To support the Programme Manager in directing and managing the expectations and output of nominated work-stream leads
*Manage any outstanding procurement process and related contracts
*Support the Programme Manager with the development of the system specifications, ensuring appropriate change control as the specification is rolled out to describe the information needs of each functional area within the organisation, and becomes the blueprint for implementation (in conjunction with service re-design where appropriate)
*Work closely with the Director of IT to ensure that the Clinical Information Systems programme plan is aligned with the delivery of the IT infrastructure programme, and to determine the 'Back Office' function/needs ahead of transferring the clinical systems team into the IT department
*Ensuring that Information Governance and system security requirements are fully considered and addressed through all aspects of the CIS/EPR programme.
*The protection of patient information is a key Trust priority and priority for this role
*The Programme Director for the Clinical Information systems project will report to the Clinical Academic Director. The post holder will be responsible for providing programme assurance to Trust Board and its sub Committees through the Clinical Academic Director who is the programme sponsor/senior responsible owner (SRO)
*To carry our other work, deemed reasonable and related to the sphere of clinical systems and business change, as required by the Trust's Clinical Academic Director.