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Main area: Senior Systems Implementation Specialist Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract: 12 months (Secondment or alternatively a 1 year fixed term contract) Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 220-WHT-3042 Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type: NHS Site: Whittington Hospital Town: London Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period: Yearly Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59 Interview date: 13/05/2025 Senior Systems Implementation SpecialistNHS AfC: Band 8aAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Systems Implementation Specialist. Initially for 12 months as a secondment or a fixed term contract. This is a pivotal role that will see you lead implementation of clinical IT systems across the Trust in accordance with our digital strategy, ensuring integration and adoption across multiple areas. Key projects you will work on include 'Narrative' (a clinical noting replacement) and Vitals e-Obs rollout to new areas, as well as extra functionality like indwelling devices. You will play a key role in routine system upgrades, testing/training and helping to develop BCPs, SOPs and clinical safety cases. A requirement of the role is the ability to speak with clinicians to understand their processes, and the ability to translate into digital workflows. You should be comfortable with adapting your schedule at short notice and occasionally outside of normal 'office' hours. This is predominantly an on-site role, with some opportunity for remote working. This role entails project management and supplier interaction so you should be organised and confident at pushing back to suppliers when necessary. You should also be confident at questioning the status-quo in relation to areas we need to digitise and will often need to persuade and influence to effect change. Please note vacancy may close earlier if sufficient applications are received. Main duties of the jobAct as a senior system implementation specialist, developing expert knowledge of clinical IT systems, in particular the acute EPR (System C CareFlow). Project manage projects and programmes of work to implement new systems or enhance existing ones. Lead and guide a wide range of clinical and operational users to affect change through the use of health care systems. Present at meetings proposed IT changes where there may be conflicting opinions. Provide system expertise to guide and influence the use of systems. Ensure changes in process through use of IT systems align with the Trust’s IM&T and other Trust strategies. Work closely with CCIO, CNMAHPIO as well as AD Patient Systems to ensure a coordinated approach to IT strategy, implementation and updates. Provide IT input into Business cases as required, providing advice and guidance in the selection of new systems, exploring with software suppliers any expenditure in relation to new systems and validating whether the costs are required and/essential or desirable. Identify IT solutions to patient related software system issues. Write or provide input into SOPs, BCPs, clinical safety cases. Analyse, diagnose complex system faults for a number of clinical software applications. Provide active management of Trust’s assets through the escalation and management of software issues, particularly in relation to software being not fit for purpose or representing a clinical risk. Person specificationEducationDegree in Health Informatics (IM&T) or a related subject, or equivalent relevant experience within a healthcare setting. NHS clinical safety training (NHS Digital). ExperienceExperienced project manager of IT systems in clinical environments (preferably NHS). Experience of managing upgrades and testing cycles of an acute EPR. Demonstrated experience of change management. Experience of providing user training particularly groups and in a clinical environment. Experience of providing system support for a large acute PAS/EPR. Personal attributesDemonstrated ability to explain complex information to non-technical users. Demonstrated ability to prioritise based on the needs of the organisation. Must be comfortable in clinical environments and dealing with clinicians. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS To comply with the Trust’sSafeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Employer certification / accreditation badgesName: Adam Alexander Job title: Assistant Director of IM&T (Patient Systems) Email address: adam.alexander@ Telephone number: 020 7288 5289#J-18808-Ljbffr