EPR Matron N/M/AHP

Are you passionate about improving patient care through technology? We are looking for dedicated Band 8a EPR Matron N/M/AHP to join our team and support the Trust in deploying a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. George Eliot NHS Trust is about to embark on its EPR digital journey and in order to do this we are now looking for Midwife to join our EPR team to deploy Oracle Health Cerner EPR.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will provide the operational Nursing/Midwifery/AHP leadership and engagement for the EPR Deployment Programme, to support the safe and efficient design, implementation and use of digital solutions within agreed project activity to deliver improvements in the quality and outcomes of care.
• Alongside the CNIO, CCIO, COIO and the EPR N/M/AHP team the post holder will act as a link between the Clinical Departments and EPR and Digital Services. To provide expert clinical advice and guidance to EPR programme and Digital Services colleagues.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments supporting clinical teams to ensure a timely and successful implementation of OH Cerner Millenium EPR.
• Promote innovation and champion an environment working towards continuous improvement of digital healthcare through learning, education, training, research and development, fostering innovative practice.
• Demonstrate good and effective communication skills to maintain high-quality service in a complex and challenging environment with conflicting priorities.
• Show accountability for standards and continuous quality improvements in alignment with the Trust’s values.
• Utilisation of their expertise in N/M/AHP and informatics to guide the implementation of new technologies, optimise the use of high-quality data, and evaluate data quality.
• Develop and maintain strong professional links with peers in the wider clinical profession in conjunction with the Digital Leadership, CNIO and NMAHP.
• Act as a central conduit for Nursing/Midwifery/AHP staff ensuring their input and contribution is provided to projects within Trusts EPR programmes and that information about projects are shared with all NMAHP staff.
• Provide the operational clinical overview and expertise to the design and development of informatics-enabled change programmes, especially within nursing/midwifery/AHP services.
• Act as a leader to facilitate the operational and clinical change agenda, including the drive for reduction / elimination of variation in practice.
• Ensure that proposed service redesigns will be effective in improving clinical practice and patient care outcomes, whilst adhering to professional and informatics standards.
• Work in partnership with others to develop, take forward and evaluate direction, policies and strategies for the trust.
• Develop professional leadership skills in healthcare systems innovation, gain an understanding of emerging trends in healthcare information and records and apply this in practice.
• Champion health informatics and the digital agenda as an enabler for safe and effective care.
• Support and identify opportunities for practitioners to enhance their role and the introduction of new ways of working to maximise use of digital systems to enhance patient care.
• The post holder will respond to, identify, escalate and make recommendations for changes when technical design inaccuracies are identified.
• Take responsibility for specific clinical safety assessments, as an accredited Clinical Safety Officer; of both new clinical systems (along with upgrades) and their applications.
• Responsible for the timely and efficient management of governance processes e.g. complaints, root case analysis and investigations. Where appropriate support the completion of investigations both patient and staff related.
• Collaboratively develop and disseminate learning material aligned to the Trusts standards enabling the relevant workforce to understand OH Cerner ER functionality.
• To keep up to date with the advancement in the Trusts healthcare technology enabling the post holder to be a source of expertise and advice.
• Feed into the Trust Wide digital health design and implementation projects ensuring that the content of the EPR is aligned to future NMAHP needs, national guidance and regulations and to Trust policy.
• Understanding of Digital Clinical Risk associated with the EPR deployment working with members of the workstreams to contribute to mitigation’s, translating risk impact to patient safety.

Benefits

• On-site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working
• In house training and development
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Subsidised restaurant
• Tranquillity garden
• Generous subsidised on-site parking