Digital Nurse London

Job summary

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent care with pride and compassion, improving lives and promoting mental health and wellbeing. The South London & Maudsley (SLaM) Clinical Informatics Service (CIS) supports clinical decision‑making through the effective use of data. Working with clinicians, CIS develops tools that help staff use clinical information to improve patient care, service quality and equity. The service draws on the expertise and data resources of the Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) to support a learning health system across the Trust. CIS develops and maintains LUCI (Locating Useful Clinical Information), a platform that uses analytics and interactive visualisation to provide clinicians with insights for direct care and service improvement. The postholder will support the implementation and adoption of LUCI, ensuring it meets clinical needs and workflows. They will work with teams to identify opportunities for improvement, design and deliver training, support initiatives such as "train the trainer", provide clinical input into new tools, and champion clinical informatics and data skills. The role is suitable for applicants from nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy or other allied health professional backgrounds. Coding skills are not required; knowledge of clinical data and workflows is more important. Full induction and support will be provided by clinicians, developers, informaticians and academics.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a clinical advocate in the development, implementation and adoption of Clinical Informatics Service projects, providing support during implementation. Support governance, risk management and compliance activities alongside Clinical Leads.
• Validate clinical data outputs and ensure they accurately reflect clinical practice.
• Work with Digital, Quality Improvement and clinical teams to identify improvement opportunities and mitigate risks associated with digital tools.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance on health informatics to support high-quality care.
• Represent the needs of patients and staff in the design and development of informatics solutions.
• Maintain professional competence, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Support research, education and dissemination of best practice in digital healthcare and data.
• Represent the Clinical Informatics Service at Trust and partner forums.
• Maintain reporting systems for digital incidents, risks and performance measures.
• Develop and deliver training materials and education programmes. Resolve issues arising between clinical services and digital technologies.
• Ensure policies, procedures and governance standards are maintained.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers, stakeholders and partners.
• Provide mentoring and specialist support for Clinical System Programmes.
• Support development, monitoring and reporting of service KPIs.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

About the Location

The job will be based at the IoPPN Main Building, part of the wider Denmark Hill campus shared by SLaM and King's College London. The IoPPN main building is home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Denmark Hill is very well connected and staff can reach Victoria or Blackfriars stations in 10 minutes by train, and East London is 25 minutes by overground.

Details

Date posted: 11 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 334-NUR-8163782-TA

Job locations: IOPPN, Decresigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), we are committed to providing excellent care with pride and compassion, improving the lives of the people and communities we serve and promoting mental health and wellbeing. The South London & Maudsley (SLaM) Clinical Informatics Service (CIS) provides informatics capability to support clinical decision-making in direct care. The service enables staff to use clinical data to improve patient care, service quality and equity. Working closely with clinicians, CIS develops tools that translate SLaM's unique data resources and research expertise into practical solutions that support a learning health system. CIS develops and maintains LUCI (Locating Useful Clinical Information), a data platform that uses advanced analytics and interactive visualisation to present relevant clinical information to support direct care, service design and delivery. The postholder will play a key role in implementing and developing LUCI, ensuring it meets clinical needs and workflows. They will work with clinical teams to identify opportunities to use LUCI, coordinate and deliver training, support sustainable adoption through programmes such as "train the trainer", and provide clinical input into the design of new tools and platforms. They will work with senior clinicians to evaluate workflows, identify opportunities for improvement using data tools, and champion clinical informatics and data literacy across the Trust.

Anticipated Scope

This role would suit applicants from nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy or other allied health professional backgrounds who are interested in developing expertise in clinical informatics and data-driven healthcare. The postholder does not require coding skills. A strong understanding of clinical data, clinical practice and healthcare workflows is more important, as they will work closely with developers and informatics specialists. Full induction and ongoing support will be provided by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, developers, informaticians and academics.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a clinical advocate within the development and implementation of Clinical Informatics Service projects.
• Support system implementation within clinical environments.
• Support risk management and governance processes alongside Clinical Leads.
• Validate clinical data outputs to ensure they accurately represent clinical practice.
• Maintain effective relationships with Digital and Quality Improvement teams to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure safe practice.
• Work with clinical departments and governance teams to identify, manage and mitigate risks associated with digital products.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance on health informatics and digital innovation.
• Represent the needs of patients and frontline staff in the development of informatics tools.
• Maintain professional registration, development and standards of practice.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.
• Support research, learning and dissemination of best practice in digital healthcare.
• Represent the Clinical Informatics Service at Trust and external forums.
• Maintain reporting systems relating to clinical incidents, risks and digital technologies.
• Support education, training and action learning programmes relating to digital systems.
• Resolve issues arising between clinical services and digital solutions.
• Ensure policies, processes and governance arrangements are maintained and followed.
• Develop and maintain high-quality training materials.
• Build and manage relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders.
• Provide mentoring, specialist support and advice for clinical system programmes.
• Apply governance standards to all service delivery activities.
• Support development and monitoring of service performance measures and KPIs.

Internal and External Relationships

• Chief Digital Nurse
• Deputy Head of Nursing
• Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO)
• Clinical Informatics Service Clinical Leads
• Clinical Informatics Service Technical Leads
• Quality Improvement Leads
• Matrons
• Clinical Staff

Confidentiality

Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards and relevant legislation.

About South London and Maudsley:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides one of the widest ranges of NHS mental health services in the UK, including substance misuse services. The Trust works closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, and King's Health Partners. SLaM employs approximately 5,000 staff and serves a population of around 1.1 million people through more than 230 services across inpatient, outpatient and community settings. Through its strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives, the Trust is committed to improving patient outcomes, staff experience and service quality while supporting continuous learning and development. Staff benefit from extensive professional development opportunities, involvement in research and innovation, and collaboration with leading experts in mental health care.

Trust Policy and Procedures

• Confidentiality: Maintain confidentiality and comply with Information Governance requirements, professional standards and data protection legislation.
• Equal Opportunities: Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across the Trust.
• Health and Safety: Comply with Health and Safety legislation and contribute to a safe working environment.
• Infection Prevention and Control: Follow Trust policies relating to infection prevention and control.
• Professional Standards and Performance Review: Maintain professional standards and participate in performance review processes.
• Service/Department Standards: Support the development and achievement of service standards and objectives.
• Finance: Comply with Trust financial policies and procedures.
• Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults: Comply with safeguarding legislation, policy and procedures.
• Code of Conduct: Adhere to NHS and Trust standards of conduct. This job description is subject to periodic review and amendment.
• SUMMARY: This job description outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the post. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and the role may evolve in line with service and organisational needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current clinical professional registration.
• Post graduate degree or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• A recognized teaching qualification
• Formal and informal teaching experience.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of rolling out digital in a healthcare or similar setting and leading implementation projects to successful completion
• Maintains a competent level of skills within the clinical environment.
• Substantial post registration experience within a relevant setting.
• Maintains own professional development.
• Supervision /mentoring skills.
• Accommodates a number of perspectives and uses these to analyse, compare and interpret information before reaching a judgement, and acting on any decisions made.
• Works alongside technical and academic colleagues, translating technical specifications into language understandable to clinicians and vice-versa.
• Ability to work unsupervised, using own initiative to proactively identify opportunities and threats to implementation and bring these to the team to manage

Desirable

• Ensuring appropriate effective communication on service issues to a wide range of audience, both internally and externally at all levels within the Trust and the any partner or supplier.
• Ability to create networks with peers and mangers across the trust.
• Excellent standard of written English
• the ability to gather and interpret data

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of the National Digital Agenda.
• Able to motivate, using strong negotiating and diplomacy skills.
• Evidence of good communication skills on application form
• Able to work cross sites and community settings.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders with very different knowledge-bases, using a range of written and verbal formats.
• Deals effectively with problems within well-defined procedures and guidelines.
• Contribute to IT training programmes for staff across the Trust which are ongoing, being responsive to any changes/development within the organisation.
• Facilitates multi-professional teaching in line with individual and service needs with respect to IT.
• Participates in identifying the financial and physical resources required during digital implementation in clinical areas.
• Provides advice and support to clinical staff across the trust including the provision of supervision.
• Understands and works within codes of conduct and practice.
• Able to use own initiative to coordinate/facilitate implementation in response to individuals/ managers and service needs.
• Displays exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour and integrity at all times.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address: IOPPN, Decresigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Informatics Service - Clinical Lead
Catherine Polling
catherine.polling@slam.nhs.uk

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