Clinical Informatics Manager

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for experienced clinicians to join the Transformation Directorate’s Digital Clinical Informatics team. We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist within the NHS Pathways team.

NHS Pathways is an evidence-based suite of clinical content that supports Urgent & Emergency care within the NHS. It is used across NHS 111 and 999 Telephony, NHS 111 Online, and in Urgent and Emergency Treatment centres. Our clinical team uses system data and clinical acumen to develop and maintain the questions, care advice, and algorithms, continuously improving the product for use in Urgent and Emergency Care.

The system underpins the largest telephone triage system in the world and enables the triage of approximately 25 million calls annually.

The clinical content of the system is governed by the National Clinical Advisory Group, which has representation from all the major, relevant Royal Colleges, chaired by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to undertake original authoring, development, review, and maintenance of the clinical content of NHS Pathways.
• Providing highly specialist Urgent & Emergency Care Clinical Informatics advice and input into the development and maintenance of the NHS Pathways Clinical Decision Support System.
• Analysing and interpreting large data sets such as patient outcome data and system data, clinical evidence, and research, national clinical guidance to inform the development of the product.
• Engagement with stakeholders within NHS England such as Emergency Call Prioritisation Advisory Group, Clinical Coding Reference Group, National and externally with the National Clinical Assurance Group, Resus UK, Association of Medical Directors, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and NHS 111 and 999 provider forums.
• Support the transformation programme of NHS Pathways.
• Liaise with the systems development team to ensure that the system is clinically safe and provides accurate and timely information to clients, in line with NHS service requirements.
• Liaison with the wider clinical community in relation to both the clinical development of Pathways and the implementation of the Pathways system.
• Undertake on-call responsibilities as the first point of contact in an emergency.

About Us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all. We will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values, and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation.
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit NHS England .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England holds a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Lead in representing NHS Pathways at national governance meetings such as National Clinical Assurance Governance Group.
• Support the clinical lead in responding to Coroners inquests, Regulation 28s, and HSSIB investigations.
• Using your current specialist Urgent & Emergency Care/Triage knowledge, support the senior clinical informatics specialists in undertaking the original authoring, development, review, and maintenance of the clinical content of NHS Pathways.
• Providing highly specialised clinical informatics advice and expertise to both clinical and non-clinical staff across assignments.
• Representing and promoting understanding of the voice of citizens and patients in digital healthcare-related fora.
• Lead and support other clinicians across the Transformation Directorate, ensuring programmes and services have access to appropriate clinical support and are represented in externally-facing reference panels or advisory groups.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Currently registered and regulated health or social care professional with significant evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable

• UK registered clinician with proven credibility and the ability to command respect from clinical and non-clinical professionals.

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge in the development and maintenance of Clinical Decision Support Systems such as NHS Pathways.

Desirable

• Proven high-level experience of supporting delivery of complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to clearly communicate informatics-related work, including being able to explain the clinical requirements and safety processes to non-clinical stakeholders.
• Evidence of ensuring that there is a clinical safety focus throughout the life cycle of programmes and services.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of clinical governance frameworks with a strategic understanding of clinical risk and clinical safety.
• Demonstrable people and professional leadership skills that empower, support, and develop teams to achieve high performance.

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 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.

UK Registration

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