• Job Description

  Req#: C9323-24-0281?language=en&page=425&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals is on a mission to provide an outstanding experience and best outcome for patients and the team. We are creating a formidable digital service to underpin our clinical services and invite you to join with us to bring digital and data to life for the citizens of Surrey and beyond.

  The Trust is in the process of publishing a new clinical strategy that will fundamentally deliver better outcomes for our citizens. Key initiatives will enable our emergency department at St. Peter's Hospital to better respond to the unforeseen needs of citizens. A new surgical elective care centre at our Ashford Hospital will enable us to streamline planned procedures, reducing delays and improving quality of living. Our maternity service and Neonatal hub represent significant priorities and are expected to thrive. All these initiatives require digital underpinning to support timely, safe and effective care, which we commence with a SPaRC (Surrey Patient Record Capability).

  You will be a registered nurse, midwife or AHP with a post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience with experience of leading significant change and delivering tangible and sustained improvements.

  Please see 'Main duties of the job' and 'Detailed job description and main responsibilities' below for more information.

  Important dates:

  Closing date for applications: 31st March, 2024

  Stakeholder and Interview Panels (in person): 17th April, 2024

  Main duties of the job

  The CNIO will provide direction and nursing expertise on the design, development, implementation and adoption of digital solutions to ensure and support the delivery of our clinical services.

  The CNIO will routinely engage with the largest workforce across the organisation including nurses, allied health professionals and midwives and seek to ensure that care delivery is optimal and benefits from digital solutions are realised.

  The CNIO will lead a team of Digital Matrons and is expected to grow a digital change network, encouraging staff across the organisation to participate in digital adoption.

  The role will also promote innovation and champion the development of a clinically appropriate data information culture across the health economy.

  The role is required to collaborate and manage relationships with colleagues in neighbouring NHS Trusts, promoting shared care records and systems integration.

  About us

  Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

  Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

  We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

  Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

  This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

  We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

  Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

  Date posted

  15 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8d

  Salary

  £85,582 to £98,387 a year pa inc. HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  323-NM1503-LM

  Job locations

  St. Peter's Hospital

  Guildford Road

  Chertsey

  KT16 0PZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  SPaRC is the name we give to our ambitious digital roadmap. Our roadmap is being co-created with our stakeholders and will continue to evolve. It underpins all our clinical activities with a comprehensive suite of digital solutions, engagement and training. SParC will touch every patient and clinician and will unify how we work with NHS partner organisations. The digital solutions will be used contemporaneously, delivering a comprehensive longitudinal shared care record. We will make the capability widely available to our patients, our clinicians, and to partner organisations across the Surrey healthcare system. The underlying management information and data will be used to improve service, support decisions, plan, predict and respond and ultimately produce impactful research that will shape the future of medicine.

  We are looking for an experienced registered nurse leader, who can engage with large groups of service users and lead them through significant change. The CNIO will join a new senior leadership team and will help shape digital care, locally, regionally and nationally. If you are professional and passionate about improving clinical outcomes through digital adoption and are a compassionate person then we urge you to apply.

  You will be familiar with the development of service improvement plans, confident in advising board/senior teams on professional issues and able to engage with patients and key stakeholders. You will have outstanding communication and digital skills with knowledge of a wide range of digital solutions, including Electronic Patients Records used within large acute hospitals and good experience of the impact of using such clinical systems.

  You will be confident in building rapport and credibility with digital, nursing and operational colleagues and communicate highly complex, sensitive, contentious information to groups of staff where there may be barriers and resistance to change.

  An enhanced DBS check will be required for the role. Some evening and weekend work will be required to meet deadlines, so flexibility with regard to working hours is essential.

  The Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) will be accountable, on behalf of the CDIO and Chief Nurse where applicable, for providing high-level nursing, Allied Health Professional (AHP) and midwifery engagement and leadership to enable safe and effective adoption of digital solutions, including electronic patient records.

  The CNIO is a nursing or AHP leader responsible and accountable for advancing clinical quality and patient safety through the optimal use of digitally-enabled clinical initiatives that affect or involve nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals work practices.

  Possessing outstanding communication skills, the CNIO is the translator and main point of liaison between digital teams, project leads and the nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals (NMAHP) workforce. Owning the strategic vision for how technology will enhance nursing, midwifery and AH practices, clinical quality, and patient safety, the CNIO leads on the selection, development, and deployment of solutions to ensure the smooth integration of technology into clinical workflows.

  As an educator and transformational leader with exemplary clinical credibility, the CNIO understands and communicates the benefits of digitally-enabled initiatives to engage the workforce. Working in partnership with senior nurses/AHPs/Midwives to ensure a convergent clinical strategy is developed and delivered.

  The post holder will also promote innovation and champion the development of a clinically appropriate information culture across the health economy.

  Trust performance of all NHS constitutional standard is key to this role.

  The post holder will be required to engage key stakeholders across the breadth of the organisation to ensure that digitally-enabled clinical initiatives are fit for purpose and will meet the needs of patients, achieve set and agreed standards, and deliver financial targets.

  When required, the post holder will also lead on other projects as part of the overall Digital Strategy, with a specific focus on clinical implementation of Trust digitalisation opportunities and priorities.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  SPaRC is the name we give to our ambitious digital roadmap. Our roadmap is being co-created with our stakeholders and will continue to evolve. It underpins all our clinical activities with a comprehensive suite of digital solutions, engagement and training. SParC will touch every patient and clinician and will unify how we work with NHS partner organisations. The digital solutions will be used contemporaneously, delivering a comprehensive longitudinal shared care record. We will make the capability widely available to our patients, our clinicians, and to partner organisations across the Surrey healthcare system. The underlying management information and data will be used to improve service, support decisions, plan, predict and respond and ultimately produce impactful research that will shape the future of medicine.

  We are looking for an experienced registered nurse leader, who can engage with large groups of service users and lead them through significant change. The CNIO will join a new senior leadership team and will help shape digital care, locally, regionally and nationally. If you are professional and passionate about improving clinical outcomes through digital adoption and are a compassionate person then we urge you to apply.

  You will be familiar with the development of service improvement plans, confident in advising board/senior teams on professional issues and able to engage with patients and key stakeholders. You will have outstanding communication and digital skills with knowledge of a wide range of digital solutions, including Electronic Patients Records used within large acute hospitals and good experience of the impact of using such clinical systems.

  You will be confident in building rapport and credibility with digital, nursing and operational colleagues and communicate highly complex, sensitive, contentious information to groups of staff where there may be barriers and resistance to change.

  An enhanced DBS check will be required for the role. Some evening and weekend work will be required to meet deadlines, so flexibility with regard to working hours is essential.

  The Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) will be accountable, on behalf of the CDIO and Chief Nurse where applicable, for providing high-level nursing, Allied Health Professional (AHP) and midwifery engagement and leadership to enable safe and effective adoption of digital solutions, including electronic patient records.

  The CNIO is a nursing or AHP leader responsible and accountable for advancing clinical quality and patient safety through the optimal use of digitally-enabled clinical initiatives that affect or involve nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals work practices.

  Possessing outstanding communication skills, the CNIO is the translator and main point of liaison between digital teams, project leads and the nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals (NMAHP) workforce. Owning the strategic vision for how technology will enhance nursing, midwifery and AH practices, clinical quality, and patient safety, the CNIO leads on the selection, development, and deployment of solutions to ensure the smooth integration of technology into clinical workflows.

  As an educator and transformational leader with exemplary clinical credibility, the CNIO understands and communicates the benefits of digitally-enabled initiatives to engage the workforce. Working in partnership with senior nurses/AHPs/Midwives to ensure a convergent clinical strategy is developed and delivered.

  The post holder will also promote innovation and champion the development of a clinically appropriate information culture across the health economy.

  Trust performance of all NHS constitutional standard is key to this role.

  The post holder will be required to engage key stakeholders across the breadth of the organisation to ensure that digitally-enabled clinical initiatives are fit for purpose and will meet the needs of patients, achieve set and agreed standards, and deliver financial targets.

  When required, the post holder will also lead on other projects as part of the overall Digital Strategy, with a specific focus on clinical implementation of Trust digitalisation opportunities and priorities.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Further Training

  Essential

  • Registered as a nurse, midwife or allied health professional
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of NHS Improvement and other compliance and performance frameworks, safety, financial procedures and statutory regulations and evidence of working with these

  Desirable

  • Clinical Safety Officer Certification
  • MSP Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner

  Experience

  Essential

  • Senior level experience in a leadership capacity within the NHS and preferably in an Acute Trust
  • Proven senior management and leadership experience in a diverse and complex organisation
  • Demonstrable success in managing complex NHS programs / projects involving wide stakeholder engagement and change management
  • Proven track record of delivery at a senior level in a large, complex, service-focused organisation, including staff management, change management, performance management, and service improvement
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts and practices of integrated service planning in complex organisation, analysing, synthesising and using complex data as the basis for strategic and tactical decisions, and scenario planning

  Desirable

  • Experience with Oracle Health Cerner Millennium System
  • Track record of leadership and delivery during transition between EPR systems

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • NHS Constitution & NHS Long Term Plan

  Desirable

  • Good understanding of What Good Looks Like framework

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and Further Training

  Essential

  • Registered as a nurse, midwife or allied health professional
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of NHS Improvement and other compliance and performance frameworks, safety, financial procedures and statutory regulations and evidence of working with these

  Desirable

  • Clinical Safety Officer Certification
  • MSP Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner

  Experience

  Essential

  • Senior level experience in a leadership capacity within the NHS and preferably in an Acute Trust
  • Proven senior management and leadership experience in a diverse and complex organisation
  • Demonstrable success in managing complex NHS programs / projects involving wide stakeholder engagement and change management
  • Proven track record of delivery at a senior level in a large, complex, service-focused organisation, including staff management, change management, performance management, and service improvement
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts and practices of integrated service planning in complex organisation, analysing, synthesising and using complex data as the basis for strategic and tactical decisions, and scenario planning

  Desirable

  • Experience with Oracle Health Cerner Millennium System
  • Track record of leadership and delivery during transition between EPR systems

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • NHS Constitution & NHS Long Term Plan

  Desirable

  • Good understanding of What Good Looks Like framework

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St. Peter's Hospital

  Guildford Road

  Chertsey

  KT16 0PZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St. Peter's Hospital

  Guildford Road

  Chertsey

  KT16 0PZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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