Job summary
- Main area
- Digital Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-NCL-6829847
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bethlem Royal Hospital
- Town
- Beckenham
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/01/2025
Employer heading
Digital Health Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
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.
Job overview
The eNurse Lead role will be the clinical nurse lead in the implementation of digital programmes within SLaM. This will encompass the engagement of clinical staff in capturing requirements, clinical flows and the provision of professional advice to the implementation teams enabling the use of digital technology to be embedded into clinical practice.
The post holder will work closely with clinical teams to promote the uptake of digital technology and clinical adoption across the Trust and direct project teams as required in identifying, evaluating and coordinating developments with associated clinical digital systems and devices. This will include validating clinical content, liaison with appropriate Trust Clinical Groups and Services and the planning the utilisation of the collected data to transform clinical safety and effectiveness within the Trust.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in conjunction with the BCS membership.
Main duties of the job
The eNurse Lead role requires a strong clinical background and experience in teaching and training. The role will involve presentations and training sessions as well as providing clinical guidance to both the project team (in dealing with raised clinical issues) and to practitioners, supporting them to use digital technology in their clinical practice. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about how technology can be used in healthcare to improve outcomes, has an understanding of digital healthcare and can provide clinical leadership to enable a successful project outcome.
Communication and Working Relationships:
Internal and External
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm giving you the very best of good work life balance.
Working for our organisation
The Clinical Systems Team falls within the Digital Services umbrella, empowering technology and process to ensure the customers have the best possible result.
About our locations:
The Clinical Systems team are primarily based at Bethlem but also work across various of sites:
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads and have offers free parking. The site is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.
St Pauls
St Pauls is located within the Bromley area and is less than 10 minutes from the train stations (Bromley South, Bromley North and Shortlands) It is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Bromley Park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- The post holder will work as the clinical lead for the adoption and implementation of digital technology across the Trust. This will include reviewing current processes highlighting areas of duplication, redundancy and opportunities for improved efficiencies.
- The post holder will provide clinical guidance, training and teaching to staff across the Trust to demonstrate the efficacy of adopting digital technology, providing clinical leadership to the project team. This will include participation at events, meetings and other programmes / projects representing the various digital Projects.
- The post holder will ensure that developments are coordinated with other nursing / clinical programmes so that dependencies are identified, and that strategic objectives are complemented and not prejudiced
- The post holder will validate and coordinate all communications between the project and clinical staff, liaising with Corporate and Digital Service Teams as appropriate
- Will undertake the evaluation, assessment and baselining of current practice and develop plans to implement.
- Assist with the testing ‘Sign-Off’ of the clinical appropriateness and usability of the technology, initially for Pilot readiness and then full trust roll-out. This will include identification of Pilot wards/teams and engagement with the relevant Managers/Medical teams ensuring they become part of the Clinical Delivery team.
- The post holder will review the existing Benefits log and update and monitor qualitative and quantitative benefits which form part of the reporting framework to evidencing clinical benefits realisation.
- The post holder will contribute to clinical governance, and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards in the use of digital technology to ensure projects are aligned to relevant clinical safety policies, using clinical safety officer framework.
- The post holder will participate and promote the interests of the digital projects in the areas of informatics and digital health both within and external to SLaM.
- The post holder will participate in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered RN (Mental Health)
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Extensive post-registration professional development
- Clinical Safety Officer
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- MSc
- ECDL
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of involvement in quality improvement work in a clinical setting
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level
- Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
- Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of racial awareness/diversity training
- Experience of research, publication and presentation
- Experience of working in a practice development or teaching capacity
- Participation with IT / digital health projects
- Experience of change management
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the current policy context and the implications for mental health nursing
- Knowledge of current professional developments in nursing and nurse education
- Able to communicate complex and sensitive issues to a range of audiences
- Able to advise on professional nursing issues, demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance, nursing policy and relevant status
- Able to negotiate and influence in order to achieve objectives without direct line management
- Able to identify and establish credibility and good working relationships with representatives of external agencies and partners, and manage those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacy
- Able to motivate and enthuse nursing staff at all levels, and to inspire confidence and respect
- Able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to ensuring that services meet the needs of service users and their carers, and are delivered with sensitivity
- Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to equal opportunities and equal access with a practical approach to ensure that policies are applicable to practice
- Able to manage individual and team performance effectively
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of use of digital technology in a clinical environment
- Able to work on several projects simultaneously using project management skills
- Evidence of consultancy skills
- Able to identify key issues from complex documents and plan for operationalising same
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Stewart
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Systems
- Email address
- [email protected]
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