Job vacancy: Deputy Chief Nursing & Allied Health Information Officer, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield

Job summary

Main area: Digital Strategy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 190-7992-DIR

Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northern General Hospital
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 Per annum, pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/08/2024 23:59
Interview date: 12/08/2024

Deputy Chief Nursing & Allied Health Information Officer

NHS AfC: Band 8b

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Qualified nurse, midwife, or allied health professional with current NMC or HCPC registration
Recognised teaching, mentoring, management, or leadership qualification
Master’s degree or equivalent experience at a senior level (AfC band 8a or above)
NHS Clinical Safety Officer qualification

Desirable criteria

Training in digital healthcare / clinical informatics

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Strong IT skills, including use of clinical information systems and Microsoft Office tools, and the ability to adopt new technologies quickly

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience of collaborative, multi-disciplinary working in a relevant clinical environment
Significant experience of leading a team or service to effectively deliver strategic aims
Significant experience of leading complex change, including influencing colleagues at different levels of seniority
Extensive experience of successfully implementing digital tools in clinical environments

Desirable criteria

Experience with programme management techniques and methodologies

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Skilled at building credibility beyond own clinical specialty/background
Able to tolerate uncertainty and pressure with positivity (demonstrating a growth mindset) and support the team’s capacity to do the same
Able to sustain a clear focus on values, outcomes, and delivery, particularly during challenging conversations
Genuine commitment to the opportunity offered by data and digital tools in enabling personalised, evidence-based care (directly, and indirectly through education and research)

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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