Senior IT Specialist (Change Manager)
Job summary
Senior IM&T Specialist (Change Manager)
Leicestershire Partnership Trust Change Team - Programme & Change Office, Leicestershire Health Informatics
Applications may close earlier than advertised. Please apply at your earliest convenience.
This role will be responsible for delivering change by providing new and innovative ideas to improve the way organisations operate, improving patient care and bridging gaps between services, people and technology. Working across multi-disciplinary teams and services, the post holder will empower staff to become more efficient and effective in the way services are delivered. The strategic aim of this role is to ensure that clinicians have access to the right data at the right time in the care setting required.
The post holder will work closely with the IM&T Business Managers, LPT Change Team, Application Support and Training Team. Close working is also required with the Trust Information and Performance teams to ensure strong processes, configuration and procedures are in place to support data quality.
You will be working across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland at Leicestershire Partnership Trust sites, so a reliable vehicle for personal use is essential for this position. You must possess good communication skills, be highly organised, self-motivated and efficient.
Main duties of the job
- Be a subject matter expert for IM&T clinical systems.
- Research for potential solutions to meet emerging business requirements where a technical solution is required.
- Make judgements about how to deliver technical projects where there can be a range of complex factors.
- Participate in the development of services, new ways of working and the implementation of change.
- Deal with issues that could affect Trust-wide systems.
- Communicate highly complex technical information, e.g. with hardware/systems suppliers and other IT teams to establish exactly where a fault has occurred and agree a solution.
- Educate users to help them understand technical issues and to avoid repeats of issues. Relay technical information to users in a way that they can understand.
LPT Change Team
You will be a member of the LPT Change Team. The team offer IM&T clinical systems (mainly SystmOne) advice about functionality and possibilities of working smarter and developing solutions for LPT services.
We work across all Trust directorates including the three clinical directorates:
- CHS - Community Health Services
- FYPC.LDA - Families Young People & Children, Learning Disabilities and Autism
- DMH - Adult Mental Health and Older Persons Mental Health
About us
Here at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
- At least one qualification in an IM&T related industry qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months.
Experience
- Experience of working within resource constraints of budgets or staff.
Clinical IM&T System
- Specialist Knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas acquired through degree level or equivalent qualification or experience. (Please describe the knowledge and expertise, and how it relates to this role).
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality of care for clients/service users.
Mobility
- Applicants must have their own transport or a suitable alternative. Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role.
Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
- Demonstrates planning and organisational skills.
- Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
Standard Requirements
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection.
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides).
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Leicestershire Health Informatics Service
Gwendolen House
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4QF
https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/
- Company
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- Gwendolen Road, United Kingdom LE5 4QF
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- Gwendolen Road, United Kingdom LE5 4QF
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted