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Role: Programme Director (NHS -EHR)
Location: Cardiff, Wales. Hybrid - minimum of 1 day a week on site.
Salary: Competitive
Pension: 20%
The Opportunity:
Digital Health and Care Wales vision is to provide world leading digital services, empowering people to live healthier lives, and transforming health and care for everyone in Wales. It is a multi-award-winning organisation, and was twice voted the UK's Best Place to Work in IT.
Job summary:
The EHR Programme Director will be responsible for designing, leading and delivering a major digital programme which will support service transformation across NHS Wales, working closely with other NHS Wales organisations and Welsh Government. You will be a leader at the national level, working with stakeholders suppliers and partners to drive the transition from existing digital applications to a modern EHR. The national EHR prgramme will work with local EHR implementation programmes in each organisation to support service improvement and the delivery of high-quality health and care services, delivering significant benefits for NHS Wales, health and care professionals, patients and the public.
The Role:
The EHR Programme Director is a big role and a great opportunity to shape the future of digital health at the whole country level. You will steer big decisions around how electronic health records are implemented and managed, working with leaders and users across Wales. You will be responsible for designing, leading and delivering a major digital programme which will support service transformation across NHS Wales, working closely with other NHS Wales organisations and Welsh Government. You will be a leader at the national level, working with stakeholders, suppliers and partners to drive the transition from existing digital applications to a modern EHR. The national EHR programme will work with local EHR implementation programmes in each organisation to support service improvement and the delivery of high-quality health and care services, delivering significant benefits for NHS Wales, health and care professionals, patients and the public.
DHCW is a valued led organisation, which offers extensive training opportunities, enabling everyone to develop their career at their own pace. We are committed to recognising and celebrating staff as the most valuable part of the organisation and are committed to building and developing teams that are diverse and inclusive. So, no matter your age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity - Digital Health and Care Wales will treat you with respect.
Requirements:
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in Digital Transformation or a related discipline.
- Large scale Portfolio or Programme Management qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Recent senior level NHS or equivalent experience in programme implementation and digitally led service transformation.
- Experience of leading large, highly complex programmes or services within a complex organisational environment.
- Understanding of the development and implementation of strategies within a continually changing, highly complex environment.
- Understanding of the structure and functioning of the NHS in Wales both from a management and clinical perspective.
- Exceptional communication, engagement and negotiation skills, accompanied with political astuteness.
Application Process:
A full candidate pack is available from Luke Cox at Yolk Recruitment. This includes the full Job Description and Person Specification so we recommend reviewing this before completing your application.
Please send a CV with a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements (maximum 1,000 words) to DHCW's executive search partners, Yolk Recruitment. with the Subject DHCW EHR Programme Director.
Closing Date - Midday on 23rd January 2025
Stakeholder panel will be w/c 3rd February 2025 (likely virtual)
Interviews the week of 10th February 2025 (Interviews will be in person in Cardiff)
Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete a leadership assessment ahead of their interview and the successful applicant will need to pass a DBS check.
Digital Health and Care Wales is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
