The South East Region is recruiting an Assistant Director for Digitisation to lead large digitally enabled change programmes to the frontline NHS, including oversight of electronic patient records deployments across multiple providers and digitalising imaging and pathology services across complex diagnostic networks. Suitable applicants will demonstrate a track record in leading complex multi-million pound and sometimes contentious change and transformation at significant scale in the NHS coupled with the ability to go beyond implementation to achieve successful and sustained adoption and benefits realisation. You will work as part of a dynamic regional team with strong influencing and negotiating skills in order to broker best value for the six Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s) and the diagnostic networks in partnership with national colleagues and the supplier community. If you can demonstrate these essential skills and experience and are educated to Master’s level with qualifications Information Technology and programme management we are keen to receive your application. The post holder will be responsible for facilitating and assuring delivery of digitally enabled transformation across the region through specific areas of work: - 1. Consolidate business cases across all pathology networks and ensure that they have a plan to replace the LIMS systems across all secondary care settings 2. Support the national roll-out of Digital Pathology capability 3. Secure investment in Image Sharing platforms to support Imaging Network implementation and have the technology solutions they require 4. Work with the national frontline digitisation programme team to provide regional assurance and oversight to the frontline digitisation programme across the South East 5. Facilitating the national roll-out of Home Reporting for diagnostic radiology to maximise and optimise the workforce. 6. Work with the National DMA team to ensure that all ICSs, Providers, and care complete their DMA surveys. Providing assurance and a point of contact 7. Working with ICBs to develop programmes of work to collaborate on digital productivity. 8. Support the roll out of EPRs to ensure that all trust have an EPR across the SE, that s affordable and aligns to the national convergence approach. 9. National roll-out of clinical decision support (iRefer) embedded within electronic order comms workflow in primary and secondary care In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service. The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by: • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities. • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential. • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation • Delivering value for money. If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ . Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. Main duties of the job continued: 10. Reviewing of Imaging and pathology data standards 11. Ensure that there is a roadmap to achieve digitisation of Histopathology and work in place to develop a Pathology Network approved Digital Pathology business case. 12. Ensure the matrix working of the Regional Digital Transformation teams are mobilised to support the ICBs to deliver the digital change needed. We are looking are an individual that has the following skills and experience: • Experience of working as a senior digital professional within a Trust or ICB • Experience of delivering large scale digital change programmes either in Frontline such as EPRs or Diagnostic such as LIMs, PACs or RIS • Comprehensive understanding of the digital maturity needs for ICBs and providers • Experience of working with National and or Regional transformation or digital teams and the budgetary processes • Applicants for this highly specialist role will be educated to master’s level or have equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area such as diagnostics or digital transformation in secondary care. • Applicants will have demonstrable knowledge of deploying digital diagnostic systems such as LIMs, PACs or RIS or have extensive experience in deploying frontline systems such as EPRs, EPMA or e-Noting. • It would be desirable if the applicant has knowledge of supporting both areas of digital diagnostic and Frontline digital systems in a secondary care setting. • Applicants will have and understanding of how secondary care systems interoperability and knowledge of the key data standards that are needed. experience of working with NHS suppliers and National NHS teams in all aspects of the training, deployment, governance, risk management and expertise in robust assurance functions You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024