Golden Jubilee National Hospital
NHS National Waiting Times Centre
Agamemnon Street
Clydebank G81 4DY
Scotland
Telephone 0141 951 5000
Chief Executive Jill Young
Fax 0141 951 5500
Recruitment line: 0800 0283 666
Dear Candidate
POST: HEAD OF eHEALTH AND INFORMATION
HOURS: 37.5
CLOSING DATE: 5 MARCH 2014
The National Waiting Times Centre Board welcomes your enquiry in connection with the
above post. Please find enclosed an information pack.
Should you wish to submit an application for the above post, please ensure you do so in
advance of the closing date. Late applications will not be forwarded for short listing.
Should you contact the recruitment team to discuss any queries regarding your
application it is advisable that you retain the job reference number as you will be asked
to quote this when you call. Please note that we no longer acknowledge receipt of
applications and therefore you will not receive any further communication until
after the post has been shortlisted.
In the meantime, I wish you success with your application and should you require any
further information or wish to check the progress of your application please do not
hesitate to contact the recruitment team on the contact telephone number shown above.
Yours sincerely
Lynn Mitchell
Recruitment Assistant
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NATIONAL WAITING TIMES CENTRE BOARD
INFORMATION PACK
FOR THE POST OF
HEAD OF eHEALTH AND INFORMATION
37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
REFERENCE NUMBER SHOW/1506
CLOSING DATE: 5 MARCH 2014
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NATIONAL WAITING TIMES CENTRE BOARD
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
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This information package has been compiled to provide prospective candidates with
details of the post and background information about The National Waiting Times
Centre Board.
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The contents of this package are as follows:o Job Description/person specification
o Terms and Conditions of Service
o Application Form
o Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
o Information on Agenda for Change
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The Equal Opportunities Monitoring form is required for monitoring purposes only
and will not be made available to the interview panel during any part of the
recruitment process.
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Please note, to ensure that we adhere to our current policy on Equal Opportunities;
CV’s received with Application Forms will be destroyed prior to Application forms
being passed for Short listing.
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NWTC operates a NO SMOKING Policy on all Premises and Grounds.
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All offers of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory References,
Occupational Health screening and Disclosure Scotland clearance.
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Please send your completed application to:Recruitment Team,
HR Department
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Agamemnon Street
Clydebank
G81 4DY
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When returning your completed application and any associated enclosures by Royal
Mail you must ensure that the correct postage cost is paid. We have been informed
by the Post Office that they are retaining those which have been underpaid. This has
resulted in completed applications not being returned until after the closing date, and
not being included for short listing.
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The short listing process will take place shortly after the closing date.
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As a Disability Symbol user we recognise the contribution that all individuals can
make to the organisation regardless of their abilities. As part of our ongoing
commitment to extending employment opportunities all applicants who are disabled
and who meet the minimum criteria expressed in the person specification will be
guaranteed an interview.
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The organisation has introduced a set of shared values. These values will be
measured during the Competency Based Interview. The values are:
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We will treat everyone with dignity and respect
We will take responsibility to do our jobs well
We will demonstrate our commitment to quality
We will work effectively with others in teams
We will display a “can do” attitude at every opportunity
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GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
1. Terms and Conditions of Service
The terms and conditions applicable to this post are those of all NHS Employees.
2. Superannuation
You have the option to join the NHS Superannuation Scheme, to participate in the State
Earnings Related Pension Scheme or to take out a Personal Pension.
Employee’s contributions to the NHS Scheme amount to 5% to 13.3% of salary
(depending on rate of Pensionable Pay) and the employers’ contribution equates to
13.5% of salary. Employees in the NHS Scheme are “Contracted-out” of the State
Earnings Related Pension Scheme and pay a lower rate of National Insurance
contributions. Employees who choose to participate in the State Earnings Related
Pension Scheme pay the higher rate of National Insurance contribution. A Stakeholder
Pension is also available.
3. Salary
£54,998 to £67,805
4. Grade
This post is offered on a Band 8c
5. Annual Leave
The annual leave entitlement in a full year commencing 1st April to 31st March is 27
days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service. There
are 8 Statutory and Public Holidays in each leave year. (Pro rata where applicable)
6. Hours of Duty
37.5 Hours per week
7. Tenure of Employment
This post is offered on a permanent basis
8. Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Under the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, we are required to carry out checks to
ensure that all prospective employees are entitled to live and work in the United
Kingdom. You will therefore be asked to provide appropriate documentation prior to any
appointment being made.
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NHS National Waiting Times Centre
Benefits
NHS Superannuation scheme:
All staff are eligible to join this scheme from date of commencement. Employee
contributions vary from 5% to 13.3% depending on annual pensionable pay. Benefits
include a lump sum and pension when you retire, life assurance of 2 years’ pay while
you are working, pension and allowances for your spouse and children in the event of
death, and benefits for ill-health retirement. Members of the scheme receive tax
relief on contributions and Lower National Insurance contributions.
Annual leave entitlement (including public holidays):
35 days annual leave on appointment
37 days annual leave after 5 years
41 days annual leave after 10 years
Free car parking
Continuing professional development opportunities
Discounts at the associated Beardmore Hotel
Leisure Club membership – Get fit and healthy at the Beardmore Leisure Club for
only £28 per month.
Childcare vouchers – If you are a working parent with children under the age of 16
you could save up to £1,196 per parent, per annum on the cost of childcare.
For more information about the benefits and discounts available to NHS staff, visit
www.nhsdiscounts.com
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JOB DESCRIPTION
1. JOB IDENTIFICATION
Job Title:
Head of eHealth and Information
Department(s):
eHealth
Job Holder Reference: ADMIN/IS011
No of Job Holders:
1
2. JOB PURPOSE
To provide a comprehensive and integrated information governance, information technology and
information management service to the National Waiting Times Centre (NWTC) covering all aspects of the
national eHealth agenda which encourages knowledge to be created, shared, learnt, enhanced and
organised for the benefit of the organisation’s services.
To be the boards contact and identified lead with the Scottish Government around waiting time guidance
and direction and to take lead in local implementation of processes to support required changes or
enhancements to waiting time guidance.
To deliver a comprehensive eHealth Strategy with detailed implementation and financial plans for the next
five years, leading and driving key areas of progress within the parameters of local and national priorities.
To be the boards senior manager responsible for the strategy, development and implementation of the
boards information systems, currently including electronic patient record programme. This will involve
managing and directing various groups of staff from a number of professions, to ensure delivery.
The postholder is also the senior manager responsible for ensuring that NWTC board complies with
Information Governance policy and Freedom of Information guidance and legislation.
The postholder is the responsible manager for ensuring that appropriate IT innovation exists to support the
board achieve its strategy to be a centre of excellence.
The postholder is the senior individual for all technology decisions in relation to the Beardmore hotel and
Beardmore centre for Health Science and must consider commercial use of technology to achieve
competitive advantage
This is the key senior management role that will be responsible to the Director of Finance for developing
and managing an eHealth environment to assist managers and clinicians in the delivery of healthcare. The
postholder will be a member of the senior management and business modernisation teams to support
organisational performance and development and share the corporate responsibilities of the senior
management team to deliver organisational objectives.
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3. ORGANISATIONAL POSITION
Chief Executive Officer
Director of Finance
Nurse Director
Director of Operations
Medical Director
Director of Human
Resources
Head of EHealth
Information Management
Information Technology
Clinical Audit
Information Governance &
FOI
Project Management
Beardmore Hotel and
Centre for Health Science
4. SCOPE AND RANGE
This post has direct line management responsibility for around 30 specialised staff who operate within a
number of service areas under the eHealth structure, covering the areas of Information Management;
Information Technology; Clinical Audit; Data protection & Information Governance, project management,
programming and application support staff. The number of staff may vary depending on the level of
secondments for special projects.
Library service provision also sits under the Head of eHealth responsibility, and this is delivered via internal
staffing and a service level agreement with a partner organisation.
The post holder is responsible for managing the whole eHealth service for the NWTC, and is also the
Board’s advisor on all aspects of waiting time policy. The post holder considers national policy and
guidelines and develops programmes of work to implement the implications of any new guidance locally.
The post holder is responsible for and manages, a number of budgets for each of the services under the
eHealth banner. The direct eHealth services budget is around £2,000,000 direct revenue budget and the
care of £4,000,000 of IT infrastructure. The Clinical audit budget is in excess of £120,000 and Library
services are in the region of £30,000 per annum.
The post holder is also the individual with responsibility for securing national eHealth external funding for
Information Management , Information Technology and for any other redesign projects and initiatives. This
requires the post holder to link directly with the Scottish Government eHealth Directorate and provide bids
and business cases for additional funding , as well as to provide justification for use of funds received.
Successful funding bids are fully managed by the post holder.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring the latest technology and innovative offerings are in operational
use within the Beardmore Hotel and Beardmore Centre for health science to make the facilities attractive to
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commercial business and users
As a senior manager the potholder delivers redesign projects out with his direct management sphere of
influence. A number of these work-streams tend to be generated as a result of having to increase capacity to
accommodate new waiting time targets or to enable the board to support other boards in the delivery of
waiting times.
IT Dimensions
 90 Major Information Systems including Electronic Patient Record and Performance Management
system
 1400users utilising 1000 plus PCs and laptops
 Cisco Switched Local Area Network with 110 Cisco switches & 2 routers
 Firewall covering N3 WAN connectivity
 Avaya Telecommunications Switch (PBX) with over 1800 user extensions.
 Telephone call logger
 Audix voicemail
 300 Internal Pagers
 100 Wide Area Pagers
 90 Mobile telephones
 Emergency Paging for Fire & Cardiac
 Approximately 100 support calls per week
 The Head of eHealth is responsible for the overall direction of the board’s electronic patient record
strategy and subsequent implementation. This will require engagement with all clinical and
administration staff groups in moving the objective forward.
 Head of eHealth responsible for implementation of all clinical and non clinical systems across the
organisation.
Information management Dimensions
 To provide real time management information to operational directorates to support the delivery of
waiting time targets
 To ensure the board has visibility of adverse trends and any issues in relation to delivering activity in
line with government targets
 To ensure Scottish Government receive the required routine submissions around waiting time
compliance
 To provide and present information to the boards performance and planning committee on all aspect
of performance in relation to utilisation of resources and capacity
 To be the boards lead on national groups in relation to implementing waiting time guidance
Regional & National Working
 To be the boards identified lead for Information technology /information management/ ehealth
change management issues at regional and national level
 To ensure NWTC is represented and contributes to discussions around future service delivery and
joint working ventures both in a West of Scotland and national context
 To be the responsible officer for agreeing to take part within joint collaborations and initiatives with
regional and national organisations around IM&T services , procurements or initiatives
 To develop the boards income generation strategy by providing and managing services on behalf of
other public sector organisations, namely provision of data centre facilities & IT infrastructure where
required.
Redesign
 To lead and deliver a number of strategic objectives as a senior manager for the board
 To encourage other staff across the organisation to deliver change in order to benefit the board, in
line with the boards redesign & strategic project group objectives
 Lead multi disciplinary groups of staff to achieve redesign objectives. These groups can include
senior clinicians, managers and or staff within services or departments.
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Clinical Audit
 To ensure that all data in relation to Cardiac , Thoracic and Cardiology audit can be collected in a
safe and robust manner at point of patient care, and that the Board satisfies its returns to national
and UK wide validation bodies (eg British Cardiovascular Intervention Society)
Information Governance & Freedom of Information
 The post holder is responsible for developing , managing, maintaining and reviewing good
information management and data handling practices across the board to ensure compliance with:
a) The data protection Act 1998;
b) The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002;
c) Records Management and other requirements / good practice relating to
Information Governance
d) Information Security
e) Caldicott Guidelines
Research & Innovation
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Head of eHealth requires to explore and research ways in which NWTC can be at the forefront of
technology. This is in line with the boards strategy to be acknowledged as a centre of excellence.
The Head of eHealth is responsible for all aspects of IT provision within the Beardmore Centre for
Health Science and must ensure the centre has innovative IT facilities and links with clinical areas
around the hospital for teaching and education.
The Head of eHealth is responsible for all IT investment decisions and strategy, as well as ensuring
a high level of service availability for the offerings within the Beardmore Hotel for its users.
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5. MAIN TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Development
Provide ongoing development and implementation of the organisation’s eHealth Strategy, providing the lead
role in its development and ensuring it is widely understood and followed.
Maintain an active participation in national and regional eHealth activities and groups to ensure that NWTC
issues are understood and national and regional requirements are implemented within the NWTC strategy.
Achieve and maintain an expert level of knowledge of NHS Scotland and partner agency eHealth
requirements to act as the Board eHealth expert, ensuring that the Board has strategic and operational
support on all eHealth matters.
Provide strong, effective and visible leadership in organisational development and change management
processes to support use of modern technology solutions in service developments and participate in the
delivery of organisational objectives. In addition the post holder is expected to take lead in a number of
redesign programmes as a senior manager of the board , that are typically out with the eHealth area but in
support of delivering the eHealth strategy.
The Head of eHealth is expected to lead and influence change across the organisation to enable the board
to deliver its objectives.
Ensure there is a clear financial plans for all the services under the eHealth banner:
Financial planning should ensure that the overall delivery of eHealth strategy, the maintenance and
development of existing systems and services, information governance and management agenda, Audit
workplan, Information Strategy and user training and eHealth staff development can be achieved. The Head
of eHealth should also utilise the boards existing IM&T infrastructure to support income generation activities
with other public sector bodies.
Lead and direct the provision of a robust project management environment for all eHealth projects and the
provision of a robust service management culture that meets the requirements of internal and external
auditors.
The Head of eHealth is the single responsible officer with responsibility for defining, delivering and advising
the board on all activities in relation to Information Management, Information Technology, Electronic Patient
record development , and clinical audit activity returns to national bodies. The post holder is also the lead
officer for linking with SGHD around waiting time policy and any changes within this area, advising the board
accordingly.
The Head of eHealth is the responsible officer for planning and delivering the boards vision and delivery of
the Electronic Health Record. The post holder also takes the lead role in ensuring staff engagement at all
levels, and from many professions, in the uptake of the system, and in developing it in such a way to support
high quality patient care, at the point of care.
Information Governance and Management
Drive the improvement of health and organisational information across the NWTC including developing and
delivering programmes that ensure:
 quality, integrity and consistency of data
 the timely and accurate collection of and analysis of patient information to maximise efficiency and
minimise duplication
 the full range of health information is analysed and disseminated to support the key functions of NWTC
and its partners organisations providing shared care
The Head of eHealth is the NWTC Boards responsible officer for advising on national waiting time strategy
and policy, and implementing waiting time policy into operational practice (Referral to treatment Targets and
Treatment Time Guarantees).The Head of eHealth is also responsible for Sign off all waiting time and
external submissions of activity data to the Scottish Government Health department within the nationally
agreed timings, and bringing to the attention of the Chief Executive and board any areas of concern.
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The postholder must Provide leadership and direction in the development of an information culture and the
development of an Information Management service to support the delivery of health care and performance
management.
Provide leadership and direction in the development and support of all aspects of Information Governance
and in the delivery of secure, safe and confidential information systems and services that fully comply with
all appropriate guidance and legislation (security, retention, data protection, freedom of information etc).
Application System Development & Support (Clinical & Non Clinical)
Lead and direct the provision of an integrated range of application systems to support the delivery of health
care services and corporate management reducing dependency on paper based resources and thereby
improving efficiency and effectiveness of NWTC services.
Ensure that all application acquisitions and developments meet national and regional requirements for
sharing patient information across organisational boundaries in support of the provision of a single electronic
health record.
Information Technology
Ensure available resources are used effectively and to the greatest benefit, determining and securing
commitment to additional resources as required.
Lead and direct the ongoing development and implementation of a technical strategy to support the
organisational eHealth strategy.
Lead and direct the delivery of all operational services within the department’s remit within agreed service
levels of availability, providing a 24/7 service.
Lead and direct the development and maintenance of appropriate business continuity and disaster recovery
facilities and the development and maintenance of a risk register.
Ensure that central IT equipment and network infrastructure is operated and managed effectively within
properly controlled environmental conditions.
Ensure the development and maintenance of a full helpdesk service for all IM&T services to provide a total
support service to users. Continually monitor helpdesk issues to identify areas for improvement within the
systems and/or end user training.
Ensure the provision of a procurement service for all information technology equipment, systems and
services ensuring that legal and national contracts requirements are met.
Voice Services
Ensure the development, implementation and maintenance of an effective voice and paging communication
services which have appropriate contingency arrangements to ensure 24/7 availability.
End User Training
Direct and advise in the development and provision of an IT training service covering office tools and the
Board’s strategic systems, to enable end users to make the best possible use of the available technology
ensuring that programmes are delivered at the optimum time in relation to implementation of system
developments.
Line Management
Line Manager for all members of the services that fall under the eHealth. These include Information
management, Information Technology, Clinical audit staff , Library services and information governance and
Freedom of Information, as well as project management staff. Responsible for the recruitment, training, work
allocation and performance monitoring, identifying ongoing training needs, appraisal and disciplinary
matters.
Lead and direct the ongoing development of performance management arrangements for the eHealth
department to evidence effective working.
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6. Systems and Equipment
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
General office equipment including PC, printers etc
The post holder requires to use a PC, including
Visual Display Unit throughout their working
day.
Audio visual equipment
Required for presentation purposes
SYSTEMS
A variety of software packages which will include some
or all of the following:
Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and
Powerpoint, Microsoft Project, Web services
The postholder will require to be a proficient
user of the standard office automation tools
and those that support project management
and presentation.
A limited amount of organisational support systems
used for line management purposes.
A number of line management functions such
as timesheets, KSF and other HR functions are
currently supported by online facilities. More
are planned
7. Decisions and Judgements
The post holder will have full responsibility for managing and prioritising the workload of all functions under
the eHealth banner; Information Technology, Information Management, Clinical audit & library services as
well as project management.
The post holder acts as the Board expert in all eHealth matters and is part of the Senior management
team responsible for organisational objectives.
The post holder ensures compliance with Freedom of Information and Information Governance policy and
legislation, and is the advisor to the NWTC Board on such issues. Decisions and judgements are required
to be made around these areas.
The post holder will regularly have to interpret the organisation requirements to produce appropriate
strategies and plans in relation to the use of technology and provide the necessary eHealth input to senior
management decision making.
The Post holder will make judgements on clinical and non-clinical IM&T projects by proposing and
implementing strategies in relation to information, applications and technology.
The Post holder will regularly have to analyse complex eHealth related problems involving technology,
systems, information management and information governance issues.
The Post holder will often require to lead and direct the development of a plan of action for major system
faults, advise senior managers of serious or recurring faults and ensure recovery processes are delivered.
The Post holder will often require to make judgements on eHealth issues and associated risks where there
is no precedent and where opinions may conflict.
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8. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
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Who postholder
communicates with:
What communication is about:
Director of Finance
Objective setting and Performance appraisal
NTWC senior management,
staff professionals and other
agencies
Providing specialist advice to NWTC on all
aspects of Information Management and
Technology and the wider aspects of
information governance within the eHealth
agenda.
Being part of the Senior Management Team
making a personal contribution to the overall
management of the organisation and
ensuring that all eHealth issues are
discussed and included in the management
of the organisation.
Participation in a variety of organisational
groups.
National and regional groups
Participation in national and regional groups
providing information on NWTC issues and
being fully conversant with national and
regional requirements.
Scottish Government
Contributing to and agreeing standards,
specifications and technical requirements for
different aspects of a range of national
projects.
To link with SGHD around waiting time policy
and guidance and be the Boards officer for
highlighting
areas
for
concern
and
implementing locally and advising the board
External Suppliers
Staff (line manage)
Negotiating the detailed means by which
suppliers’ equipment, systems or services will
meet clinical and professional user
requirements, as part of an integrated
solution,.
Management and development of staff
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Any difficulties
encountered:
Setting achievable
objectives within a heavy
agenda with limited
resources.
Interpreting
organisational
requirements into
appropriate eHealth
solutions.
Providing advice and
assistance to all
directorates and services
to ensure that complex
IM&T issues, that non
IM&T staff may have
difficulty understanding,
are explained at a
business level and
assistance provided, to
specify and develop their
requirements, in
compliance with national
strategies, standards
and definitions.
Ensuring the needs and
priorities of NWTC are
met within the broader
requirements of national
and regional strategies
and projects.
Persuading other NHS
colleagues on the merits
of changing a strategy or
standard where it is
incompatible with the
special needs of NWTC.
Highlighting and
reporting any issues that
may not be perceived as
palatable to the
recipients, as well as
interpretation of any
changes to current
practice and advising the
NWTC board of
implications.
Convincing,
often
reluctant, suppliers to
modify their systems and
services such that they
will provide a more
appropriate and cost
effective solution for the
NWTC. Dealing with
performance/ disciplinary
and personal trauma
related issues.
Head of eHealth
Dealing with
performance/disciplinary
9. PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
FREQUENCY
Physical skills:
Daily
The postholder requires a high level of keyboard skills
to utilise the various office automation and
organisational management systems necessary to fulfil
the senior management role. Speed and accuracy are
essential.
Frequent
Physical effort:
Mental demands:
Car driver (to attend meetings)
The post requires light physical effort.
Frequent
To maintain intense concentration to be able to deliver
a wide range of eHealth related strategies, reports,
advice and information where accuracy and attention to
detail are paramount.
Daily
Frequent
To maintain intense concentration whilst delivering
eHealth solutions to health colleagues. In particular, to
keep abreast of national developments in order to
provide expert advice to colleagues.
Constant need to change tasks when ad-hoc requests
require an immediate response, or priorities are
changed. Mental agility is required to multi-task
between projects as it will often be necessary to work
concurrently upon multiple aspects of the eHealth
agenda.
Daily
Frequent
To be flexible to the demands of the environment
including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and
frequent interruptions
Emotional demands:
Dealing with queries from angry and pressurised staff.
Stress associated with constant queue of work and too
many demands on time.
Occasional exposure to distressing circumstances
Balancing workload and maximising time management
Frequent
Daily
Occasional
Frequent
10. MOST CHALLENGING/DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE JOB
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To manage, the often conflicting, demands ensuring challenging timescales are met.
To manage the, often conflicting, demands and to determine the best course of action to respond to
sudden changes to projects and services (priority or technical changes), dependant upon impact on
other projects and services, impact upon quality of deliverables, available resources and where
prioritisation issues span different client groups and agencies.
To interpret business requirements into cost effective eHealth solutions within limited resources.
To communicate complex eHealth strategies and issues in a way that can be understood by people
with limited knowledge of the eHealth environment.
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11. KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
Training and/or qualification(s) required:
Educated to degree level or equivalent with an appropriate postgraduate qualification being desirable.
Extensive senior management experience, as well as a demonstrable track record in delivering complex
IM&T solutions and change across an organisation.
A good track record of relevant additional specialist training during work history is essential.
A record of additional management training would be desirable.
Car driver : Essential
Level of experience/knowledge
required:
Length of experience
How specialised experience needs to
be:
Extensive
General/staff management experience
is essential with a demonstrable track
record of team motivation, learning and
development
Management
Extensive
Large scale IM&T projects
Good communication skills (both oral
and written)
Demonstrable experience of running
large-scale information and IT service
projects using a recognised project
management methodology. A formal
project management qualification is
desirable.
A
high
level
of
interpersonal
communication,
presentation,
negotiation and strategic skills are
required.
The intellectual capacity to interpret and
shape complex issues and to derive
solutions to complex IM&T problems.
Analytical skills
Extensive
knowledge
and
understanding of the public sector.
Additional knowledge
In depth knowledge of relevant policies
& standards and legal requirements
A proven track record in the use of
office automation, project management
and presentation tools.
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12. JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT
A separate job description will need to be signed off by each
jobholder to whom the job description applies.
Job Holder’s Signature:
Date:
Head of Department Signature:
Date:
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Recruitment Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Desirable
1. Minimum of degree 6.Postgraduate
level qualification
qualification
Experience
2. Significant experience
of working in an eHealth
and information
environment within an
NHS system
7.
Skills/Knowledge
3. Expert level of
knowledge of NHS
ehealth requirements
8.
Additional job
requirements
Eg. unsocial hours
4.No specific
requirements
9.
Any
other
information
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experience including
management of staff and
successfully delivery of
ehealth solutions
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10. Evidence of
interpreting business
requirements into cost
effective eHealth
solutions
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