EPR Subject Matter Expert - Urgent and Emergency Care

at  Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

The EPR Team is excited to announce a fantastic secondment opportunity to join the programme as our Urgent and Emergency Care Subject Matter Expert.
Our EPR Subject Matter Experts play a key role in the implementation of BHRUT’s new EPR by acting as the subject specialist within their designated area of expertise, using their knowledge of our internal Trust systems and processes to support the supplier and wider programme team with decision-making and design of our new workflows.

• Emergency patient pathway experience
• Understanding of patient handover within ED and wards
• Use of UEC dashboards to manage UEC pathways
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex queries, issues and problems
  We are looking for people with an enthusiasm for digital, but no need to be a technical IT whizz. Your organisational knowledge, experiences, and subject matter expertise are much more important to us, and are the key to the programme’s success.
  All SME opportunities will be a secondment at your current band, terms and conditions. Our expectation is that this postholder will work at around B8a to B8c level.
  We would welcome informal enquiries in advance, and ask all internal BHRUT staff to discuss any secondment opportunities with their existing line manager before applying.
  The EPR Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will provide subject specialist expertise to support the introduction of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT).
  The EPR SMEs will provide specialist input to the EPR programme, working closely with the Chief Operational Information Officer, Workstream Leads, Workstream Analysts and associates from our system supplier to influence the decision-making processes for the design and workflow of the new EPR.
  The EPR SMEs will be role specific. Using their own expertise and knowledge of existing Trust processes and systems, alongside their ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues in their role-specific area, they will collate consensus data and facilitate feedback, influencing the build and establishment of future workflows within the EPR.
  Each EPR SME will be a champion in their own field and must carry credibility with colleagues. They will play a vital role in enabling successful service transition and therefore must have an aptitude for understanding digital systems and its enablers in healthcare. They will apply best practice Transformation principles to nurture staff willingness and ableness to adopt new ways of working.
  We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
  Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
  We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
  Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
  We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
  For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
  The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
  Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
  All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
  Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Bani Sabharwal, Recruitment and Workforce Project Officer, b.sabharwal@nhs.net. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above