Senior Clinical IT Solutions Analyst

at  Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Working Part time - 30 hours per week
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Informatics Department requires a Band 6 Senior Clinical Solutions Analyst. The role will be to provide Senior Specialist support for development of Clinical Systems and problem resolution. This important role will also assist the Clinical Solutions Managers in further developing the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record (EPR) applications along with business as usual support and training for the Trusts suite of Non-EPR Clinical Systems. The EPR programme delivers care in the following areas:
Core Applications
Patient Administration
Ordercomms and Imaging
Clinical Documentation and Optimisation
Medicines Management
Training and Service Delivery
The postholder will be expected to build positive relationships with system suppliers to ensure that the system(s) can be managed proactively. This is an excellent opportunity for a digitally minded individual who understands the relationship between technology and transformation. We are looking for a positive team player with experience of leading a team who can deputise for the Clinical Solutions Manager. We are looking for a confident communicator who can support and drive the department’s digital ambitions. The list below is to outline the main duties involved; however this is subject to change and will vary within the given role. We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
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