EPR Head of Technical

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are at the beginning of our EPR journey and will be selecting our suppliers during Q3 2024/25.

We want a Head of Technical to join us and support our EPR journey. This is an exciting role and the successful candidate will be able to shape and support our journey whilst working closely with other departments across the Trust.

The post will report to the Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer/EPR Programme Director, and will be part of the senior management team for the EPR programme alongside the Head of Applications, Head of Operational Change and Head of People to deliver a successful EPR implementation.

The Head of Technical is responsible for four key workstreams for the programme covering,

• Testing,


• Integration,


• Data Migration and


• Infrastructure Readiness.


We are looking for a knowledgeable individual in technical delivery of an EPR/digital solutions who is talented, enthusiastic and driven. The EPR programme will ultimately transform the future of healthcare delivery across our hospitals for the benefit of the patients we serve.

Working as key member of our EPR Programme team you will drive transformational change across our hospitals to deliver successful and wide engagement with our EPR programme, ensuring that the intended benefits of the programme can be fully realised.

Main duties of the job

Managing the overall workstreams for testing, integration, data migration and infrastructure readiness ensuring coordinated plans are in place through a coordinating project/programme management approach

Manage the staff within the portfolio including a mix of existing staff, fixed terms and third-party providers to deliver an effective EPR solution

Manage the £1.5m+ budget for the technical workstreams for the programmes

Advising and providing recommendations to the EPR Programme Board/Trust Board on data migration approach and other areas as required.

Support the PMO in ensuring highlight reports are produced, risks managed and financial management is in place

Undertaking additional, specific programme work in support of the EPR programme under the direction of the Programme Director and alongside the process design, change management and transformation/benefits leads across the programme.

Working with the Head of EPR applications to ensure configuration, decision support and working processes are integrated across the implementation.

• Working with clinical digital leads to ensure requirements are understood prior to developing technical solution.
  
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Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.