Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification and specialist IM&T qualification
• Project management qualification or extensive practical experience i.e. Prince 2

Desirable

• IT Degree
• Change management certification
• ITIL Foundation qualification
• Use of workflow documentation packages e.g. Visio
• Successful completion of TPPs core training course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Wide ranging knowledge of current legislation affecting managing, using and storing information such as Confidentiality, Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act and Caldicott
• In depth knowledge of current legislation, and NHS policies and procedures, relating to staff management
• Demonstrable capability of delivering projects/initiatives on time, to an agreed quality and budget
• Ability to independently interpret and solve extremely complex analytical problems and make recommendations based on this analysis
• Confidently make decisions autonomously without reference to line manager but within broad agreed objectives
• Demonstrable capability of planning and organising a range of complex projects and integrated programmes of work, many of which will have conflicting priorities, funding and resource issues which will require devising alterations to plans and strategies
• Proven capability of developing and implementing test plans for new systems and equipment, or for changes to existing
• The ability to gain the credibility and confidence of multidisciplinary groups Experience of bringing people together around developing solutions to problems and facilitating service/quality improvement initiatives
• Record of successful involvement in development, implementation and support of systems in a healthcare environment
• Experience of service change management / business transformation
• Proven experience in organising and prioritising multiple tasks and workloads, meeting deadlines managing budgets
• Proven experience in staff management and development

Desirable

• Specific knowledge of SDHIS information systems
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Project and all related project documentation
• Understanding and experience of working in a complex NHS Trust
• Experience of facilitating change within the NHS or similar environment

Specific Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills being able to confidently present options, reports etc. of subjects of a complex nature to non-IM&T Managers and staff
• Highly developed team leadership, co-ordination and motivation skills
• Excellent negotiating, persuasive and diplomacy skills, coupled with the ability to remain objective when dealing with highly contentious issues
• Ability to demonstrate skills in implementing and managing change
• Able to communicate and invoke change amongst multi-disciplined staff whilst remaining calm and professional in a sometimes hostile and/or highly emotional atmosphere using tact, diplomacy and influential skills
• Expert Information Technology skills gained in the delivery of effective IT solutions; this will include advanced keyboard skills, use of spreadsheets, databases and packaged software for graphical design and display, e-mail and Microsoft Teams
• Standard keyboard and mouse skills
• Familiar with preparing and running PowerPoint presentations
• Moving light equipment eg. laptops etc. for presentations and to carry out tasks as appropriate
• Requirement to travel to other locations for meetings

Physical Effort

Essential

• Frequent requirement for sitting / inputting at keyboard for substantial amount of time during the working day
• Support system outside of normal working hours (evening, overnight and at weekends)
• Ability to work flexibly, outside of normal working hours as required
• Ability to multitask

Emotional Effort

Essential

• Ability to persuade
• Confident
• Deal with people in difficult situations
• Ability to maintain a calm, professional and objective perspective in a sometimes hostile and/or highly emotional atmosphere using tact, diplomacy and influential skills
• Able to manage indirect exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances on rare occasions

Mental Effort

Essential

• Long periods of concentration required for analysing highly complex business processes and developing/configuring SystmOne functionality
• Managing conflicting priorities

Working Conditions

Essential

• Ability to travel to sites locally and nationally to fulfil the needs of projects and the department
• Ability to work independently, whilst maintaining good team and departmental working relationships

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification and specialist IM&T qualification
• Project management qualification or extensive practical experience i.e. Prince 2

Desirable

• IT Degree
• Change management certification
• ITIL Foundation qualification
• Use of workflow documentation packages e.g. Visio
• Successful completion of TPPs core training course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Wide ranging knowledge of current legislation affecting managing, using and storing information such as Confidentiality, Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act and Caldicott
• In depth knowledge of current legislation, and NHS policies and procedures, relating to staff management
• Demonstrable capability of delivering projects/initiatives on time, to an agreed quality and budget
• Ability to independently interpret and solve extremely complex analytical problems and make recommendations based on this analysis
• Confidently make decisions autonomously without reference to line manager but within broad agreed objectives
• Demonstrable capability of planning and organising a range of complex projects and integrated programmes of work, many of which will have conflicting priorities, funding and resource issues which will require devising alterations to plans and strategies
• Proven capability of developing and implementing test plans for new systems and equipment, or for changes to existing
• The ability to gain the credibility and confidence of multidisciplinary groups Experience of bringing people together around developing solutions to problems and facilitating service/quality improvement initiatives
• Record of successful involvement in development, implementation and support of systems in a healthcare environment
• Experience of service change management / business transformation
• Proven experience in organising and prioritising multiple tasks and workloads, meeting deadlines managing budgets
• Proven experience in staff management and development

Desirable

• Specific knowledge of SDHIS information systems
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Project and all related project documentation
• Understanding and experience of working in a complex NHS Trust
• Experience of facilitating change within the NHS or similar environment

Specific Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills being able to confidently present options, reports etc. of subjects of a complex nature to non-IM&T Managers and staff
• Highly developed team leadership, co-ordination and motivation skills
• Excellent negotiating, persuasive and diplomacy skills, coupled with the ability to remain objective when dealing with highly contentious issues
• Ability to demonstrate skills in implementing and managing change
• Able to communicate and invoke change amongst multi-disciplined staff whilst remaining calm and professional in a sometimes hostile and/or highly emotional atmosphere using tact, diplomacy and influential skills
• Expert Information Technology skills gained in the delivery of effective IT solutions; this will include advanced keyboard skills, use of spreadsheets, databases and packaged software for graphical design and display, e-mail and Microsoft Teams
• Standard keyboard and mouse skills
• Familiar with preparing and running PowerPoint presentations
• Moving light equipment eg. laptops etc. for presentations and to carry out tasks as appropriate
• Requirement to travel to other locations for meetings

Physical Effort

Essential

• Frequent requirement for sitting / inputting at keyboard for substantial amount of time during the working day
• Support system outside of normal working hours (evening, overnight and at weekends)
• Ability to work flexibly, outside of normal working hours as required
• Ability to multitask

Emotional Effort

Essential

• Ability to persuade
• Confident
• Deal with people in difficult situations
• Ability to maintain a calm, professional and objective perspective in a sometimes hostile and/or highly emotional atmosphere using tact, diplomacy and influential skills
• Able to manage indirect exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances on rare occasions

Mental Effort

Essential

• Long periods of concentration required for analysing highly complex business processes and developing/configuring SystmOne functionality
• Managing conflicting priorities

Working Conditions

Essential

• Ability to travel to sites locally and nationally to fulfil the needs of projects and the department
• Ability to work independently, whilst maintaining good team and departmental working relationships

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

TSDFT

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AN

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)