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Digital Clinical Lead
Band 8a
Main area Digital Services Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-TS3137-TJ
Site Digital Services Town Bristol Salary £55,690 - £62,682 Pa Salary period Yearly Closing 27/06/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Following the introduction of a Lead Digital Clinical Specialist, this role has become a pivotal part of the Digital Services Structure. We are now looking to substantively recruit an experienced Digital Clinical Specialist, with experience of the UHBW clinical systems and extensive operational management to join our team. The need for digital clinical specialists has never been greater and this individual needs to have expertise in prioritisation, leadership and management to ensure that essential tasks are delivered and risks identified and managed.
Main duties of the job
This role is pivotal in driving our new Digital strategy forward, transforming digital concepts into clinically led realities that prioritise user experience and improve clinical outcomes. At an exciting time that sees the formation of the Bristol’s hospital group, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston (UHBW) and North Bristol Trust’s (NBT) digital services are coming together, and this post holder will support and facilitate the evolution of our Digital Clinical Specialist team. By leading our digital clinical team, this role will ensure high-quality, safe digital healthcare that delivers tangible benefits to our patients and our colleagues. Through managing the Digital Clinical Specialist Team, this role will ensure appropriate clinical expertise is applied across all programmes and business operations whilst supporting the evolution of the wider digital team.
The Digital Matron will ensure the safe, efficient design and implementation of digital solutions that enhance care quality and outcomes. They will provide expert clinical informatics advice, collaborating with stakeholders to involve patients and clinicians in system planning, development, and evaluation.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
* Able to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically
* Effective line management and oversight of professional standards
* Highly computer literate
* Excellent communication, presentation and report writing
* Ability to engage, motivate colleagues and other stakeholders as well as leading colleagues and able to gain trust and confidence of others
* Excellent persuasion and negotiating skills with the ability to deal effectively with challenging situations and challenging people
* Able to analyse and interpret complex information and present to non-experts in an understandable way
* Ability to present to large mixed audiences in an engaging manner
* A good self-starter, able to work autonomously
* Enthusiastic about Digital Healthcare
* Develops themselves and the team with a commitment to develop and educate clinical colleagues
* A commitment to providing high quality service and putting patients at the centre of what they do.
* Ability to appreciate the needs of others and lead with empathy and compassion
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Nurse/Midwife/AHP/
* Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
* Accredited Clinical Safety Officer or actively working towards attaining this
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
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