Job overview

Digital Clinical educator- 4.5 posts

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the future of digitally enabled healthcare and practice in the role of a Digital Clinical Educator.Are you ready to be involved with a new and exciting transformation at STH? Are you committed to developing others and clinical practice? The Connect EPR programme team are looking for dynamic and forward thinking individuals who are keen to support the implementation of the Connect EPR by being a digital working best practice role model to the NMAHP staff groups.

The postholder will act as a role model for digitally enabled nursing, midwifery, and allied health (NMAHP) practice across the Trust, providing clinical advice, education, and leadership in relation to clinical processes and systems, including the Connect EPR. They will work in conjunction with NMAHP leaders to develop and deliver informed, effective, sustainable education plans to support national and Trust NMAHP and Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) strategy.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this fixed term role will be to offer support, training, and practical advice on implementing changes and sharing good practice in relation to the Connect EPR and digitally enabled care overall. The post holder will also audit user activity data and identify areas where additional targeted support is required and to respond in a meaningful way, monitoring, and auditing progress.

In return we can offer personal and professional development which would help support your NMC revalidation or HCPC registration renewal. Training and professional development will be actively supported. For further information about this post please contact Stacie Harrington, Deputy Chief Nursing and Allied Health Information Officer (email: ) or Alicia Fryer, Workstream Lead (email: )

This role involves a regulated activity and/or controlled activity with vulnerable children and/or adults. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 legally requires any successful candidates entering into a role involving regulated/controlled activity with vulnerable groups to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Therefore, successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS disclosure application (police check). Please ensure you read the DBS Employee Guidance Document at the foot of the NHS Jobs page, which provides further guidance on the requirements for this check and your responsibilities in complying with this check.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. Please see the attached documents to the NHS Jobs page for this vacancy which gives you more detail on why you should come and work for us.

Please ensure you have full support of your current line manager when applying as a secondment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term/secondment contract basis for a period until 31 March 2025

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse, Midwife, or Allied Health Professional (NMAHP) with valid NMC or HCPC registration. 1st Level Degree or equivalent Evidence of study (or working towards) at level 7 in healthcare leadership, change management, digital health or other relevant subject or equivalent experience Post graduate qualification in teaching/practice education or working towards one.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of applying current research into practice.

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant experience working in an educational leadership role with evidence of delivering teaching sessions and presentations to a wide audience. Extensive Post Registration clinical experience. Extensive experience of the Connect EPR programme and its role in NMAHP practice. Ability to assess training needs. Evidence of developing training programmes, delivering training to a wide audience and evaluation of training. Demonstration of strong management / leadership skills and aptitude. Extensive experience of change management. Advanced IT skills, ability to use excel, PowerPoint, software packages. Experience of managing audit.

Desirable criteria

National policy and guidance around NMAHP documentation and digitally-enabled practice. Knowledge & Understanding of NMAHP workflows in the Connect EPR. Knowledge and experience of a champion role.

Further Training

Essential criteria

Evidence of relevant professional development.

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team and exhibit strong leadership skills. Excellent interpersonal skills-demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy appropriately with the ability to negotiate and navigate challenging situations. Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal. Ability to deal with a complex and rapidly changing environment and service modernisation. Competent in the use of a problem-solving approach. Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships. Experience of co-ordinating and managing projects Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to tight and conflicting deadlines.

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity. Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility. Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals. Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Digital Clinical Educator Job Description (PDF, 143.4KB) Digital Clinical Educator Person specification (PDF, 179.2KB) Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB) Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (PDF, 763.8KB) Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB) Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (PDF, 113.1KB) Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB) Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB) Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB) A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

NameStacie HarringtonJob titleDeputy CNIOEmail number