# Digital Elective Care Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/digital-elective-care-lead/60b2cfa3-86ee-4373-8be2-536ac7151b05 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/digital-elective-care-lead/60b2cfa3-86ee-4373-8be2-536ac7151b05.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** 8 months ((Fixed Term/Secondment until 30 April 2027)) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 22.5 hours per week (Work base is either on site at RCHT Treliske Hospital or Pydar House, Truro.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T07:50:41.497Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Information_Technology/Information_Technology-v8186906 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186906?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Newsflash - exciting opportunities to join our eCare Team! Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is continuing its digital and clinical transformation journey that will change the way in which we deliver care across Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and the South West Peninsula. We are seeking a highly motivated Digital Elective Care Lead with a strong understanding of NHS administrative and clerical processes and excellent communication skills. This pivotal role will support the Trust in transitioning from PAS to eCare, driving service transformation and ensuring elective care processes align with programme objectives. This is a fixed term contract until 30 April 2027. We recognise this is a challenging time within the Trust and we welcome applications from our internal workforce who may feel uncertain in their current roles. We will welcome you into the programme and support you throughout. Please reach out to us if you like a further conversation about these opportunities. ### Main duties of the job The Digital Elective Care Lead will report into the eCare Elective Care Subject Matter Experts. Acting across the eCare programme, organisation and other internal and external stake holders, the post holder will: Provide comprehensive project management support to enable the smooth transition from PAS to eCare, and its successful implementation and integration. Support the implementation of the new Patient Portal, enabling seamless patient engagement. Support adherence to NHSE guidance/mandated changes, ensuring compliance and alignment with national standards. Provide advice and guidance to eCare training personnel, ensuring functionality and workflows are embedded in training materials and sessions. Participate in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) discussions, identifying new opportunities for automation within eCare workflows. Understand and align eCare processes with the role and functionality of third-party suppliers. Using technical skills, experience and judgement, support improvements in key areas such as referral management, inpatient and outpatient correspondence, collection of pre-procedure information and diagnostic workflows. Contribute to service redesign initiatives, optimise processes, and improve patient experience. Support data migration and testing cycles, ensuring accuracy and continuity of patient information. Use analytical, negotiation, and influencing skills to resolve operational challenges and support Elective Planned Care pathway improvements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to solve complex analytical problems; independently analyse information; oversee and control testing/options appraisals and make recommendations based on all analysis. - Good team leadership, co-ordination and motivation skills. Good team player. ### Experience **Essential** - Proven successful structured project management skills / experience including experience in managing change and leadership of project teams. - Relevant experience in health service or other major large scale customer service oriented organisation - Previous NHS operational management experience - Proven experience in organising and prioritising multiple tasks and workloads and meeting deadlines **Desirable** - Health information experience - Experience of Service Change Management/business Transformation - Experience leading multi-disciplinary project/workstream teams ### Qualification **Essential** - Hold a formal project management qualification (eg. PRINCE, APM, Agile) or relevant experience - Educated to degree level or equivalent with a specialist IMT/business management qualification or equivalent relevant experience. **Desirable** - PRINCE 2 - Clinical Systems - General Management ## Documents - [digital elective leave jd & ps (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10490992) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.