Job overview
*This is a fixed term opportunity for 8 months*
*Internal HDFT Applicants Only*
Do you want to directly shape the future of digital healthcare at HDFT? Are you passionate about optimising clinical workflows to transform patient care through technology? Can you bridge the gap between digital innovation and frontline operations, embedding sustainable improvements?
The Transformation team is looking for a dynamic and experienced colleague to join their high-performing Improvement Academy as an EPR Clinical Transformation Manager.
This pivotal role offers the chance to drive significant change by optimising our Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. You'll be instrumental in ensuring the EPR directly aligns with HDFT Impact, our Trust-wide continuous improvement strategy, delivering tangible benefits for both patients and staff.
The likely date of interview is 5 or 6 August 2026.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference. You will:
- Lead impactful change: Analyse and redesign complex clinical and operational workflows to maximise EPR efficiency, patient safety, and user experience, directly contributing to our HDFT Impact goals.
- Facilitate transformation: Lead engaging workshops with multidisciplinary teams, translating workflow analysis into actionable plans to support the reduction of waste and increased productivity
- Enhance patient safety: Play a key role in ensuring our digital systems are clinically safe, with the opportunity to work towards IT Clinical Safety Officer (IT CSO) training.
- Drive continuous improvement: Embed HDFT Impact principles into the EPR rollout, collaborating closely with digital, clinical, and operational teams to foster a culture of innovation.
- Manage vital projects: Support the planning, organisation, and control of assigned EPR transformation projects, ensuring successful delivery of benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information relating to the duties and responsibilities of this role, please see the job description and person specification attached. If you have any questions, please contact David Plews on [email protected]
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Active involvement in at least one major intervention to improve care quality within the last three years
- Experience of facilitating and leading performance improvement projects and/or programmes of service improvement
- Understanding of a structured project management methodology, ideally PRINCE 2
- Understanding of procurement, implementation, integration and operation of complex/high value EPR systems
Desirable
- Management of NHS EPR systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience in a clinical management role within an Acute trust
- Postgraduate study or equivalent experience
- Management training and qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Clinical registration (doctor, nurse or allied healthcare professional)
- Continuous/ Quality Improvement Science training
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This advert is for EPR Clinical Transformation Manager *Internal HDFT Applicants Only* with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 8 months (Fixed term until March 2027). The application deadline is 16 Jul 2026.
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