LCO EPR Expansion - Digital Programme Lead

Job overview

Joining the Digital Service places you at the heart of the Trust’s digital journey. The Hive Electronic Patient Record (EPR), powered by Epic, launched in September 2022 — the largest UK deployment at the time — marked a major milestone in MFT’s vision of becoming a Digital First organisation.

Hive has greatly enhanced the Trust’s ability to harness data by capturing high-quality, high-volume clinical and non-clinical information across acute services. This enables data-driven insights to accelerate digital transformation and deliver safer, more efficient, and more personalised patient care.

We have an ambitious digital strategic roadmap, with Hive as the engine for transformation across MFT. Our aim is to deliver scalable, robust, and reliable digital infrastructure, applications, and services that underpin major programmes and strategic priorities.

This includes contributing to national initiatives such as the New Hospitals Programme, supporting North Manchester General Hospital’s redevelopment, which is shaping the digital blueprint for future hospitals. We are also evolving our digital governance framework to ensure safe, effective, and innovative use of emerging technologies — including AI, Machine Learning, and Robotic Process Automation — across all areas of our services.

This role requires a minimum of three days per week on site, although this may vary depending on the needs of the programme.

Main duties of the job

The Digital Team plays a pivotal role in supporting Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) to deliver clinically led, operationally driven, and digitally enabled services. Colleagues work across strategy, governance and assurance, portfolio management, information and patient services, as well as teams dedicated to our Hive Electronic Patient Record (EPR), associated applications, wider digital systems, technology architecture, infrastructure, and operational services.

We are supported by a diverse and highly skilled Clinical Informatics Team, ensuring all digital solutions are safe, effective, and patient-focused. This team includes consultants from across the organisation, alongside our Digital Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Professional Team, working closely with the Chief Medical Informatics Officers to ensure clinical excellence.

LCO EPR Expansion Digital Programme Lead is a key leadership role within the Digital Services programme team responsible for the roll out of our Epic EPR to all MFT community services. This is a key strategic project on the MFT digital roadmap and is a key enabler for the delivery of the NHS 10 year plan.

As part of our Digital Team, you will help enhance clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and research excellence. We are proud of the impact our work has on patients and colleagues — and we’re excited to offer you the chance to be part of that journey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification carefully before applying and only submit an application if you can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Candidates are encouraged to arrange an informal discussion via [email protected] to better understand the role and its requirements before submitting an application.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.