Senior Digital Applications Developer

Job overview

The Senior Digital Applications Developer is a key senior member of the Digital Data & Technology (DDaT) team, adding value for our patients through improving and developing digital services across the Trust and wider health and care system. A central role in maintaining and developing and electronic patient record solution and enabling infrastructure to the Trust. The postholder will provide intensive advice to high-level line managers, contribute to the overall Digital Applications strategy and lead other junior developers. They will have experience of programme management. Digital Applications including EPR provide clinicians with access to all the information they need about patients; with an integrated suite of software providing an integrated record of care, supporting them to deliver safe, high quality care every time. It is critical to and underpins meeting national, regional and local strategic policies. It supports provision of modern, safe and effective care, and supports meeting the national ‘paper-free at the point of care’ policy. Ensure their team is an effective component of the Trust’s Digital Data & Technology (DDaT) target operating model, working alongside others, delivering continuous overall improvement. Work closely with other digital development colleagues, bringing together previously separate teams to deliver within the overall Trust’s vision.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with clinical teams to ensure alignment of priorities to achieve the overall development plan and support staff to develop and improve the EPR for all clinical services across the Trust. Improving patient safety, quality of care and patient experience is an explicit priority rather than an assumption and needs to underpin all elements of the implementation and beyond. • Ensure appropriate planning and support is in place to enable successful service transition, driving operational change and removing unwarranted variation. • Lead the ongoing cycle of digital applications process improvement, continually identifying areas of opportunity for development and work with appropriate teams to implement system improvement. • Work closely with senior clinical teams to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve successful implementation of digital applications, working as a liaison between clinical and operational services and DDaT and the system suppliers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work with clinical teams to ensure alignment of priorities to achieve the overall development plan and support staff to develop and improve the EPR for all clinical services across the Trust. Improving patient safety, quality of care and patient experience is an explicit priority rather than an assumption and needs to underpin all elements of the implementation and beyond. • Ensure appropriate planning and support is in place to enable successful service transition, driving operational change and removing unwarranted variation. • Lead the ongoing cycle of digital applications process improvement, continually identifying areas of opportunity for development and work with appropriate teams to implement system improvement. • Work closely with senior clinical teams to ensure alignment of goals and priorities to achieve successful implementation of digital applications, working as a liaison between clinical and operational services and DDaT and the system suppliers.