Associate Director of IT EPR Programme - Pathology

Associate Director of IT EPR Programme - Pathology

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the most significant digital transformation programmes at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT). As Associate Director of EPR Programme - Pathology, you will lead the pathology-specific elements of the Trust's Electronic Patient Record (EPR) deployment, Epic, delivered as part of the Apollo Programme.

The post holder will be a critical dependency for programme success, leading the integration of East and South East London Pathology Partnership (ESELPP) pathology services into LGT's new EPR across South East London. This role offers the opportunity to shape how digital pathology services are designed, integrated and delivered at scale, ensuring they support high-quality, safe and efficient patient care.

Main duties of the job

As a key enabler, the Associate Director of EPR Programme - Pathology will support the organisation in delivering its goals of improving quality, safety, productivity and operational processes related to the EPR Acceleration Programme delivery, working closely with the operational Service Improvement team. The role will include substantial capital and revenue budgetary responsibility, and you will be required to working across LGT's sites and other locations within the pathology partnership.

The Associate Director of EPR Programme - Pathology will be responsible for the delivery of highly complex, large-scale IT transformation and change programmes. Acting as the senior lead for the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)-to-EPR implementation, the post holder will drive the digital integration of pathology services, working closely with ESELPP, clinical and operational teams, and third-party suppliers.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

You will lead the endtoend deployment of the pathology components of the EPR programme, collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders to redesign workflows, optimise processes and maximise the benefits of digital pathology across all Trust sites and partnership organisations.

As a key enabler of transformation, the post holder will support the Trusts objectives to improve quality, safety, productivity and operational efficiency, working in close partnership with the Service Improvement and Operational teams. The role carries significant capital and revenue budgetary responsibility and requires regular working across LGT sites and wider partnership locations.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training

• Master's Degree or equivalent in business, health or Information Technology
• Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent Project Management experience
• ITIL Foundation accreditation

Experience

• Extensive experience at a senior level in a complex environment
• Change management experience with evidence of sustained changes
• Experience of strategic planning within the NHS
• Substantial achievement of successful partnership working in a complex environment with stakeholders to achieve beneficial changes
• Using patient and public involvement in service delivery and/or service planning
• Exposure to, and involvement in contributing to meeting the corporate agenda
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary clinical and professional staff in changing and developing services
• Experience of analysing financial and numerical trends
• Successfully managing and developing a technical team in a complex environment
• Management of significant budgets
• Experience writing and reviewing NHS Policy documents and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
• NHS Experience
• Community EPR System Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum plus HCAS