OneEPR Digital Transformation Change Facilitator

NHS Band 6 - Salary 38682 - 46580

Fixed term contract : 2 years

There are two vacancies for this role: one based at Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust) and the other at St Marys Hospital (Isle of Wight NHS Trust).

Full time - 37.5 hours per week 

Closing date : 17th November 2025

The OneEpr Program exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our colleagues.

The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:

1. Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
2. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
3. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
4. University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years.

The introduction of EPR will support us in transforming how we work every day helping us to run our services with the information we need at our fingertips. It will also help us to deliver care in a different way according to best practice efficiently and consistently.

Our EPR will act as an enabler for a greatly improved integrated healthcare system in which caregivers and patients have electronic access to more complete health records and are empowered to make better health decisions. The key objectives of the program are:

1. Enhance patient care by empowering clinicians providing them with the right information at the right time and in the right place
2. Improved continuity of care for many of our patients who receive treatment at more than one Trust
3. Provide a single source of truth making sharing information across pathways much simpler
4. Maximise efficient working and reduce errors when making decisions
5. Allow significantly greater clinical information-sharing with our partners in primary care community care mental health and ambulance
6. Enable integration of acute services across the four Trusts

Job Summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) are delivering a major digital transformation programme centred on the implementation of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system and the optimisation of existing digital clinical platforms across both Trusts.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to support clinical innovation and digital change across both organisations. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams and digital colleagues to facilitate the successful adoption of the EPR and related systems ensuring that changes are embedded into practice and that staff are supported throughout the transformation journey.

The Band 6 EPR Transformation Change Facilitator will be a registered Nurse Midwife or Allied Health Professional (AHP) with clinical experience and a strong interest in digital healthcare. They will act as a key link between clinical services and the digital programme team supporting training engagement and change management activities.

Core Requirements

System Implementation & Optimisation

• Support the rollout and configuration of EPR modules and digital clinical systems.
• Assist in testing validation and post-implementation stabilisation of new systems.
• Contribute to the redesign of clinical workflows to embed digital solutions.
• Promote digital working to improve patient safety quality and staff experience.
• Provide feedback from clinical users to inform system optimisation.

Change Management & Transformation

• Use approved change management approaches to support staff through digital transformation.
• Assist in mapping current and future state processes across services.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and gather feedback from frontline teams.
• Deliver training floor-walking and engagement activities to support adoption.
• Help identify and track benefits of digital change beyond the business case.
• Work with the Associate CNIO and Change Lead to deliver project milestones.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a liaison between clinical teams and the EPR Programme Team.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with multidisciplinary teams adapting style to audience.
• Build positive working relationships across PHU IWT and external partners.
• Support workshops presentations and engagement sessions to promote digital literacy.
• Represent clinical perspectives in local forums and user groups.

Professional & Clinical Responsibilities

• Maintain professional registration and clinical credibility through active engagement.
• Ensure practice aligns with NMAHP codes of conduct and Trust policies.
• Participate in training and development activities to maintain digital and clinical competencies.
• Share learning and support colleagues through change.

Governance & Safety

• Support the identification and escalation of clinical safety issues in line with national standards (DCB0129/DCB0160).
• Assist in the development of SOPs and documentation related to digital systems.

• Contribute to audits gap analyses and service improvement initiatives.

For full details of this role please refer to the enclosed Job Description before applying for this vacancy.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Essential

Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional registration/experience

Desired

Leadership or change management training

Experience

Clinical experience in adult acute or specialist services; use of EPR or digital systems; involvement in change initiatives

Experience in training coaching presenting or supporting digital projects

Knowledge

Understanding of patient flows clinical workflows NHS structure and digital systems

Awareness of Trust digital strategy and informatics

Additional Information :

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and Disability and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract