An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior nurse to lead the Clinical Informatics Team. You will provide strategic clinical leadership for the development of the long-term vision and strategic plans for digital transformation projects in Hywel Dda University Health Board. This will include WNCR systems, Epma, eObs, eflow and other digital systems.

You will advise on national and local policy development and lead on the development of local clinical and digital standards and protocols, including clinical digital risk management. You will also provide clinical professional advice regarding digital system development and deployment ensuring digital ways of working supports accountable clinical practice and quality patient care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Translate and implement the high-level digital strategy of the health board into the clinical workforce.
• Provide leadership for the development and delivery of a statutory digital patient safety strategy and standards in the health board.
• Act as an expert clinician reviewing Health Information Systems to identify strategic fit and risk / benefit analysis.
• Work autonomously to ensure complex decision making, prompting implementation of evidence-based interventions when digital patient safety incidents are identified.

You will work closely with the Patient Safety Team to ensure patient safety in relation to digital and informatics systems as a Clinical Safety Officer. You will also work with the Head of Nursing for Professional Standards and Digital Informatics to lead on nursing informatics work on digital solutions to ensure the effective technology into nursing and wider MDT practice.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

Our services are provided in four main hospitals, five community hospitals, two integrated care centres, and numerous other community settings. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We are committed to supporting our staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. We welcome applications from Welsh speakers and offer a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet the minimal desirable Welsh language requirements during the course of your employment with us.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to supporting the development of our staff and offer a range of training and development opportunities.