Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The post holder will take responsibility for specific areas of functionality as directed by the Digital Transformation Manager, informing of the best way to set up systems to achieve needs and advising of any system limitations and alternatives that may arise in discussion.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the team to carry out design and configuration tasks to an agreed schedule and priority.

To be a Subject Matter Expert for specific areas of clinical systems as directed by the Digital Transformation Manager.

To support the Digital Portfolios, contributing to discussions on the design and configurations of systems; from inputting into the system design specifications to writing up system documentation.

To be part of the Carenotes Maintenance support group, providing support evenings and weekends as required for the monthly updates and major upgrades.

Working for our organisation

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for the full details of the responsibilities for this post.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Possess a degree OR has acquired core system design and configuration skills and significant knowledge via extensive practical experience
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development

- Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant experience working in a team configuring a complex clinical system
• Extensive experience in technical area covering Systems design and configuration of clinical systems
• A basic understanding of the requirements of the NHS patient record recording and the ability to apply that knowledge to the design and configuration of CareNotes

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.