EPR Programme Director
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£78,801 to £91,255
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
The EPR Programme Director will provide strategic leadership, direction and accountability for the successful delivery of the Trust's Nervecentre Elec...
Provide strategic leadership and accountability for the successful delivery of the Nervecentre EPR Programme. Lead programme planning, governance, delivery, finances, risks and benefits, ensuring achievement of agreed objectives, milestones and budget.
Drive clinical and operational transformation, working with stakeholders to maximise adoption, patient safety and service improvement. Build strong relationships with senior leaders, clinicians, suppliers and external partners, acting as the senior escalation point for programme issues.
Lead multidisciplinary teams, oversee go-live and operational readiness activities, and ensure effective resource, contract and supplier management. Deliver programme assurance, benefits realisation and continuous optimisation following deployment.
Accountable for ensuring the Nervecentre EPR delivers improvements in patient care, staff experience, operational performance and digital maturity across the Trust.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
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Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent experience.
- Programme or project management qualification (MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Leadership qualification or equivalent senior management experience.
Desirable
- MBA or postgraduate qualification in Digital Health, Healthcare Management or Informatics.
- Change Management qualification.
- Lean Six Sigma qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior leadership experience delivering major digital transformation programmes
- Proven track record of leading large-scale EPR implementations.
- Experience managing complex programmes with budgets exceeding £10m.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across clinical, operational and technical environments.
- Experience working directly with Executive Boards and Senior Leadership Teams.
- Experience managing suppliers and commercial contracts.
- Experience delivering transformational change within healthcare organisations.
Desirable
- Previous Nervecentre implementation experience.
- NHS Acute Trust experience.
- Multi-site deployment experience.
- Experience of regional or system-wide digital programmes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of EPR implementation methodologies.
- Understanding of NHS healthcare delivery and operational processes.
- Knowledge of programme governance and assurance frameworks.
- Understanding of clinical safety, risk management and information governance.
- Knowledge of change management and organisational transformation.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS England digital standards.
- Understanding of interoperability and integration technologies.
- Knowledge of benefits realisation frameworks.
Skills
Essential
- Outstanding leadership and influencing skills.
- Exceptional stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen.
- Strategic thinking and decision-making capability.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage complex risks and competing priorities.
Desirable: - Advanced facilitation and coaching skills.; - Experience of leading organisational culture change.; - Experience operating at Board level.
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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