Digital IT Internship NHS- Part time

Joblink are pleased to be recruiting on behalf of a NHS Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

THE EMPLOYER

Are you ready to use your Training and Implementation skills in a way that makes a positive impact on people’s lives? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to become a member of our EHR Delivery team within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care.  By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

Internship Outline

Joblink has worked in partnership with the NHS on this project for many years introducing students to their internship programme.

We are thrilled that many students either secure permanent graduate roles with this department, the wider NHS or similar following the excellent skills and knowledge gained from working and being supported through the internship.

You will have the opportunity to work within a development team that are delivering this EHR within the framework of an annual roadmap.  You will gain practical hands on experience where your work will be promoted to everyday use by over 23k users of the platform delivering care to patients from across Leeds and Yorkshire region.

Don't take our word for it. See the NHS media release about the programme HERE:

Main tasks:

Reporting to a Senior Project Analyst your role will include:

• supporting the Project Managers and Senior Project Analysts with the development and delivery of PPM+ related implementation and training related activities across the LTHT.
• Working with both our clinical and technical customers, ensure that all Implementation related issues are comprehensively and effectively addressed through proactive and best practice implementation processes
• Create training materials to support the implementation
• Deliver on-site training, support and be a point of contact for ward staff during the implementation
• Create communications materials to inform our customers of new products, features and training
• Work with the electronic health record development team and the business analysts to review new functionality and provide feedback
• Update the project planning and reporting tools, attend team and project meetings

In return, we can offer you a varied, interesting, and challenging role working as part of a fantastic team and offering all the support you need to learn at pace and achieve your career ambitions.

You will gain and understanding of:

• Providing general project implementation support for the EHR Delivery programme team and assist on the development and delivery of a range of training courses for our customers’ needs.
• Assisting in the delivery of work packages for project managers both within EHR Delivery and the wider DIT where there is a PPM+ element.
• Providing support to ensure that all project deliverables and activities are achieved to time and to budget.
• Working under the direction of the project team to ensure project plans are implemented effectively and operational issues are identified and resolved.

Additional tasks:

• Ability to deliver training in a variety of ways including formal classroom tutor led, one to one and small group sessions.
• Create generic and system specific training packages and support materials.
• To work with healthcare professionals and help them identify their training requirements and assist in developing training plans to meet those needs.
• To develop appropriate evaluation methods, assessment of outstanding needs and plan any necessary follow up training.
• Record details of all training undertaken, assist in the collection of training statistics and to provide reports as requested.
• Assist in managing and maintaining project records within the in-house Project Management and Reporting system

What will I gain from the Internship?

• Stakeholder engagement
• Presentation techniques using tools available to LTHT
• Appreciation of the difference between Data and it’s direct use within a working environment through the production of “Information and Insight”
• Recognition of the varied levels in which data can help clinicians and a managers deliver a clinical service
• Future career opportunities within the department or the wider NHS
• Ward visits to see how the projects you worked on have been implemented.

Required Technical Skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills 
• Ability to interpret technician information for non technical stakeholder
• Reporting and analysis skills
• Familiarity with presentation software

Degrees Suitable for:

• MBA, Management, Corporate Comms, Marketing with a Tech Background

Duration of the role

• Up to April 2025 to be reviewed from that point)

Location:

• Hybrid

Hours:

• We are looking for someone who can work a minimum of 15 hours in this role

Pay

• Between £11.44/hr - £11.74/hr

Sounds good? 

To apply, press apply, send your relevant CV and answer the following questions (instead of a cover letter)

1. What appeals to you about this role and why you have chosen to apply?

2. What skills/experiences have you gained from your studies, voluntary or paid work that you feel will help you be successful in this role?

3. What do you feel you will gain from this role?

4. How would this role benefit your future career plans?

Please note: applications missing cv or answers to above questions will be declined. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks, please assume on this occasion your application has not progressed.

For any questions related to this role or application  process please contact Sushma at s.sankanagoudar@leeds.ac.uk