Director of EHR Implementation

Job Description

Job Title : Director of EHR Implementation

Department : IT

Reports to : Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Date : 2025

Overall Purpose of Job :

We are seeking a highly experienced and delivery-focused Director of EHR Implementation to lead the selection and full-scale deployment of a new hospital-wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This is a contracted leadership role, reporting jointly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), and is central to one of the hospital's most significant digital and operational transformation programmes.

The hospital currently operates an established EHR platform and is undertaking a complete transition to a new vendor system. The Director will lead the programme from procurement through go-live and into early optimisation, managing governance, operational readiness, clinical engagement, staff training and benefits delivery. They will be responsible for building a dedicated multidisciplinary team and ensuring the system is delivered safely, on time and in line with organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables :

Programme Leadership

• Lead the full lifecycle delivery of the hospital's new EHR system, from selection and procurement through to go-live and optimisation
• Develop and manage a comprehensive implementation plan including timelines, workstreams, milestones and risks
• Establish programme governance structures and report progress to the CIO, COO and EHR steering group
• Ensure alignment with hospital-wide strategic objectives, patient safety standards and service transformation goals
• Ensure full compliance with clinical safety, cybersecurity and information governance requirements (e.g. NIS2, GDPR, HIQQA, JCI and clinical risk frameworks)
• Coordinate with governance, quality and safety leads to support internal and external assurance processes

Team Formation & Management

Change Management & Staff Training

Stakeholder Engagement

Vendor & Partner Management

Implementation Delivery & Transition

Post-Go-Live Optimisation & Benefits Realisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Experience

Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge

Personal Competencies

This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing. As the Hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.