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Nurse/AHP Information Officer

Band 7

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Nurse/AHP

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 152-S213.25

Site: Trust HQ

Town: Poole

Salary:£49,387 - £56,515 p.a

Salary period: Yearly

Closing:29/04/2026 23:59

Job overview

Join a team shaping the future of digital healthcare at Dorset HealthCare.

Are you a passionate nurse or allied health professional with a love for digital innovation?Do you thrive when empowering colleagues, improving patient care, and driving meaningful change across services?

Would you like to be involved in the shaping of  the county-wide Electronic Patient Record transformation across Dorset and Somerset NHS providers? 

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Dorset HealthCare is looking for an enthusiastic and forward‑thinking Nurse / AHP Information Officer to join our  Digital Clinical Team. This is a unique opportunity to bridge frontline clinical work with transformative digital innovation — helping thousands of colleagues deliver outstanding care.

 Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

Our team sits at the heart of digital transformation across Dorset HealthCare. Embedded in clinical services while working closely with Digital Services, we are uniquely placed to:

  • Improve clinical quality and safety through digital best practice, improvements and implementation
  • Support staff to develop digital confidence and capability
  • Co‑design digital tools that make a real difference to staff and patients
  • Deliver large‑scale digital improvements across the Trust
  • Shape the future of digital healthcare across Dorset and beyond

If you’re curious, collaborative, and excited by the potential of digital technology, you’ll feel right at home.

Employment in this post requires an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. 

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. 

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application.  However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience.  If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety.  If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Person specification

Qualifications, skills and Training

Essential criteria
  • Holds current professional registration with the appropriate body (NMC. HCPC)
  • Relevant clinical qualification and evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited Clinical Safety Officer

Job specfic experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working as part of a senior management team or alongside senior colleagues
  • In depth experience of working clinically in Mental Health or Learning Disabilities services in the NHS
  • Evidence of practical implementation of improvements or change management in a healthcare environment

Managerial/supervisory experience

Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience of effective staff management

Information Technology

Essential criteria
  • A good understanding of healthcare centric technology in respect of identifying opportunities for service improvement and efficiency development.

Personal qualities/attributes

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of the ability to think laterally whilst being forward thinking and progressive in the concepts, ideas and implementation of changes in practice.
  • Strong analytical skills in the assessment of risks. The ability to extract key facts and figures from large volumes of data.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.

What working for us will provide: 

  • 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
  • Excellent NHS pension scheme
  • Health and wellbeing services
  • Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
  • Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
  • Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
  • Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
  • Relocation costs where applicable
  • Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
  • NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles.  If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed.  At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Fran Murphy

Job title: Digital Clinical Lead MH&LD

Email address: fran.murphy1@nhs.net

Telephone number: 07776457371