NHS Graduate Digital, Data & Technology Scheme: supporting NHSe Frontline Digitalisation programme
The NHSE Frontline Digitalisation Programme is collaborating with the Grad DDaT Scheme, delivered by the Health Innovation Network, Nortwest Skills Development Agency and South, Central West CSU to support trusts across England in their local digital transformation plans.
The Frontline Digitalisation Programme is an NHSe ambitious programme to support all trusts across England to have an EPR in place that meets the capability standard for digitalisation (equivalent to HIMSS5) by March 2025.
The Graduate scheme is a highly-focused development pathway for digital, data and technology graduates to become the next NHS digital, data & technology middle managers and beyond. We have been asked to support trusts to recruit their EPR project teams as well as their backfill their BAU role vacancies that have come about due to the EPR programme.
We have a strong track record in sourcing technical skills for EPR programmes in cities as well as harder to recruit rural locations. Please contact us to help source your EPR teams.
Hear what Heather O’Brien, Deployment Director for the Apollo Programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has to say about the scheme.
Hear from managers and graduates about how the scheme has helped Trusts with the implementation of their EPR systems
Forthcoming webinars:
The scheme has successfully sourced and developed graduates for EPR implementations by scoping workforce requirements and providing a tailored graduate programme. Join our next webinar for NHS managers to find out how the NHS Graduate DDaT can support you with your resourcing needs.
All webinars are 9.15am- 10:30am
North Devon Health Care Trust (NDHT) - ‘My Care’ Epic Electronic Patient Record Programme: Barnstaple, North Devon, South West Region
As part of NDHT’s campaign to recruit 100s staff for their Epic transformation project, we recruited and relocated 12 Configuration Analyst graduates – Band 6 Configuration Analysts to support more experienced Band 7 Lead Analysts.
We tailored the DDaT Scheme to align with the length of the EPIC project – 14 month employment contracts with condensed Epic training and qualifications and CPD sessions and pastoral support.
33% of Band 6 graduates were successful in applying and securing band 7 Lead Analyst roles within 9 months in role.
Band 5 roles successfully recruited
Digital Project Support Officer, Credentialed Trainers - CTs (EPIC), Data Analysts, Business Analysts , Cyber Security, Information Governance, Software Development, Solution Architect, Database Administrator (DBA), Change Managers, Infrastructure Engineer, Business Intelligence (BI), Network Engineer, Data Warehouse developer, IM&T Systems Facilitators, Application Developer / Support, PMO Analysts, Information Analyst, Digital Inclusion Support Liaison Officers, User researcher, Digital Enablement Officer, Solution Developer, Data Warehouse Architect
Contact Us:
To recruit talented grads into your EPR / EHR programme please contact:
For London, South East, South West and East of England: contact Karniya Yoganathan, Engagement Lead, karniya.yoganathan@nhs.net
For North West, North East and Midlands: contact Julie Davison, Engagement Lead, julie.davison6@nhs.net 07919 394592
For all other queries: contact Louise Brennan, Head of Service, louise.brennan5@nhs.net 07874 795572
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) - ‘Apollo’ Epic Electronic Patient Record Programme: London Bridge, London Zone 1
As part of GSTT’s campaign to recruit 180 staff for their Epic transformation project, we recruited 24 Configuration Analyst graduates – Band 6 trainees.
We have assessed 2,000 graduate applicants through adapted recruitment processes to reflect the needs of the Epic programme, incorporating the Epic required ‘Sphinx test.’
Our graduate applicants out-performed applicants from NHS jobs with a 78% pass rate on the Sphinx test compared to 50% of NHS jobs applicants.