Job vacancy: Clinical Professional Information Officer, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust, Tolworth

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Information
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Fixed term: 3 years (Until 31/03/2029)
Hours: Part time - 7.5 hours per week
Job ref: 294-CORP-7783962-JB

Employer: South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Tolworth Hospital
Town: Tolworth
Salary: £70,396 - £80,837 pro rata per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/04/2026 23:59

Clinical Professional Information Officer

NHS AfC: Band 8b

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Guide informatics-driven change programs, focusing on safe, effective, and patient-centric services.

• Partner with clinicians to integrate clinical practice changes, prioritizing patient safety.

• Offer expertise on digital health technology adoption and workforce digitization.

• Promote a digital culture in clinical practice to enhance decision-making and care standardization.

• Govern healthcare technology use with robust risk management processes.

• Contribute to national Health Informatics development and mentor in clinical informatics.

• Engage in the design and evaluation of clinical informatics systems, driving innovation and continuous improvement.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Healthcare degree or professional qualification (current)
Registered Clinician

Desirable criteria

Management and/or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

An experienced health professional at consultant / senior management level
Experience of strategy development
Change management experience related to the planning and delivery of work in a clinical setting.

Desirable criteria

Experience of undertaking quality improvement projects including the use of Statistical Process Control

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Effective stakeholder engagement skills across diverse groups.
In-depth knowledge of IT applications in clinical services.
Ability to analyze and interpret complex information, leveraging clinical and data insights.
Experience in managing change in multi-professional teams

Desirable criteria

Experience of undertaking quality improvement projects including the use of Statistical Process Control
Understanding of the local, regional and national commissioning environment and standards expected by commissioners

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

BME (Evolve) Staff Network
Christian Staff Network
DiverseAbility
Deaf Staff Network
Mental Health Staff Forum
Women's Staff Network
LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
That we are a smoke-free Trust