Job overview

As Local Workstream Lead, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Central Lead to deliver the Order Communications module as part of the Oracle Health (Millennium) Electronic Patient Record (EPR) implementation at the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH).

This is a Band 7 leadership role within the IT department, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of diagnostic ordering across the Trust. You’ll be at the heart of a major digital transformation programme, helping to define and embed clinically aligned, digitally enabled workflows that improve safety, reduce delays, and enhance the experience for both patients and staff.

We are looking for individuals with deep expertise in NHS system implementations, particularly in:

• Radiology (RIS/PACS)
• Pathology (LIMS)
• Oracle Millennium Order Management

You’ll work closely with clinical, technical, and operational teams across RUH and partner Trusts (GWH and SFT), ensuring alignment of workflows and contributing to cross-boundary collaboration. Your leadership will be key in:

• Designing future-state processes
• Coordinating SOP development
• Supporting testing, training, and go-live activities
• Driving business change and stakeholder engagement

This role also involves contributing to clinical safety, risk management, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to influence Trust-wide policy and protocol development.

If you're passionate about improving patient care through digital transformation, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Main duties of the job

Workstream Leadership & Programme Delivery

• Lead the Order Comms workstream at RUH for EPR implementation.
• Ensure timely delivery, alignment with future-state processes, and programme scope.
• Collaborate with GWH, SFT, and Oracle Health to design diagnostic workflows (radiology, pathology, cardiology, endoscopy).
• Develop SOPs and complete Oracle Health configuration workbooks.
• Monitor milestones, escalate risks, and align plans with programme timelines.
• Support equipment planning and promote matrix working across teams.

🔹 Stakeholder Collaboration & Change Management

• Engage clinical, technical, and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solution fit.
• Drive adoption through business change strategies and relationship building.
• Facilitate workshops, rehearsals, and floor-walking to support go-live.
• Contribute to benefits realisation by tracking performance improvements.

🔹 Testing, Training & Go-Live Support

• Support unit, integration, and UAT testing phases.
• Collaborate on training materials and provide hands-on go-live support.

🔹 Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and mitigate risks; report clinical hazards.

Document lessons learned to optimise workflows and improve safety and efficiency

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.