The Role of the CCIO at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Kim Ashall, Director of Service Transformation & IT

Agenda Background The role Challenges Benefits of having a clinician leading IT and Improvement I’m not a doctor, nor am I a CIO!

Background Physiotherapist, national and regional roles Director of Service Improvement Role in the implementation of Electronic Patient Record Responsible for the 10 Process groups Director of IT and EPR secured a new position

Draft Structure CEO/CMO Clinical Lead for Clinical Systems Director of Service Transformation and IT Head of Clinical Systems Head of IT Deputy Director of SI

Role CCIO in another name IT just another tool in a toolkit to help transform Trust Focus on cultural change and how IT can help Putting an IT system on top of poor performance or a poor process will not improve either – you need to review, redesign and have strong management Focus IT on QIPP

Challenges Do not talk the IT language No ‘courses’ to learn this stuff It’s a very male dominated environment The need to create a patient/customer focus A lack of development in the department in relation ‘management/leadership skills’

Benefits As a clinician I focus on interaction with the patient and the processes and systems of care IT is amongst the solutions to problems with processes IT requires continual improvement to ensure it is as effective as it can be Clinicians can challenge other clinicians

I’m not a doctor, nor am I a CIO An old fashioned view? Clinician with over 20 years experience of the NHS Credibility with our medical colleagues I ask the stupid questions, and demand interpretation of technical language Leadership is leadership