Julie Waters
Interim Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Health Research Authority- Claim this Profile
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Health Research Authority
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Interim Chief Digital Transformation Officer
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Aug 2022 - Present
Senior Responsible Officer for £39m Research Systems Programme. Director of Digital Directorate (27 staff). Research Systems Programme (RSP) is to replace the HRA's existing primary research systems enabling the fast, efficient, and integrated approval of research in the UK, across multiple approval bodies and 80 Research Ethics Committees and other committees. The hub for health and social care research in the UK it allows researchers access to gaining research approvals for regulatory and NHS purposes, best practice guidance and lay-friendly information about the results of all health and care research studies taking place in the UK. This major improvement programme aims to create intuitive research systems that interact with other systems in the research sector – creating one seamless online resource for users. Show less
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Associate Director IT Portfolio Management
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
Significant work to uncover and relay that the former Research Systems Programme initiated in 2017 was behind the HRA’s strategic ambition for delivery. Working with PA Consulting to carry out a strategic review, I used my skills and judgement to identify the root causes of the delay and to describe what a reset programme would need to look like. I have used highly developed communication skills to portray multi-layered, complex, technical information to non-technical staff across disciplines and seniorities, winning support once people understand the issues involved. I was an integral part of the Research Systems Programme in HRA and my role involved establishing and promoting an environment of continuous improvement in all workstreams as well as representing the HRA at national or local meetings with external organisations involved in digital transformation. Show less
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The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Chief Information Officer
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Jul 2018 - May 2021
Responsible for ensuring that the Information team supports the Trust’s clinical, operational and strategic objectives by meeting it’s rapidly growing and changing information needs. Providing strategic and policy frameworks for the development and delivery of accurate, meaningful and timely management information. Promoting Management information, Information Governance and the Data Quality agendas through appropriate Trust forums and communication channels. Managing the Clinical Business Information Unit ensuring their responsibilities to the Trust are met, setting their objectives and assessing core competencies and performance. Show less
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Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
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Doncaster, United Kingdom
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Deputy Director of Business Intelligence & Information
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Jun 2015 - Jul 2018
Part of the Health Informatics directorate, I provide leadership to the Information team including data warehousing and business intelligence, information management, information governance, clinical systems, training and data quality. There are two key streams to my role: providing technical leadership to support the Trust clinical divisions and corporate services; and providing senior level subject matter expertise during the current EPR Programme while the Trust is replacing its two clinical systems. As a senior level manager in a large, complex organisation, I manage significant financial and operational risks. I have to work to tight deadlines to meet key objectives and write/present reports to the Board, including a DW&BI recovery programme, and a business case for £800k of investment. When I joined the Trust, the Information team were in crisis having had no data warehouse developers for 6mths. I have used my skills and judgement to reach the root cause of problems, and have had to use highly developed communication skills to portray multi-layered, complex, technical information to non-technical staff across disciplines and seniorities, winning support once people understand the issues involved. I have addressed the skills issues with a team restructure and recruited new staff in a challenging SQL Developer market. I have been involved in all aspects of evaluation and selection of a new clinical system supplier. My specific responsibilities in the EPR Programme include leading and managing the data migration, information management and training workstreams. My current role involves establishing and promoting an environment of continuous improvement in all workstreams as well as representing RDaSH at national or local meetings with external organisations involved in health informatics. Show less
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Avoca Systems Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Data Analytics & Operations
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Oct 1998 - Jun 2015
As part of the senior management team at Avoca, I lead a team of specialist health informatics professionals to excel and produce quality deliverables involving patient data and high clinical risk. I am commercially driven and motivated and lead a team of people to achieve business excellence, with the express aim of exceeding customer expectations. My specific responsibilities included the day to day running of the Avoca Office in Chesterfield. Project managing healthcare system implementations including data migrations to new hospital systems, reference data management for system implementations across the globe and data warehouse and business intelligence solutions for healthcare clients. Working closely with the Development team to architect practical, efficient solutions which delivered customer expectations required a day to day technical understanding of the technologies being used including Microsoft SQL Server, ASP and .NET while remaining commercially driven and focussed. In conjunction with understanding healthcare data sets, patient data flows, data quality issues and national reporting, this was a winning combination of skills to ensure top, accurate results in a high risk environment. Key achievements included from its infancy, the development of the Avoca Migration Service and Migration Process. I drove improvement in this revenue stream, managed the team to meet operational milestones, and ensured exceptional levels of accuracy and delivery to deadlines. As part of my role to secure future business opportunities for Avoca, I also initiated, designed, wrote and implemented an Advanced Diploma in Health Informatics (accredited by University of Wolverhampton - 80 credits at level 5 of the UK QCF). The learning outcomes for this course were mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) and elements of the course were accredited by UK Council for Health Informatics Professionals (UKCHIP) through the EQAS quality scheme. Show less
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Information Development Manager
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Aug 1996 - Aug 1998
As a key member of the Information team, I assisted with the development and maintenance of corporate information systems for the Authority’s management and staff. A large part of my role was involved with the development of an EIS based on primary care data, from sourcing, collecting and validating the data, to uploading, providing training, documentation and acting as the first point of contact for users. As a key member of the Information team, I assisted with the development and maintenance of corporate information systems for the Authority’s management and staff. A large part of my role was involved with the development of an EIS based on primary care data, from sourcing, collecting and validating the data, to uploading, providing training, documentation and acting as the first point of contact for users.
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Contracts Information Officer
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Sep 1995 - Aug 1996
Principally concerned with the production of information both for internal use and for purchasers to support the contract management process, including undertaking appropriate validation and quality assurance procedures. This includes professional responsibility for the analysis, presentation and integration of information. Principally concerned with the production of information both for internal use and for purchasers to support the contract management process, including undertaking appropriate validation and quality assurance procedures. This includes professional responsibility for the analysis, presentation and integration of information.
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Information Officer
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1994 - 1995
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Information Officer
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1994 - 1995
Responsible for conducting analyses, interpreting and reporting of information on all aspects of purchasing healthcare. Also responsible for providing Information Support to the Acute Purchasing Team. I contributed to the Information Team in particular by developing and advising on the geographical analysis of information and was also responsible for the associated data management.
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Education
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University of St Andrews
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Geography and Environmental Biology -
University of Westminster
Postgraduate Certificate, Management Development -
Unversity of Sheffield
Master of Public Health (MPH), School of Health and Related Research -
University of St. Andrews
BSc (Hons) Geography & Environmental Biology, Geography & Environmental Biology