Healthset Head of Communications & Engagement

The HealthSet Head of Communications and Engagement will have an integral role in the success of the Healthset EHR Programme, developing and implementing a comprehensive Communications and Engagement strategy to support the Healthset Programme. The Head of Communications and Engagement will work closely with Communications Teams and the Healthset Programme Leadership Team providing expert advice and solutions for all Communications and Engagement activities required to support the delivery of this transformational programme.

Recruitment is now underway for a Head of Communications and Engagement role within Healthset, our joint programme to deliver a single shared electronic health record (EHR) across Dorset and Somerset, powered by Epic. This once in a generation programme will transform how care is delivered and information is recorded, shared and accessed, enabling colleagues to spend less time working around systems and more time caring.

The contract with Epic was signed in March, and we are expecting the new EHR to go live in April 2028. Successful delivery must be genuinely clinically and operationally led, supported by the expertise of our digital teams.

Our teams deliver safe, compassionate care every day, but we still rely on multiple systems, separate records and paper processes. This can mean patients repeating their story and colleagues spending valuable time duplicating work or managing gaps in information. For our digital teams, this means managing multiple systems and data sources to support users to deliver services. Healthset is our shared response. By introducing one EHR across our organisations, we will support more joined up working, safer decision-making and better use of information, freeing up more time for care., At its peak the Healthset team will include over three hundred people and Healthset is a ten-year programme. Roles required only during the initial two-year implementation phase will be filled through secondments, fixed term contracts or external contractors. All other roles will be permanent posts. We are committed to equitable access to these opportunities and will consider part-time working and reasonable adjustments where required., Healthset is our shared response. By introducing one EHR across our organisations, we will support more joined-up working, safer decision-making and better use of information, freeing up more time for care.