Christian Smith

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DISC Type : cs

Chief Nursing Information Offcer at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Cardiff Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Christian Smith is the Chief Nursing Information Officer at University Hospitals Birmingham, driving the trusts digital agenda and EHR strategy. With Masters degrees from Imperial College London and Cardiff University, he has a background in oncology nursing and a passion for clinically-led digital transformation.

His career is marked by significant achievements in health informatics, including leading the initiative to unify and standardize nursing documentation across Wales and implementing the regions first electronic chemotherapy prescribing system.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Process Oriented

Overcautious

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  Being observant comes to them naturally. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

Digital Health Strategy
As CNIO at a major NHS trust, he is leading an ambitious EHR strategy and often speaks about the importance of the digital agenda in nursing.
Clinically-Led Informatics
He is a strong advocate for ensuring that clinical informatics initiatives are patient-focused and clinically-led to improve care and efficiency.
Nursing Documentation
He has specific expertise in this area, having previously led a corporate project to unify and standardize nursing documentation across Wales.

Media Appearances

Christian has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Chief Nursing Information Offcer at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
4-2019 - 4-2025
Chief Nursing Information Officer at Cwm Taf University Health Board
2-2018 - 4-2019
Senior Nursing Informatics Lead at Velindre Cancer Centre
8-2012 - 4-2019
Lead clinical nurse specialist/ clinician nurse oncology at Velindre Cancer Centre

Education

9-2020 - 9-2022
Master's degree from Imperial College London
9-2014 - 1-2017
Master's degree from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

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DO's

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  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly

DONT's

  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christian

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  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
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