Proton Registry and PCOU Lead

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvide leadership within the PCOU and act as a role model and resource forall team members. Direct line management responsibility for non-clinical staffwithin the PCOU including administrative workload allocation.

Responsible forrecruitment, retention, disciplinary and grievance, and all staffing managementissues in accordance with relevant Trust policies.

Act as a key point of contact internally and externally for the PCOU and NHSProton Registry, representing both at local and national stakeholder meetings,and lead on reporting at appropriate divisional, departmental, trust and nationallevel meetings.

Act as technical lead for the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry, providing expertadvice and oversight to all stakeholders, and deputising for the PBT ClinicalDirector, as required, in matters related to the national proton data strategy.

Lead and manage PCOU and NHS Proton Registry to provide a professionalservice as part of the national proton data strategy, to deliver on projects,objectives, requests, research and developments to fulfil the ambition of theunit, and local and national stakeholders.

Development of the NHS Proton Registry by liaising with and holding DigitalServices and external suppliers to account to ensure successful delivery of theRegistry and ECIP programme.

Development of local PCOU and National Registry governance procedures, inliaison with local and national information governance colleagues, ensuring thatothers within the team are aware of and adhere to such procedures. Participatein the monitoring of compliance with all relevant standards and ensurecompliance with the PCOU and Registry research ethics applications.

Play a key role in the development of the proton outcome research strategy,leading the development and implementation of the strategy, producing acomprehensive plan detailing timescales and milestones for the collection,analysis and monitoring of clinical outcome measures. Help develop nationaland international benchmarking opportunities, including with other NHSprovider organisations.

Provide expert input into study design, including data collection methodologiesand technologies, definition of primary outcome measures, calculation ofappropriate sample size and the specification of appropriate analytics andstatistical methodologies as part of required analysis plans.

Lead the PCOU and Registry in the selection, development, collection,validation and analysis of clinical outcome data, including patient reported and clinician reported outcomes. Lead the team in contributing to the planning,conduct and reporting of research and service improvement projects.

Encourage collaboration and establish relationships with other providers tofacilitate the collection and development of comparative outcome measures.Development of mechanisms to monitor data quantity and quality and formulatesolutions to collect data efficiently.

Appraise the technology developments of the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry,associated clinical studies and improvement initiatives in their aim, application,benefits, weakness, and risk in relation to utility of data. Co-ordinating expertiseas necessary to provide strong and positive advice in the best interests of thePBT Service, Trust and NHS England.

Contribute as a key member of the PBT departmental management team, intothe direction and development of the improvement, learning and strategicroadmap for proton clinical outcomes.

Lead the team in using data to inform key system improvements by linking withother disciplines in Digital Services and the clinical teams, to inform the cycle ofoutcome knowledge, to system information, to data management, to dataquality and control, to changes needed to meet the outcome improvementaims.

Oversee the communications within the team in providing and receiving highlycomplex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information. Liaises withstakeholders, communicating complex concepts and issues, clearly andaccurately, and adapting communication style to suit the recipient.

Lead on the review, appraisal, and submission of funding applicationsapplicable to the national proton data strategy. Grants may be entirely led bythe PCOU or Registry, or where colleagues require technical detail and supportfor grants or commercial agreements progressed as part of a wider team.

Responsible for planning, monitoring and delivery of funded projects,programmes, and initiatives, paying close attention to the timely milestones andoutputs required.

Assist policy development, including review and appraisal of linked policy orprocess in the Trust, particularly in the development, governance andimplementation of data management, analytics and statistical services, incollaboration with the Clinical Outcomes and Data Unit.

Lead the development of the team to respond to questions or queries fromclinicians, researchers, and technologists, by using and adapting complexsoftware and analysis methodologies, providing meaningful, repeatable andunderstandable scientific outputs.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Undertake performance review and management and act on identifieddevelopment needs to maintain high levels of performance and quality withinthe team.

Implement and work within the Trusts HR policies on all staffing matters,including sickness, capability, and disciplinary issues. Take correctivemeasures if indicated in liaison with human resources and the managementteam.

Responsible for identifying and managing demand in areas where there areshared and conflicting agendas. Planning, organisation and monitoring of abroad range of complex activities or programmes some of which are ongoing,which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies

To positivelyand professionally encourage the team, colleagues, and partnerships to usedata to best effect, using best practices, always ethically and ensure privacy isprotected, where the benefit to the patient is at the heart of everything we do.

TEACHING AND TRAINING

Provide, contribute and co-ordinate the team in the teaching of datamanagement, analytics and statistical skills to groups associated to the unitalong with clinicians, and students, linking to the School of Oncology andassociated University programmes, when relevant.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOURCES

Delgated budget holder for PCOU and Proton Registry fund budgets,monitoring and managing income and expenditure. Provide financial reports tothe proton departmental meeting and NHS England when requested.

Lead on business case production for the national proton data strategy, andundertake solution searches and appraisals of supplier proposals for local andnational proton data collection, processing, storage, and publicationrequirements.

RESEARCH AND AUDIT

Lead, oversee and contribute to research with substantial time (>20%) inprogressing research initiatives and the writing of formal academic publications,in relation to studies devised through the Proton Research Committee,Evaluative Commissioning in Protons programme, and those led by the PCOUor Registry directly.

Qualifications

Essential

• Education to postgraduate degree level in a numerate discipline, or an equivalent level of knowledge or demonstrable equivalent experience/skills

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Database/dataflow/reportin g practitioner certificates e.g. SQL, Microsoft server tools etc
• Project management qualification
• Management, leadership or mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leadership in the NHS/healthcare setting
• Substantial experience in the application of and/or studying/researching Business intelligence & Statistics
• Experience working with healthcare data in a professional informatics role
• Experience of data quality/data integrity monitoring and improvement
• Experience of providing an information management service to requestors assuring quality and robustness of data products and processes, including ethical and legal considerations
• Significant experience of leading on a range of projects, identifying and managing demand and prioritising resources, to deliver objectives and meet strategic priorities
• Experience planning and delivering data analytics projects in a sandpit/proof concept environment and planning for promoting tools to production environments, taking the lead in selecting appropriate tools and analytical techniques
• Experience of clinical trials/studies, including study design and analysis

Desirable

• Experience of audit methodologies
• Experience of querying databases using SQL to extract datasets, filter, join, create views
• Experience of projects and change management
• Experience of coaching individuals and lead a team engendering enthusiasm and commitment

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed skills of using a statistical software or package, e.g R, STATA, Python, and/or SPSS
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex, technical concepts, and issues with relevant stakeholders
• Analytical skills in data extraction, data analysis and report writing with ability to make sound observations and recommendations through formal reporting.
• Planning and Organisation of a broad range of complex activities or programmes some of which are ongoing, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategiesAcademic writing for publication in high impact journals

Desirable

• Intermediate skills in the use of a data visualisation tool e.g Tableau or Power BI
• Intermediate skills in the use of databases including database structure and database interrogation tools and SQL.
• Application of essential skills within NHS environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Broad knowledge of statistical techniques and understanding of data collection methods and data analysis
• Expertise in the application of business intelligence and statistical methodologies, for reporting and research purposes, including data visualisation and survival analysis expertise
• Developed knowledge of professional standards and information governance in order to ensure quality, value, and compliance for service
• Knowledge of project or service management practices, tools and techniques
• Knowledge of NHS datasets and submission of information to external parties

Desirable

• Knowledge of relational databases, system integration interfaces and the principles between data exchange between systems
• Understanding of how services are commissioned within the NHS
• Knowledge of PBT services, studies and programmes

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
• Ability to work flexibly to meet key deadlines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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