Job summary
Please note this post is only open to applicants from the following Employing Trusts from theThames Valley Radiology Network:
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS TrustMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The AI Lab in the NHS England Transformation Directorate is delivering a programme to understand how to facilitate the safe utilisation of AI at scale, and overcoming some of the barriers listed, the AI Lab programme will pilot the NHS Artificial Intelligence Deployment Platform (AI DP) for 18 months.
This pilot will understand if this approach can accelerate the deployment of safe, effective, ethical, and certified AI medical imaging technologies in clinical pathways at scale. The centralised cloud-based platform will act as a pilot for an "AI model store" for the most up-to-date AI imaging models to use for free in participating NHS organisations across England for the duration of the pilot. This approach would also support the continued post-market surveillance of AI model performance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to monitor interdependencies between TV Rad workstreams and manage these effectively as part of a formal programme reporting to the TV Rad Board, ICS boards and partner boards as required. Duties include:
- The first gatekeeper for filtering AI technology.
- Provide clinical inputs to benefits and local feasibility of AI solution.
- Identifies the AI need and key problems to solve across the sites in the network.
- Act as a clinical tester of the AI solutions and feedback to technical teams.
- Work to demonstrate the clinical impacts and benefits of AI solution.
- To communicate the Thames Valley Imaging Network's focus on quality and outcomes from national through to local level, allowing the local networks to feed ideas and input back to NHS England (as appropriate)
The post holder will ensure Artificial Intelligence activities are aligned to and support clinicians in achieving outcome imaging ambitions for patients and benefits to population health. They will have responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and engagement.
About us
Thames Valley Radiology Network digital team are responsible for the delivery of the National Digital Diagnostic Capability Funding and associated digital workstreams. The Digital team comprises clinical, technical and programme leads from the four Network Trusts. This small team act as subject matter experts and advisors to the Network Board and are key links to the individual trust digital teams and Executives. The Network has a collaborative and innovative digital programme and the time limited AI Deployment Platform project is a key component of this work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder's main responsibilities will be delivery of the AI Deployment Platform Project:
- To provide clinical leadership and subject matter expertise within the field of radiology AI.
- To foster a culture of multi-professional engagement in the improvement of care across integrated pathways for a specific condition or patient group.
- To maintain credibility with all key players within the network community, fostering a culture of collaboration for the delivery of equitable, high-quality care. At times this will include acting as an honest broker reconciling conflicting views and interests.
- To promote a culture of innovation, developing strong partnerships with academic and education systems and other key stakeholders.
- To chair the meeting/specific groups as appropriate.
- To ensure that clinical leadership is central to the delivery of all Network and NHS England activities
- To work collaboratively across the NHS England matrix
- To create and maintain a network structure that supports widespread multidisciplinary involvement including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and clinical scientists
Further detail in the Job Description.
Please note this post is only open to applicants from the following Employing Trusts from theThames Valley Radiology Network:
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS TrustMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder's main responsibilities will be delivery of the AI Deployment Platform Project:
- To provide clinical leadership and subject matter expertise within the field of radiology AI.
- To foster a culture of multi-professional engagement in the improvement of care across integrated pathways for a specific condition or patient group.
- To maintain credibility with all key players within the network community, fostering a culture of collaboration for the delivery of equitable, high-quality care. At times this will include acting as an honest broker reconciling conflicting views and interests.
- To promote a culture of innovation, developing strong partnerships with academic and education systems and other key stakeholders.
- To chair the meeting/specific groups as appropriate.
- To ensure that clinical leadership is central to the delivery of all Network and NHS England activities
- To work collaboratively across the NHS England matrix
- To create and maintain a network structure that supports widespread multidisciplinary involvement including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and clinical scientists
Further detail in the Job Description.
Please note this post is only open to applicants from the following Employing Trusts from theThames Valley Radiology Network:
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS TrustMilton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Medical / clinical qualification with no restrictions on practice
- Current membership of relevant professional body (e.g., GMC)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Coaching/mentoring qualification
- Management/ leadership or quality improvement qualification
- Post graduate qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of senior clinical roles in imaging services
- Knowledge of strategic challenges facing NHS systems
- Use of Microsoft applications to produce documents for a range of audiences, including tables, reports, presentations
- Knowledge of the National NHS imaging strategy
Desirable
- Understanding of the national imaging programme
- Knowledge of service improvement methodology
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of NHS senior clinical leadership in an acute organisation
- Significant knowledge and experience of clinical / imaging IT and patient management IT systems
- Significant knowledge and experience of deployment of artificial intelligence / automated intelligence / machine learning and clinical decision support tools in radiology and or associated clinical or research specialities
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working and evidence of leading such a team
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, working to conflicting priorities and tight deadlines
- Experience of writing business cases
- Track record of delivering change with a strong focus on excellent leadership
- Experience of working with and understanding the human dimensions of change
Desirable
- Strategy development and evidence of delivery
- Experience of writing executive level business case
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills
- Ability to make inferences and recommendations using complex data
- Is a mindful and decisive thinker who makes insightful and effective decisions based on known information and good business awareness
- Delegates effectively and appropriately
- Develops, supports and motivates colleagues and team members
Behaviours
Essential
- Work autonomously within a network team
- Meet deadlines and prioritise work according to needs of the network, regional and national team requirements
- Work collaboratively with a large and varied network of stakeholders
- Be adaptable and flexible with programme changes
- Uses plain language when carrying out duties and is able to adapt their communication style to different audiences
Communications and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Communicate, present, translate and receive complex information to a range of clinical, scientific, managerial, and executive audiences
- Ability to create, update and report on complex project plans
- Provide & receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information
- Ability to build rapport with varied network of stakeholders
- Ability to manage conflict
Analytical and Judgemental skills
Essential
- Ability to collect, manipulate, analyse, and present complex data
- Benchmarking using national and local data
- Understanding of hospital radiology and patient information systems
- Recognising and understanding the flaws in non-standardised national data
- Identification and escalation of risks to delivery
Desirable
- Analysis of imaging audits, surveys and data collection
- Experience of undertaking and acting upon complex surveys relating to role
Organisational Skills / Responsibilities for Patient Care
Essential
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Plans own time to achieve outputs and organises work in co-operation and coordination with the needs of the network
- Experienced in managing multiple projects
- No direct responsibilities but to uphold the principles that guide the NHS in the NHS constitution
Responsibilities for policy and service development and implementation / Financial
Essential
- Able to work within a multistakeholder matrix to develop network-wide policies and processes in line with the expectations and deliverables of the Imaging Strategy and network work plan
- Contributes to budget planning and management for the network
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to maintain concentration during long periods
- Ability to work for extensive periods of time remotely using Microsoft Teams
- Ability to analysis complex data and convert into useful information
- Ability to acknowledge, expect and flex around barriers to change
- Understand and work with the human dimensions of change
- This role is mostly working remotely and from home
- Travel to any hospital in the West Midlands as necessary
- Department or site visits as necessary
- Uses computers more or less continuously
- Maintain confidentiality around sensitive and / or commercial information
- Work in line with information governance policy
- Works within broad policies and procedures laid down by the department, Trust and professional organisation
- Works independently for the majority of the time
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Medical / clinical qualification with no restrictions on practice
- Current membership of relevant professional body (e.g., GMC)
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Coaching/mentoring qualification
- Management/ leadership or quality improvement qualification
- Post graduate qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of senior clinical roles in imaging services
- Knowledge of strategic challenges facing NHS systems
- Use of Microsoft applications to produce documents for a range of audiences, including tables, reports, presentations
- Knowledge of the National NHS imaging strategy
Desirable
- Understanding of the national imaging programme
- Knowledge of service improvement methodology
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of NHS senior clinical leadership in an acute organisation
- Significant knowledge and experience of clinical / imaging IT and patient management IT systems
- Significant knowledge and experience of deployment of artificial intelligence / automated intelligence / machine learning and clinical decision support tools in radiology and or associated clinical or research specialities
- Commitment to multidisciplinary team working and evidence of leading such a team
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, working to conflicting priorities and tight deadlines
- Experience of writing business cases
- Track record of delivering change with a strong focus on excellent leadership
- Experience of working with and understanding the human dimensions of change
Desirable
- Strategy development and evidence of delivery
- Experience of writing executive level business case
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills
- Ability to make inferences and recommendations using complex data
- Is a mindful and decisive thinker who makes insightful and effective decisions based on known information and good business awareness
- Delegates effectively and appropriately
- Develops, supports and motivates colleagues and team members
Behaviours
Essential
- Work autonomously within a network team
- Meet deadlines and prioritise work according to needs of the network, regional and national team requirements
- Work collaboratively with a large and varied network of stakeholders
- Be adaptable and flexible with programme changes
- Uses plain language when carrying out duties and is able to adapt their communication style to different audiences
Communications and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Communicate, present, translate and receive complex information to a range of clinical, scientific, managerial, and executive audiences
- Ability to create, update and report on complex project plans
- Provide & receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information
- Ability to build rapport with varied network of stakeholders
- Ability to manage conflict
Analytical and Judgemental skills
Essential
- Ability to collect, manipulate, analyse, and present complex data
- Benchmarking using national and local data
- Understanding of hospital radiology and patient information systems
- Recognising and understanding the flaws in non-standardised national data
- Identification and escalation of risks to delivery
Desirable
- Analysis of imaging audits, surveys and data collection
- Experience of undertaking and acting upon complex surveys relating to role
Organisational Skills / Responsibilities for Patient Care
Essential
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Plans own time to achieve outputs and organises work in co-operation and coordination with the needs of the network
- Experienced in managing multiple projects
- No direct responsibilities but to uphold the principles that guide the NHS in the NHS constitution
Responsibilities for policy and service development and implementation / Financial
Essential
- Able to work within a multistakeholder matrix to develop network-wide policies and processes in line with the expectations and deliverables of the Imaging Strategy and network work plan
- Contributes to budget planning and management for the network
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to maintain concentration during long periods
- Ability to work for extensive periods of time remotely using Microsoft Teams
- Ability to analysis complex data and convert into useful information
- Ability to acknowledge, expect and flex around barriers to change
- Understand and work with the human dimensions of change
- This role is mostly working remotely and from home
- Travel to any hospital in the West Midlands as necessary
- Department or site visits as necessary
- Uses computers more or less continuously
- Maintain confidentiality around sensitive and / or commercial information
- Work in line with information governance policy
- Works within broad policies and procedures laid down by the department, Trust and professional organisation
- Works independently for the majority of the time
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.
UK Registration
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
