NHS Proton Data and Clinical Outcomes Lead/Advisor

NHS England Specialised Commissioning

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Job summary

The role of the NHS Proton Data and Clinical Outcomes Lead/Advisor is to provide clinical leadership and clinical expertise at a national level for clinical data and a clinical outcomes programme within this highly complex and high-profile national service.

The National Proton Beam Therapy Service will be commissioned by the national Highly Specialised Commissioning team. there will be links to the Radiotherapy CRG. It will be intimately linked to the NHS Proton Registry.

The post will be for a period of 2 years (plus 1 year renewable) and is available for 0.2-0.4 WTE (or 2-4 PAs)

See the attached assignment brief and role description for more information.

Main duties of the job

The specific tasks and lead responsibilities include:

• Facilitate an integrated approach to clinical trials, evaluative commissioning, and physics research within the clinical capacity of the NHS commissioned national PBT service

• Develop appropriate audit and clinical outcome tracking processes across the service

• Facilitate and lead output from the programme for clinical outcomes data for presentation and publication nationally and internationally

• Jointly chair the PBT data and governance committee

• Ensure robust IG processes for nationally held data

• Ensure that clinical outcomes data is produced and presented to evidence the benefits realisation goal of the programme

• Work to facilitate pre-commissioning evaluation (CtE) studies and any transition, depending on the study results into commissioning policies

• Establish links with other national PBT service developments abroad (particularly Europe, Australasia, Canada and the USA) to share good practice and maximise opportunities for audit and research

• Provide support and continuity, working with PBT National Clinical Lead and NHS Highly Specialist Commissioning Team

• Facilitate links to other national registries e.g., NHS Transplant, NCRAS, RTDS, British Skull Base Society and potentially low energy eye proton outcomes development

About us

NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.

Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.

We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

Date posted

30 May 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience To be negotiated - remuneration will be based on current salary

Contract

Honorary

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0034-22-9598

Job locations

Skipton House

London

SE1 6LH


Nhs England

Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the NHS Proton Data and Clinical Outcomes Lead/Advisor is to provide clinical leadership and clinical expertise at a national level for clinical data and a clinical outcomes programme within this highly complex and high-profile national service.

See the attached assignment brief and role description for further detail

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the NHS Proton Data and Clinical Outcomes Lead/Advisor is to provide clinical leadership and clinical expertise at a national level for clinical data and a clinical outcomes programme within this highly complex and high-profile national service.

See the attached assignment brief and role description for further detail

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Please provide a detailed example of when you have used clinical research methods to produce clinical outcomes data that have facilitated service improvement

Leadership

Essential

  • Using a recent example, please describe your leadership experience, specifically in relation to clinical management and/or professional leadership

Credibility

Essential

  • Our national clinical leaders need to provide visible and credible leadership in specific service areas. Please provide evidence, through one or two detailed examples, that demonstrates your credibility within your own service area (e.g. a high-profile piece work you have been involved with, and steps you took to ensure it had credibility in the wider health system?)

Transformation

Essential

  • Please provide one or two detailed examples of how you have applied your clinical management skills to deliver service-level quality improvement and transformation, with specific attention to reducing health inequalities and/or improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Collaboration

Essential

  • Please describe one or two detailed examples that best demonstrate your experience of collaborative leadership (for example, leading across organisational and/or professional boundaries)

Stakeholder engagement

Essential

  • Please provide one or two detailed examples of where you have represented your organisation or profession by working with patient groups, key community, political or industry stakeholders on a high profile or contentious change issue

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please describe one or two detailed examples that demonstrate your experience of PBT and radiotherapy research
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Please provide a detailed example of when you have used clinical research methods to produce clinical outcomes data that have facilitated service improvement

Leadership

Essential

  • Using a recent example, please describe your leadership experience, specifically in relation to clinical management and/or professional leadership

Credibility

Essential

  • Our national clinical leaders need to provide visible and credible leadership in specific service areas. Please provide evidence, through one or two detailed examples, that demonstrates your credibility within your own service area (e.g. a high-profile piece work you have been involved with, and steps you took to ensure it had credibility in the wider health system?)

Transformation

Essential

  • Please provide one or two detailed examples of how you have applied your clinical management skills to deliver service-level quality improvement and transformation, with specific attention to reducing health inequalities and/or improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Collaboration

Essential

  • Please describe one or two detailed examples that best demonstrate your experience of collaborative leadership (for example, leading across organisational and/or professional boundaries)

Stakeholder engagement

Essential

  • Please provide one or two detailed examples of where you have represented your organisation or profession by working with patient groups, key community, political or industry stakeholders on a high profile or contentious change issue

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please describe one or two detailed examples that demonstrate your experience of PBT and radiotherapy research

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England Specialised Commissioning

Address

Skipton House

London

SE1 6LH


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England Specialised Commissioning

Address

Skipton House

London

SE1 6LH


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

30 May 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience To be negotiated - remuneration will be based on current salary

Contract

Honorary

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0034-22-9598

Job locations

Skipton House

London

SE1 6LH


Nhs England

Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE


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