NHS England

Regional Chief Healthcare Scientist

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Job summary

The Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) is head of profession for the 50,000-strong Healthcare Science workforce. The workforce provides the scientific backbone of the NHS and Public Health services, working across the four divisions of laboratory (pathology) sciences, physiological sciences, medical physics and clinical engineering, and bioinformatics.

As a Regional CSO, the post holder will work as part of a regional health system to enable science to transform the way healthcare science services are delivered in the region.

The post holder will work closely with the current Regional CSO as well as the Office of CSO, the National School of Healthcare Science and the Academy of Healthcare Science, offering scientific advice, expertise and undertaking responsibilities as and when required.

The post holder(s) will be part of a broad leadership team, provide evidence-based advice and guidance to the NHS and wider healthcare and social system inclusive of science in health and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The individuals will provide Healthcare science advice into the CSO office and support the work of the CSO's programme team.

The post holder will co-lead and advise on work relating to Emerging scientific, Quality, Workforce and Clinical Services.

A critical part of the role will be collaborating and coordinating with colleagues within the NHS

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the existing regional CSO to develop effective strategies for promoting and enhancing healthcare science across the region and nationally. Working closely with national and regional colleagues to:

Support the delivery of the region's Medical directorate objectives

Support the delivery of the CSO objectives

Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system

Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system in relation to AMR

Drive reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence

Develop and communicate the vision for Healthcare Science, science in health, the CSO team and strategy and operational policies to support this vision

Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies

Identify examples of national and international best practice and to ensure that NHSE, patients and Midlands' citizens benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare

Support development by developing the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations

Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary

Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

19 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£99,891 a year per annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

990-S3-MID1805-A

Job locations

23 Stephenson Street Midlands Office Flexible across Regions

Leicester / Derby / Birmingham

B2 4HQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will require strong regional leadership, to ensure safe and effective scientific operational delivery, introduction of new models of multi-professional care and personalised treatments based on genomic and other diagnostic and clinical data, reducing inequalities and enabling equity of access and high-quality accredited services.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For further details / informal visits contact: Bhavisha Pattani

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For further details / informal visits contact: Bhavisha Pattani

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

Essential proven scientific leadership.
Experience of coordinating and working closely with regional healthcare science networks and system and organisational lead scientists.
Experience of promoting the development of lead HCS roles within Trust executive board structures and driving HCS leadership in system decision making.
Track record of co-producing and setting a strategic and operational development of the Scientific Networks.
Experience of providing professional leadership to the HCS Workforce.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

Essential proven scientific leadership.
Experience of coordinating and working closely with regional healthcare science networks and system and organisational lead scientists.
Experience of promoting the development of lead HCS roles within Trust executive board structures and driving HCS leadership in system decision making.
Track record of co-producing and setting a strategic and operational development of the Scientific Networks.
Experience of providing professional leadership to the HCS Workforce.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Address

23 Stephenson Street Midlands Office Flexible across Regions

Leicester / Derby / Birmingham

B2 4HQ

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

23 Stephenson Street Midlands Office Flexible across Regions

Leicester / Derby / Birmingham

B2 4HQ

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)