Proton Clinical Outcomes & National Registry Lead inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 11 JUN 2024

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide leadership within the PCOU and act as a role model and resource for all team members. Direct line management responsibility for non-clinical staff within the PCOU including administrative workload allocation. Responsible for recruitment, retention, disciplinary and grievance, and all staffing management issues in accordance with relevant Trust policies.
• Act as a key point of contact internally and externally for the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry, representing both at local and national stakeholder meetings, and lead on reporting at appropriate divisional, departmental, trust and national level meetings.
• Act as technical lead for the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry, providing expert advice and oversight to all stakeholders, and deputising for the PBT Clinical Director, as required, in matters related to the national proton data strategy.
• Lead and manage PCOU and NHS Proton Registry to provide a professional service as part of the national proton data strategy, to deliver on projects, objectives, requests, research and developments to fulfil the ambition of the unit, and local and national stakeholders.
• Development of the NHS Proton Registry by liaising with and holding Digital Services and external suppliers to account to ensure successful delivery of the Registry and ECIP programme.
• Development of local PCOU and National Registry governance procedures, in liaison with local and national information governance colleagues, ensuring that others within the team are aware of and adhere to such procedures. Participate in the monitoring of compliance with all relevant standards and ensure compliance 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 a comprehensive plan detailing timescales and milestones for the collection, analysis and monitoring of clinical outcome measures. Help develop national and international benchmarking opportunities, including with other NHS provider organisations.
• Provide expert input into study design, including data collection methodologies and technologies, definition of primary outcome measures, calculation of appropriate sample size and the specification of appropriate analytics and statistical 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 to facilitate the collection and development of comparative outcome measures. Development of mechanisms to monitor data quantity and quality and formulate solutions 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 expertise as necessary to provide strong and positive advice in the best interests of the PBT Service, Trust and NHS England.
• Contribute as a key member of the PBT departmental management team, into the direction and development of the improvement, learning and strategic roadmap for proton clinical outcomes.
• Lead the team in using data to inform key system improvements by linking with other disciplines in Digital Services and the clinical teams, to inform the cycle of outcome knowledge, to system information, to data management, to data quality and control, to changes needed to meet the outcome improvement aims.
• Oversee the communications within the team in providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information. Liaises with stakeholders, communicating complex concepts and issues, clearly and accurately, and adapting communication style to suit the recipient.
• Lead on the review, appraisal, and submission of funding applications applicable to the national proton data strategy. Grants may be entirely led by the PCOU or Registry, or where colleagues require technical detail and support for 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 and outputs required.
• Assist policy development, including review and appraisal of linked policy or process in the Trust, particularly in the development, governance and implementation of data management, analytics and statistical services, in collaboration with the Clinical Outcomes and Data Unit.
• Lead the development of the team to respond to questions or queries from clinicians, researchers, and technologists, by using and adapting complex software and analysis methodologies, providing meaningful, repeatable and understandable scientific outputs.


SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake performance review and management and act on identified development needs to maintain high levels of performance and quality within the team.
• Implement and work within the Trust's HR policies on all staffing matters, including sickness, capability, and disciplinary issues. Take corrective measures if indicated in liaison with human resources and the management team.
• Responsible for identifying and managing demand in areas where there are shared and conflicting agendas. Planning, organisation and monitoring of a broad range of complex activities or programmes some of which are ongoing, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategiesTo positively and professionally encourage the team, colleagues, and partnerships to use data to best effect, using best practices, always ethically and ensure privacy is protected, 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 data management, analytics and statistical skills to groups associated to the unit along with clinicians, and students, linking to the School of Oncology and associated 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 to the proton departmental meeting and NHS England when requested.
• Lead on business case production for the national proton data strategy, and undertake solution searches and appraisals of supplier proposals for local and national proton data collection, processing, storage, and publication requirements.


RESEARCH AND AUDIT

• Lead, oversee and contribute to research with substantial time (>20%) in progressing 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 PCOU or Registry directly.


Person specification



Qualifications



Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

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

Experience



Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 strategies Academic writing for publication in high impact journals.

Desirable criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other



Essential criteria

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

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

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