Job responsibilities
JOB
DETAILS
Job Title: Head of Research Infrastructure
Reports to: Programme Head
Band: 8b
Department: R&I / NPIC
Location SJUH
AfC Job No: 4247a
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NPIC Programme has embarked upon an ambitious Digital
programme with a key objective to improve its service to patients. This programme is underpinned by
Information Technology and the delivery of a range of digital solutions. The NPIC Programmes commitment to this
programme includes the implementation of a number of internally developed and
externally procured Digital solutions.
It is necessary to introduce new, or expand existing, Digital
solutions/systems into complex clinical environments which often span
multiple departmental and organisational boundaries within the Region.
The
National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) programme, a £100m+ initiative
supported by central funding from NHS England, Innovate UK and the Office for
Life Sciences. NPIC has the ambition to provide a national platform to
support pathology services.
The
ambitions of the programme include:
1. Driving clinical use of digital
pathology nationally and providing a platform to support this;
2. Designing, building and maintaining a
platform for the development of artificial intelligence and the evaluation of
the AI lifecycle, and;
3. Providing a platform for further
research & innovation and maximising the platform to facilitate this.
As
the Head of Research Infrastructure, the post holder will work as part of the
wider NPIC senior team.
To
take the lead on the development and provision of a high quality integrated
and proactive Business Intelligence service to the NPIC Programme NPIC
Programme and NHS Partner NPIC Programmes.
To
drive the assurance and optimisation of the use of Business Intelligence
across the NPIC Programme and NPIC NHS Partners, supporting; clinical,
corporate and executive teams.
To
lead on the application of robust information standards and the provision of
expert Information advice NPIC Programme wide.
To
provide strategic leadership to the NPIC Information Team, ensuring their
responsibilities to the NPIC Programme are met, setting their objectives and
assessing core competencies and performance.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Deliver
a NPIC Programme wide Business Intelligence service supporting all aspects of
service provision (e.g. performance, quality, income recovery) and take the
lead on Information Business Partnering, providing expert advice and support
on the effective use of Business Intelligence to deliver improvement.
To
take overall responsibility for service development and for interpreting and
implementing policy for the department on behalf of the NPIC Programme
To
be responsible for the design, development, delivery and management of the
NPIC Programme Programmes reporting and business intelligence information
systems.
Adhering
to Trust and external policies and guidance, the individual will be the lead
specialist expected to establish how these should be interpreted, and in many
cases, will provide advice and guidance to the organisation in how these
should be interpreted and implemented in the delivery of the functions of the
multiple teams within the function.
Responsible
for the management of the departmental budget, covering multiple services and
the associated technical physical assets.
Act
as the lead contact between Information and clinical, corporate and executive
teams. Ensure business requirements
are gathered in a robust and rigorous manner with an appropriate level of
challenge, ensuring requirements are SMART and linked to NPIC Programme
objectives.
Raise
the profile of the NPIC Programme, deliver a consistent and clear message
around the Informatics strategy and plan and build the credibility of
Business Intelligence across the organisation.
Support
NPIC Programme long term strategic planning, providing an analytical service
capable of resolving highly complex problems relating to business planning
and demand & capacity analysis.
These analytics will involve; a multiplicity of targets/objectives,
require judgements regarding allocation of resources and judgements on a
range of decisions and risks where there is no precedent and where other
leading opinions may conflict.
Develop
and implement best practice processes to enhance the accuracy and timeliness
of clinical data across the NPIC Programme and facilitate the sharing of best
practice across clinical boundaries.
Plan
and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulating long-term
strategic plans involving uncertainly and which impact across the Programme.
Advise
senior managers and clinicians over issues, persuading them to a certain
course of action; developing and delivering formal, complex presentations
(i.e. multi-faceted modelling and analysis) to large groups of (often senior)
non-informatics managers conveying complex concepts clearly and persuasively.
Provide
and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; achieving
agreement and co-operation as required.
Engage
with services to develop BI tools/dashboards which effectively monitor
performance against nationally and locally set metrics and provide
intelligence to support continuous improvement.
Establish
and embed the single version of the truth, linking and triangulating
datasets where possible.
Represent
the NPIC Programme on formal project boards and committees providing expert
advice and intelligence
Core
knowledge and understanding
Advanced
theoretical and practical knowledge of NHS information standards and systems.
Expert
knowledge of NHS informatics procedures, NHS policy and legislation;
experience & expertise in information management, strategic & staff
leadership roles; acquired through specialist training and experience.
Detailed
knowledge of; Commissioning Data Sets, the Secondary Uses Service and
Hospital Episode Statistics.
Expert
knowledge of national and local NHS targets and performance indicators
associated monitoring processes, and their application to the Trust.
Detailed
knowledge of; Information Governance, Data Protection Legislation including
Caldicott principles, and the Freedom of Information Act.
Detailed
knowledge of NHS commissioning processes and Service Agreements information.
Expert
knowledge of benchmarking systems and techniques, and practical experience of
their effective application.
Experience
and advanced skills in using information and analysis for solving complex
problems to support delivery of organisational objectives, performance
management and quality improvement.
Provide
strategic leadership to the NPIC Programme Analysis and Reporting function.
Ensure
the provision of a high quality, pro-active and innovative Information
service supporting the strategic clinical and operational planning and
management of services.
Champion
the proactive use of information across the NPIC Programme to understand
variation and drive improvement. Support evidence based decision making
through the use of intelligent analysis including flow analysis and
statistical process control.
Collaborate
with corporate and operational teams in the strategic and tactical use of
clinical and non-clinical information.
Engage
with clinical and operational teams to develop and implement systems and
processes which are fit for purpose to underpin high quality information and
provide robust data assurance.
Promote
clinical and operational ownership of clinical data collections and outcome
information.
Drive
cultural change across organisation to ensure that excellent data quality is
embedded into normal practice.
Provide
assurance to the Programme Board on the quality of data held on the NPIC
Programme clinical and non-clinical information systems.
Represent
the NPIC Programme on formal project boards and committees providing expert
advice and intelligence.
Ensure
all mandatory NHS returns leaving the NPIC Programme represent a true and
fair view and meet defined timescales and definitional requirements.
Act
as lead NPIC Programme Information contact with national NHS bodies such as
the Care Quality Commission, NHS England, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS
Improvement, Health & Social Care Information Centre and Department of
Health, as required.
The
post holder is required to work autonomously using and interpreting
organisational and broad occupational policies and is responsible for the
quality of Business Intelligence and advice given to the NPIC Programme and
NHS Trust Partners and Executive teams.
Deputise
for the Programme Head and Director of Deployment as required.
Expert
knowledge of;
NHS
information standards, mandatory requirements and legislation.
NHS
national and local targets, performance indicators and monitoring processes.
NHS
commissioning and financial processes, including Payment by Results.
Secondary
Uses Service and Hospital Episode Statistics.
Information
Governance & Data Assurance.
Experience
of;
Leading
a large information function in a complex NHS organisation, including staff
and budgetary management.
Leading,
managing and developing a team.
Introducing,
developing and maintaining business intelligence systems.
Working
across disciplines and developing a business partnering approach to
information.
Implementing
strategic plans and working autonomously to broad corporate/department
objectives.
Building
(including recruitment and selection) and maintaining effective teams and
professional networks.
Setting
and managing budgets.
Making
sound judgements and decisions involving highly complex facts and issues
