Job summary
Come and join us in this exciting new role !This position represents an exciting opportunity for you to apply analytical skills to support the design, development and delivery of mental health and dementia research across Kent & Medway.
We are looking to recruit someone with data analysis and evaluation skills, including people with backgrounds in data science, informatics, health and care economics, epidemiology, applied psychology or related science areas.
The Research Informatics Associate will work to support the implementation, development and maintenance of tasks relating to Informatics solutions for research infrastructure.
A key element of this role is to provide performance, information analysis and support for users of the Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system powered by AKRIVIA HEALTH. This will include providing support with defining the search question, design and methodology and using complex data from multiple sources (OpenRIO and KMPT-CRIS), interpreting the analysis to determine conclusions, significance and implications of the findings.
Main duties of the job
A key function of the role is to be the lead admin for the CRIS system. Supporting applicants with establishing their search requirements, performing the required analysis, and producing meaningful outputs and interpretation of reports.
Research as Core Business
Act as a role model for research excellence in the organisation.
Act as a knowledge resource for staff, researchers and clinicians.
Promote Trust expertise to partners, working towards collaborative research proposals.
Encourage more people who work in, and more people who use, KMPT services to get involved in research.
Increase the diversity of KMPT service users, carers and workforce who are involved in research
Utilise Data in our Research (Key Areas - CRIS powered by AKRIVIA HEALTH)
Ensure the full rollout of CRIS across KMPT, with it being used widely for research, audit, service evaluation etc.
Researchers and administrators trained in the use of CRIS where required
Good working relationships developed with other stakeholders i.e. Internal - Information Governance, Business Intelligence, Information Technology teams External AKRIVIA Health.
Continual review and development of performance, information and reporting systems for the KMPT-CRIS system.
Exploring other avenues and systems to improve our use of data in research
Increase Research funding
Contribute to increasing the number of high-quality successful external funding applications for home grown research.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Research Informatics Associate will be supported by the Research Development Lead to move forward the implementation, development and maintenance of tasks relating to Informatics solutions for research infrastructure.
The main project will be to act as the administrator for the CRIS (Clinical Record Interactive Search) project and to work with the AKRIVIA Health network. The network is a group of highly innovative NHS Mental Health Trusts who are working together to accelerate research work in dementia and mental health. These Trusts are utilising technology and robust information governance measures to enable research, audit and service evaluation to take place. The CRIS technology allows Trusts to examine data at a scale that was not possible previously, helping organisations to analyse how services are performing, develop new understanding about disease and care delivery, and efficiently carry out feasibility work for research studies and clinical trials. All this is to develop a better understanding of the care and interventions being provided today (and in the future) so we can improve patient experience, safety and health outcomes.
The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system unlocks and transforms both structured and unstructured clinical data held in the electronic clinical records systems of selected NHS Trust systems to provide Trust staff and authorised researchers with regulated access to a wide range of pseudonymised information. This information can be used to identify patient cohorts and conduct research or used for service evaluation and clinical audit.
A key function of the role will be the prioritisation of applications for CRIS searches, supporting the applicant with establishing their search requirements, performing the required analysis, and producing meaningful outputs and interpretation of reports. This may involve resolving complex queries where there is a range of possible answers and communicating these complexities to non-information specialists
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality service to the Trust and partners.
The post holder will also be a lead contributor to the design, implementation, continual review and development of performance, information and reporting systems for the KMPT CRIS system.
CRIS Implementation and Performance
Ongoing Development of CRIS system
Specific Data Analyst Activities
Business Engagement & Communication
Research Development Support
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Research Informatics Associate will be supported by the Research Development Lead to move forward the implementation, development and maintenance of tasks relating to Informatics solutions for research infrastructure.
The main project will be to act as the administrator for the CRIS (Clinical Record Interactive Search) project and to work with the AKRIVIA Health network. The network is a group of highly innovative NHS Mental Health Trusts who are working together to accelerate research work in dementia and mental health. These Trusts are utilising technology and robust information governance measures to enable research, audit and service evaluation to take place. The CRIS technology allows Trusts to examine data at a scale that was not possible previously, helping organisations to analyse how services are performing, develop new understanding about disease and care delivery, and efficiently carry out feasibility work for research studies and clinical trials. All this is to develop a better understanding of the care and interventions being provided today (and in the future) so we can improve patient experience, safety and health outcomes.
The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system unlocks and transforms both structured and unstructured clinical data held in the electronic clinical records systems of selected NHS Trust systems to provide Trust staff and authorised researchers with regulated access to a wide range of pseudonymised information. This information can be used to identify patient cohorts and conduct research or used for service evaluation and clinical audit.
A key function of the role will be the prioritisation of applications for CRIS searches, supporting the applicant with establishing their search requirements, performing the required analysis, and producing meaningful outputs and interpretation of reports. This may involve resolving complex queries where there is a range of possible answers and communicating these complexities to non-information specialists
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality service to the Trust and partners.
The post holder will also be a lead contributor to the design, implementation, continual review and development of performance, information and reporting systems for the KMPT CRIS system.
CRIS Implementation and Performance
Ongoing Development of CRIS system
Specific Data Analyst Activities
Business Engagement & Communication
Research Development Support
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree in Health or Science related to subject
- Relevant Qualifications
Desirable
- Relevant undergraduate education (data / computing / analysis)
- Relevant post graduate education (data / computing / analysis)
Experience
Essential
- Academic or clinical or health related data experience (1 per year)
Desirable
- Experience of CRIS or similar system (3 - CRIS 1 other)
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree in Health or Science related to subject
- Relevant Qualifications
Desirable
- Relevant undergraduate education (data / computing / analysis)
- Relevant post graduate education (data / computing / analysis)
Experience
Essential
- Academic or clinical or health related data experience (1 per year)
Desirable
- Experience of CRIS or similar system (3 - CRIS 1 other)
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.
