Artificial Intelligence Data Scientist

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000

Job description

Job Summary

Band 8A Artificial Intelligence Data Scientist

UHNM has a requirement for a Data Scientist to be part of our newly established AI Team. This pivotal role will be supported by Data Scientists in the successful delivery of AI and data analytics services. The primary aim is to identify user cases within the Trust that can benefit from AI investment, secure and manage funding streams, and provide technical support for AI-driven projects and systems used by UHNM. The Data Scientist will also resolve data-related issues to maintain business continuity.

Additionally, this role will involve active participation in project implementation where appropriate. The Data Scientist will work closely with the AI Programme Manager, AI Specialist, and clinical liaison officers to deliver AI solutions across the Trust, ensuring the provision of efficient and reliable services.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to leveraging AI to drive innovation and excellence in healthcare.

UHNM has adopted a Lean based improvement methodology. Building capability in our "Improving Together" approach is a key organisational priority. Delivery of AI will provide an opportunity to apply this approach in practice. As AI Specialist you will be expected to actively support the application of the "Improving Together" approach in delivering the outputs of your role.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist support in the operational management, implementation, and maintenance of AI and data analytics projects, ensuring continuous and acceptable service to all end users, including management and supervision of approved third-party service providers and contractors.
• Formulates the development vision and long-term strategy for AI and data analytics alongside the Head of AI and Data Analytics that meets the Trust and IM&T digitalisation strategies as well as the requirements of the service.
• Create, manage, and develop overarching AI/data analytics design and technical development strategies, setting out the roadmap for enhancing and updating AI systems across the Trust.
• Make system design and technical decisions on current and new AI projects, involving and collaborating with the rest of the AI Team and stakeholders from the wider Trust Teams.
• Work with the AI Specialist and Data Analytics to consistently move the AI service forward in terms of agility and efficiency.
• Actively champion and contribute to the technical product documentation and work with AI third parties to ensure effective communication of AI changes and issues to the customer base.

About Us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Date posted
01 April 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 8a

Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
2 years

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
205-7080884

Job locations
Royal Stoke Hospital
Newscastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Plan, organise, and implement highly complex AI projects that are critical to Trust operational processes and impact both clinical and non-clinical areas.
• Assess risk of non-delivery of plans to ensure deadlines and prioritisation of work according to Trust requirements and IM&T strategy.
• Implement best practices and changes to current policies impacting both clinical and non-clinical areas, new reporting methods.
• Maintain an awareness of changes being implemented in the Trust, and raise issues if a change impacts the delivery of other services, particularly those that might affect other IT systems.
• Collaborate with local NHS partners across the Integrated Care System to ensure the solution design is understood as it is used widely across the local health economy by other patient-facing organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A master's degree in computer science, Data Science, AI, or a related field
• Evidence of continuing professional development, either academic (e.g. MSc) or in an industry standard qualification (e.g. MSCD).

Desirable

• PhD in Data Science or related field

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R, experience with AI frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch, and knowledge of data management and cloud computing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop and implement machine learning models.
• Prior experience in developing and delivering AI solutions, including the ability to manage data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing Experience of working with public cloud service providers Azure or AWS
• Continuous professional development in AI and machine learning techniques Network Performance Monitoring: Monitoring network performance, analysing network traffic patterns and implementing improvements in network efficiency, capacity, and quality of service (QOS)
• Experience with machine learning frameworks and libraries, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn

Personal Qualities

• Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
• Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation.
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to agreed objectives.
• Consistently professional, collaborative, and compassionate in their approach.
• Works with patients and people at the fore - operates to a customer service ethos.
• Acts to support and enable effective teamwork.
• Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality.
• There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration when facilitating.
• Emotional effort: the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances.
• Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address: Royal Stoke Hospital, Newscastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Employer's website: https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk