Deputy Chief Information Officer (Informatics)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert in NHS data with a good understanding of cancer clinical data and cancer pathways. They will have a track record of highly effective leadership of data and analytical teams, nurturing and developing staff and delivering consistent results across all domains of data management and analytics. They will have an expert understanding of analytical tools and methods and be highly effective at rapid problem solving and critical thinking. A can-do attitude and an ability to inspire and motivate staff are key attributes for this role.

1. Develop a vision and strategy for information services for the organisation that will be necessary to support existing and future processes for delivering healthcare at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
2. Supporting the collaborative delivery of data and analytical services across the Trust and its partners to create an analytically driven decision-making culture.
3. Develop a network of senior professionals, nurturing positive and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the wider organisation and NHS, and playing a proactive role in sharing best practice to build the reputation of the function.
4. To oversee day to day operational delivery of the information, data assurance and coding department to deliver robust information systems and services to support service planning, performance reporting and improving outcomes for the organisation.
5. Responsible for the design, documentation and validation of data processes, calculations and transformations used in the provision of contractual reporting including NHS income values, and statutory reporting (including waiting times). This includes ensuring all statutory trust data flows comply with latest NHS standards and the NHS data dictionary.
6. Responsible for ensuring that all data flows, reports and data management processes are conducted to the highest standards of GDPR and information governance principles.

Oversees departments operational, workforce, training and financial metrics, to ensure high quality delivery of services.

If you wish to have an informal discussion with the Trust Chief Information Officer regarding this role, please contact infoteamadmin@rmh.nhs.uk to book a short slot.

Closing date: 15th December 2024

Interview date: 8th January 2025 in Sutton, Surrey.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or significant equivalent experience
• Evidence of specialist knowledge, or significant equivalent experience within a health informatics field
• Extensive knowledge of the culture and business processes for national information requirements
• Evidence of continuing professional development that enhances theoretical and practical knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Member of a relevant health informatics professional body

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of managing an Information or BI department at Associate Director or Director level. This includes day to day management, team organisation data product design and development
• A significant, demonstrable, in depth understanding of NHS data sources, definitions and data flows and their application in driving analysis and insight
• Significant experience in healthcare informatics and analysis and a good understanding of appropriate analytical and statistical methods
• Advanced knowledge and experience in managing large groups of analysts, stakeholders and strategic partners and delivering complex programmes of work
• An in depth understanding of NHS diagnosis, treatment and care operating models and knowledge of how these can be modelled / represented through data
• Experience of building complex models to provide actionable insight and undertaking complex analysis to discover new causal factors in a real world environment
• An excellent knowledge of the operations of a specialist cancer hospital and the business processes that surround it, including procurement processes
• Proven experience of implementing an effective comprehensive organisation-wide reporting solution
• Experience of line management and leading project teams comprising staff from multiple disciplines and skill sets across an organisation
• Experience of change management and overcoming resistance to change
• Experience of preparing business cases, programme reports and other documents for consumption at Board and Board sub-committee level
• In-depth understanding of the NHS strategic context for data and awareness of the opportunities for innovation driven by data in the NHS
• Successful track record of implementing change at a senior level
• Evidence of successful completion of complex projects within set timescales
• Evidence of effective partnership working with external organisations
• Advanced business analysis experience, preferably in a healthcare setting

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.