Chief Scientist and Head of Clinical Sciences

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

LEADERSHIP

Create a compelling vision and strategy for the future of the Directorate and the Healthcare Scientist profession within the Trust working in partnership

Lead the HCS Board and ensure HCS are represented and link in effectively with the Regional Chief Scientists

Work closely with the professional leads across NUH

To ensure clinical leadership and professional responsibility for the clinical workforce in the Directorate

Pro-actively apply integrated management and clinical knowledge to lead the decision-making process for your services

To foster a climate of innovation and improvement for all services in the Directorate

Provide credible, quality professional leadership to staff in the Directorate, and across the Trust and act as an effective role model.

Promote the excellence agenda by demonstrating personal commitment to CPD and quality improvement.

Provide mentorship, advice and support to senior members of the team/Healthcare Scientist teams in the Trust

Ensure that staff in the services are clear about what is expected for success and working together to achieve the Trust's vision.

Lead the development and implementation of local and Trust-wide policies within the Directorate.

Take an active role in ICS, regional and national professional and clinical specialty forums, leading on clinical quality initiatives and acting as a representative for the Profession, Services, Trust and any relevant Network

Provide effective, visible, inspirational leadership and professional guidance for Healthcare Scientists.

Lead the development of any Trust wide policies for the Healthcare Scientists

SERVICE DELIVERY

Working with the Directorate Leadership Team, lead the development of service strategies and annual plans for the Directorate

Review and revise existing practices as necessary ensuring that progressive solutions

Work with Community, Social Care and Academic partners to ensure that delivery plans support the wider agenda

Provide direction to managers in the Directorate Team to continually review roles and responsibilities ensuring service quality and efficient use of resources

Working with the Directorate Leadership Team to lead the development of business cases and/or options appraisals that clearly set out the justification for securing additional resources.

Manage the implementation of approved proposals to ensure delivery of agreed benefits.

Ensure clear processes to involve staff and patients in service development, to support service excellence

FINANCE

With the Directorate Leadership Team be accountable for developing robust finance models that deliver the Care Group's and Trust's requirements with regards to managing services within budgets, overseeing income opportunities, development of cost improvement plans

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

To have in place robust performance management systems to pro-actively ensure that the component services within the Directorate meet their business and financial objectives. Enhance the performance and capability of others through formal and informal interactions.

Motivate staff to higher levels of performance by increasing their commitment to the Trust's objectives

Work with the Care Group Leadership Team to agree clearly defined performance objectives / Key Performance Indicators for your services

To provide clinical leadership, input and oversight to achieve and sustain all constitutional waiting time targets and patient standards

HEALTHCARE STANDARDS

Ensure the service meets or exceeds national health care standards including CQC and Cancer Waiting Times standards as appropriate to the service.

Ensure the services meet appropriate national and international standards for Scientific Services.

Ensure regular reviews of standards of care take place where appropriate best practice is adopted to support the Trust's objective to become a Centre of Excellence

Ensure the services achieve and maintains registration against appropriate quality standards (e.g. ISO9001, UKAS)

Provide support for responses and action on clinical issues

GOVERNANCE AND RISK

Promote systems for clinical quality and safety improvement within the Directorate and across Healthcare Science to include, where appropriate, benchmarking across other organisations and against clinical guidelines.

To oversee and seek assurance on the governance arrangements for the Directorate alongside Care Group and corporate Safety Team colleagues ensuring that regulatory targets and compliance with clinical quality risk and governance standards are met.

Ensure the service supports the Trust in the management of risks associated with the safe use of ionising and non-ionising radiation, radioactive materials, medical devices and medical device infrastructure, including the governance arrangement for Research & Innovation (R&I).

Promote a culture where governance and risk management are seen to be everyone's responsibility.

Ensure that services are externally accredited to meet appropriate standards (e.g. JAG, UKAS, ISO9001, ISO13485).

COMMUNICATION

Ensure effective communication arrangements exist within the services that link to the Care Group arrangements.

Build mutually beneficial alliances and networks at senior levels within and outside the Care Group, Trust and wider healthcare community to ensure that services work together to benefit patients and the Trust.

Be pro-active in promoting the Trust's vision to deliver outstanding health outcomes and patient and staff experience, supporting staff forums and discussions.

Ensure that good practice is rapidly shared at all levels within the service.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Accountable for clinical workforce planning for the Directorate

With the Directorate Leadership Team, jointly line manage senior members of the team and support recruitment of staff with the right clinical competency to meet service needs.

Ensure that professional leadership is provided for staff including support for welfare and knowledge within roles.

Provide direction and support to senior HCS across the Care Groups, ensuring they are supported to lead, motivate and develop staff and that students are provided with clinical supervision as required by the National School for Healthcare Science, professional bodies and Universities.

Promote a culture where staff feel empowered and accountable for service improvement at a local level.

Accountable for appropriate registration of all Healthcare Scientists within the organisation and for processes that ensure the timely completion of appraisal and CPD.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Ensure the service is accredited to provide work placements for Scientist and Practitioner Training Programmes, provides a high-quality training experience and that trainers are adequately mentored and supported.

Manage the HCS Practice Educator and support post holder to build a robust Trust side HCS TNA

Work with the practice educator and the HCS Board to develop innovative HCS training packages for HCS at all levels.

Ensure that the opportunities for talent to be developed are provided to ensure the service continues to develop.

Provide constructive feedback, support and resources to enable teams to develop and increase skills and abilities.

Prioritise own time to be available to coach and mentor other members of the Directorate and senior HCS across the organisation.

Ensure suitable supervision processes are in place with regular evaluation to support them.

Where appropriate, ensure staff who have any responsibility in relation to major incidents are clear about their roles and receive appropriate training.

RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND AUDIT

Foster a proactive research portfolio for Healthcare Scientists across the organisation and take line management responsibility for the HCS Clinical Academic leads.

Oversee the development and implementation of the R&I Strategy for Healthcare Science

Initiate and direct R&I programmes including original and translational research, monitoring research quality.

Direct and plan the introduction, evaluation and application of improved scientific and operational procedures to continually develop the service.

Evaluate published research and innovation and make recommendations for future service provision.

Stimulate innovation and appropriate research initiatives within the service and a wider multidisciplinary field, developing evidence bases and encouraging staff participation in research.

Initiate and develop appropriate academic and research networks.

Ensure compliance with ethical and financial research governance requirements for the services.

Ensure research findings are disseminated appropriately through peer reviewed journals, national and international meetings.

Establish a clear system of audit in line with the Trust requirements and review audit results with relevant team members.

Develop audit tools and clinical guidelines to underpin practice in collaboration with other partners in the Care Group Team, overseeing protocols and implementation.

Monitor and evaluate the outcomes of service provision in the clinical area.

OTHER DUTIES

Contribute to discussions/ forums etc. affecting the Care Group, as appropriate.

Provide specialist knowledge as required for Care Group/ Trust wide debates.

Represent the service and/ or the Care Group at Trust/ wider Health Community meetings, as appropriate.

Be a member of Trust-wide Groups, as appropriate.

Person specification

Training Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HCPC registration
• MSc in Clinical Science
• DClinSci/PhD or equivalent academic Experience

Desirable criteria

• Recognised Leadership / Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• An in depth knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and national agenda
• Significant experience leading and managing services

Communication

Essential criteria

• Leadership skills demonstrating ability to work in partnership
• Ability to lead large groups to shape and implement change

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to identify and evaluate options for complex service issues

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Operate strategically translating strategy into practice

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

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• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 536.3KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 328.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)