Deputy Chief Information Officer (Informatics) | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

· 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.

· Supporting the collaborative delivery of data and analytical services across the Trust and its partners to create an analytically driven decision-making culture.

· 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.

· 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..

· 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.

· 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 contactinfoteamadmin@rmh.nhs.ukto book a short slot.

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., Disability Confident
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The Trust is at the forefront of cancer diagnosis, treatment and research and relies heavily on data, digital and technology services. Nearly two years from our implementation of both a new EPR and a new data warehouse this is an exciting time to be joining the highly regarded Informatics team in the role of Deputy Chief Information Officer (Informatics).

Key responsibilities of this role include ensuring high quality and accurate data provision, analysis and reporting across the Trust and to external stakeholders. The postholder will also be responsible for setting data requirements and standards, dataset design, data quality and assurance, clinical coding and classification and will be key in driving forwards the Trust's strategy to improve insight, outcomes and productivity through the use of data. In addition, the postholder will work closely with ICS and national teams to ensure data requirements are designed to be deliverable and meaningful and that submissions conform with all appropriate standards and serve the needs of the NHS.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Deputy CIO (Informatics) is responsible for ensuring that all Trust internal and external reporting, statutory data flows, coding, classification and data assurance processes are operating to high standard, in line with NHS and legal requirements as well as best practice standards. They are responsible for ensuring that these all remain resilient and able to meet the demanding and evolving needs of the organisation. They work to anticipate informatics-related issues, risks and inconsistencies and ensure these are addressed in order to provide high quality, accurate and meaningful information services for the Trust, it's staff, patients and external stakeholders. The postholder will lead on providing the appropriate capability and capacity of resources to deliver informatics related initiatives and strategies. These strategies will be based on best practice and should support the wider strategic objectives of the Trust and its long term
clinical, research and digital strategies.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.