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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Principal Information Development Manager
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland is a new organisation, set up to improve the lives of people in Scotland, to reduce health inequalities that persist in many of our communities. It’s an exciting time to join the organisation, with PHS at the forefront of Scotland’s efforts to tackle Coronavirus and its implications across society.
The Post:
You will be committed to improving the health of the people of Scotland and want to make a real difference by joining eDRIS (electronic Data Research and Innovation Service - https://www.isdscotland.org/Products-and-Services/eDRIS/) within Public Health Scotland.
Your PIDM role in eDRIS will be that of Manager and Research Coordinator supporting academics, clinicians and the public/private sector to undertake research using health and other administrative data. You will support researchers by guiding them through information governance processes, understanding how data might answer their research questions and by working with analysts and technical experts in getting secure access to data. You must have the ability to manage staff, coordinate multiple complex projects, each with its own challenges, and each making competing demands on your time. You will be numerate with a keen interest to learn about and develop NHS Scotland datasets for research.
eDRIS has played a key role in developing and supporting Scottish and UK Government’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery through an enhanced research data infrastructure. In addition, eDRIS is developing new research ready datasets such as medical imaging datasets with associated capabilities to perform machine learning and develop AI algorithms in a safe and secure setting. The role may include an emphasis on specific topic areas.
The Candidate:
We have an amazing opportunity for you to join our growing team. As one of our Principal Information Development Managers you will:
• Lead and line manage a small team of staff in supporting researcher projects
• Help customers access and analyse our many data sets in safe settings in accordance with information governance principles and support staff as they do the same
• Coordinate multiple projects, each of which supports research studies from a wide customer base
• Lead on work areas that expand and improve the service to customers
• Be able to elicit, understand and contribute to complex data requirements from researchers
• Work to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) but also influence their development as our service develops
• Communicate clearly with a wide variety of professionals to ensure studies are feasible in theory and in practice
• Plan your time accordingly and overcome blockers so that you can communicate progress to customers
• Support academia and the NHS to deliver state of the art research projects
• Develop staff to their fullest potential and step in to support them as required
• Play your part in supporting the wider research data community (https://www.researchdata.scot/ )
Location and Working Pattern:
Location - Edinburgh (Edinburgh BioQuarter).
Work pattern - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Carole Morris on carole.morris@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 8 March 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies