Research Project Clinical Leads – Networked Data Lab

Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) – a partnership organisation bringing together NHS providers of healthcare services across our Integrated Care System (ICS) and universities across North West London.

We are looking for two clinical leaders passionate about using data to improve health and care systems as part of the Networked Data Lab project – Topic 5 (Elective Waiting Lists).

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In this brief (1.5-day equivalent) but impactful advisory role, you will work closely with our team at ICHP as well our partners Imperial College and The Health Foundation to shape the design of our data collection and analysis on the impact of long elective waiting lists in NW London.  

Waiting lists is the fifth topic to be explored by the Networked Data Lab. Previous topics and reports can be found here. Waiting times have consistently been a topic ranked as one of their main concerns regarding the NHS (NHS England, 2024) by the public. We are aiming to understand the impact of waiting for elective care for patients and the healthcare system, including understanding who is disproportionally affected by waiting. We will be doing a deep dive analysis on hip replacements and cardiothoracic surgery, which were chosen to be focus areas from consultation with local stakeholders.  

About the Networked Data Lab:

The Networked Data Lab (NDL) is a pioneering collaborative network of analysts who use linked data, open analytics, and public and patient involvement to tackle the most pressing challenges in health and social care. It is funded by The Health Foundation.  

The NW London Lab is a collaboration between Imperial College Health Partners, Imperial College London Institute of Global Health Innovation and North West London Integrated Care Board’s Business Intelligence team.

 

Necessary skills and experience:

  • Individuals with clinical experience of working with patients at any point on the elective waiting list pathways. This should include experience or familiarity with either cardiothoracic surgery or hip surgery patients, ideally in North West London. 
  • Experience of using patient data to support quality improvement or system change  
  • Someone motivated to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team across different sectors  
  • Interest in health inequalities and using data to support population health management 
  • Ideally, some familiarity with statistical cohort studies using patient data 

 

As a Research Project Clinical Lead:

  • You will undertake 1.5 days of work advising the NDL project at three main points: 
  • Topic 5 Statistical Analysis Plan (up to four  hours during October 2024)  
  • Support data scientists to identify appropriate outcomes for cohorts 
  • Support data scientists to stratify patients within cohorts  
  • Shape plan for causal analysis of data 
  • Review of initial data analysis results (up to 4 hours, mid-November 2024) 
  • Provide feedback on casual and descriptive analysis conducted by data scientists 
  • Provide clinical context and health system insight to help contextualise  
  • Review of final draft report (up to 4 hours, December 2024)  

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What will you get from us:

This role is on a contractual basis, with Research Project Clinical Leads paid a flat rate of £1,650 for 1.5 days of work. 

Please contact kyle.lee-crossett@imperialcollegehealthpartners.com if you have any additional questions about the role.

The deadline for applications is COP Monday 7 October. Successful applicants will be invited to an interview via Microsoft Teams that week.