Senior Computer Scientist - Systems and Infrastructure

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UCLH is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering world-class patient care, research, and education. We are seeking a skilled, experienced, organised and motivated computer scientist with excellent communication skills and a commitment to solution-focussed collaboration, to manage projects within the Systems and Infrastructure Programme of Work in the Clinical Scientific Computing Team within the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at UCLH.

As a Senior Computer Scientist within the Systems and Infrastructure Team, you will be responsible for efficiently and effectively managing projects across a range of clinical specialities, and for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure, and compliant computing solutions. You will bring energy and passion as you provide solution-focussed, operational leadership to project teams and as you collaborate with key clinical, scientific and technical stakeholders.

You will oversee the delivery of essential support to assigned clinical systems and infrastructure in BAU, working closely with the IT Analyst Team Lead. You will have developed leadership skills, have a solid understanding of healthcare IT systems and infrastructure and established experience in clinical scientific computing project management and service delivery. You will be able to demonstrate how your excellent communication and interpersonal skills and your ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders delivers effective outcomes.

Main duties of the job include:

• Working closely with the Systems & Infrastructure Lead for Clinical Scientific Computing as well as with clinical scientists and analysts within Clinical Scientific Computing and other members of staff within Medical Physics.
• Developing strong and productive working relationships with clinicians, scientists and clinical managers and also with staff in UCLH Digital Healthcare Technology and their commercial partners.
• Providing some on-call support and extended hours support to Radiotherapy and Proton Beam Therapy.
• Managing projects involving multiple clinical, commercial and technical stakeholders.
• Evaluating, specifying, implementing and managing clinical systems.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.