Proton Clinical Outcomes

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking an experienced data specialist to lead the Proton Clinical Outcomes Unit (PCOU) at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Proton Registry.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary, data driven team, and be part of the development of the NHS Proton Registry and Evaluative Commissioning in Protons (ECIP) programme.


This role provides the opportunity to be an integral part of the Proton Therapy Service, leading in crucial outcomes analysis to ensure the best treatments are delivered to patients and continuous developments are made to the service.

The PCOU takes pride in facilitating practice changing studies and research, where benefits of joining our team include conference attendance and co-authorship of high-impact publications that can have a huge benefit for cancer care.


This is a permanent position, with the option to work a mixture of onsite at The Christie or from home.


  • Act as technical lead for the PCOU and National Proton Registry, to provide expert advice and oversight to all stakeholders, and deputise for the PBT Clinical Director, to develop and implement the national proton data strategy.
  • Provide direct line management for PCOU and Registry staff, acting within the Trust's HR polices on all staffing matters.
  • Manage the development of the NHS Proton Registry, liaise with, and hold to account Digital Services and external suppliers to ensure successful delivery of the Registry and ECIP programme.
  • Provide expert input into study design and ECIP protocol development, and lead the team in contributing to the planning, conduct and reporting of research and service improvement projects.
  • Appraise the technology developments of the PCOU and Registry, associated clinical studies and improvement initiatives, in relation to the utility of data.
  • Act as budget holder for the PCOU and Registry, and lead on business case production in relation to the national proton data strategy.
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The PCOU forms part of the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) service, a specialised form of radiation therapy.

The Christie PBT Centre is one of two high-energy proton centres that have been developed in the UK, and the developing NHS Proton Registry and Evaluative Commissioning in Protons programme provide a unique opportunity to be involved in novel NHS data and research strategies.


The PCOU is a motivated, multidisciplinary team which values all roles within the team, ensuring commitment to professional development, excellent work-life balance, and effective use of our staff's expertise to deliver a high-quality service.


  • Provide leadership within the PCOU and act as a role model and resource for all team members. Direct line management responsibility for nonclinical staff within the PCOU including administrative workload allocation. Responsible for recruitment, retention, disciplinary and grievance, and all staffing management issues in accordance with relevant Trust policies.
  • Act as a key point of contact internally and externally for the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry, representing both at local and national stakeholder meetings, and lead on reporting at appropriate divisional, departmental, trust and national level meetings.
  • Act as technical lead for the PCOU and NHS Proton Registry, providing expert advice and oversight to all stakeholders, and deputising for the PBT Clinical Director, as required, in matters related to the national proton data strategy.
  • Lead and manage PCOU and NHS Proton Registry to provide a professional service as part of the national proton data strategy, to deliver on projects, objectives, requests, research and developments to fulfil the ambition of the unit, and local and national stakeholders.
  • Development of the NHS Proton Registry by liaising with and holding Digital Services and external suppliers to account to ensure successful delivery of the Registry and ECIP programme.
  • Play a key role in the development of the proton outcome research strategy, leading the development and implementation of the strategy, producing a comprehensive plan detailing timescales and milestones for the

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