Data Scientist

As a Data Scientist at Royal Cornwall Hospitals, you will be responsible for the production and reporting of advanced analytics to support executive, strategic and operational decision making in the delivery of the many services the trust provides. Drawing on your expertise with statistical modelling, you will identify patterns in our data, developing forecasts and predictive tools which capture essential features of service dynamics.
The Information and Business Intelligence Department carries out an essential role in the Trust; producing a wide range of healthcare related information reports and analysis, to support direct patient care and improved health outcomes for patients. Our team underpin evidence-based decision making, for both operational managers and Clinicians. We support the operational day to day management of the hospitals, transformation and Quality Improvement projects, as well as performance management for both internal and national monitoring purposes. Our reporting tools are considered to be business critical, and are delivered via our Trust BI tool, RADAR. You will be joining a team with a well-known profile across the Trust, who are known for being proactive, knowledgeable and always deliver.
If you are interested, we would strongly encourage you to visit us, to meet the team and understand more about Royal Cornwall Hospital and our ways of working., You will work within the Data Science function supporting the Senior Data Scientist and key stakeholders through the use of data analytics and modelling. You will be part of an enthusiastic and technically minded team, using your data science skillset to tackle challenges facing critical public services. You will use data science methodologies and techniques to model and analyse a range of healthcare information, and confidently present complex findings to non-technical audiences. The ideal candidate will have experience with, The Information and Business Intelligence Department is a dynamic and forward-thinking team who all strive to provide the best analytical and BI outputs for our local health and care system. We are a hard-working, friendly, and innovative team, who have won multiple awards for our analytical tools and developments.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
The successful applicants should be prepared to work in a challenging and changing environment.
This role will require both onsite and home working.
Please note: Interviews will be carried out face to face at our Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro., PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
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Benefits include optional pension and life assurance. The Trust has a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team who can support and advise staff on childcare related issues.
We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support a changing environment in which we operate and deliver services
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations
Update - NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.

+ Machine learning, Forecasting, Discrete Event Simulation, and multivariate statistics
+ Demand and capacity planning in a healthcare environment
+ Analytical approaches to performance management
+ Excellent teamworking and communication
The job is specialised in terms of the technical capabilities required of the post holder and the ability to develop skills and experience in the following would be considered core requisites to undertake the role:
+ SQL
+ Python (e.g. Pandas, SciKit Learn)
+ AI/Machine Learning
+ PowerBI
+ SSIS / SSRS
+ R
+ Microsoft SQL Server (multiple versions)

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 430,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff.