Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our department as a Terminologies Analyst on a fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months. The post holder will be responsible for delivering use cases and supporting workflow and data quality improvement initiatives, pertaining to clinical coding through, through training and auditing of the MedCat Natural Language Processing (NLP) model. The post holder will also provide input into the design, testing, and implementation of new CogStack tools and workflows. This post is part of the Trust's CogStack Team, a specialised area within the AI, Data, and Innovation Team. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, including NLP developers and analysts, clinicians, operational managers, and the coding team. Our core goal is to improve the accuracy and reliability of the MedCat Model and develop a robust set of tools that continually provide value, enable the transformation of clinical coding processes, and enhance the depth and quality of data spanning across Snomed, ICD-10, and OPCS-4 terminologies. Interviews are provisionally set for 16 May (though may be subject to change). Main duties of the job To support delivery of CogStack/Medcat use cases, Activities include use of the NHS terminology browser, terminology binding and validation, NLP Model tuning through annotations, use of MedCat Annotations Tool, analysis of MedCat outputs, and training/supervision of clinical and non-clinical staff undertaking annotations projects. To lead on quality assurance and review of MedCat outputs. To be Subject Matter Expert (SME) and lead on NLP coding project development and support effective and efficient delivery of outputs. To support development and lead on delivery and audit processes of MedCat Projects and its outputs. To learn and perform the duties of a Senior Information Analyst, under the guidance and supervision of the NLP Workstream Manager (or delegated representative) in order to identify areas of priorities and where improvements can be made. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please feel free to contact Aleksandra Foy (NLP Workstream Manager) on [email protected] Person specification Qualifications/Education Essential criteria Clinical Coding Audit or Training Qualifications or equivalent experience Educated to degree level in a relevant subject plus master’s degree level or equivalent experience. Desirable criteria Epic Certification/Accreditation Knowledge of AI, Machine Learning Supervisor/Team Lead Qualification Competent user of Lucene/KQL Query Syntax Knowledge and Experience Essential criteria Significant Experience of Clinical Coding In-depth understanding of ICD-10 and OPCS classification standards Significant experience in Area/Specialty System and/or operational experience in the Trust/wider NHS Navigating and Using the SNOMED CT browser Awareness of SNOMED CT uses, benefits, content and concept modelling Broad experience of using information derived from large and complex data sets, and identifying and rectifying data quality issues Experience of liaising with clinicians on information-related issues Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity recording Advanced Excel Skills Evidence of CPD Desirable criteria In depth specialist knowledge of current Trust workflow and processes underpinned by experience in Trust systems both legacy and in use and relevant to the role. Experience of working with medical concept annotation tools to tune machine learning models in healthcare setting Experience of auditing machine learning model’s outputs Skills and Abilities Essential criteria Self-motivated with genuine interest in subject-matter Mature and confident manner capable of negotiating and influencing clinical and managerial staff Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as part of a team and operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment. Excellent organisational skills Excellent analytical skills Ability to prioritise tasks to achieve deadlines whilst working under significant pressure and with frequent interruptions Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on complex data and process analysis Ability to assimilate new information quickly and adapt to a flexible and rapidly changing work environment Desirable criteria Extensive expert knowledge of clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment. Detailed understanding of the implications of data quality on clinical safety and governance Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Aleksandra Foy Job title NLP Workstream Manager Email address [email protected]