Data Scientist Mood Clinic

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in England is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the Mood Disorder Clinic. The role involves conducting predictive modelling, interpreting NHS data, and developing visualisations to communicate insights. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree, experience in statistical analysis, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting predictive modelling and data analysis.
• Ability to develop visualisations for non-technical audiences.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively in teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct predictive modelling and maintain decision systems.
• Interpret analysis results and suggest conclusions.
• Identify new uses for NHS data to provide insights.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Machine learning techniques

Data visualisation

Coding in statistical languages

Education

Medical degree (M.D.)

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about transforming mental health care and pioneering new treatments for mood disorders?

Step into a vital role at the Mood Disorder Clinic — a cutting-edge facility born from a unique partnership between Mersey Care and the University of Liverpool.

Responsibilities

• Conduct predictive modelling using statistical and machine learning techniques to build, maintain, and improve on multiple real-time decision systems.
• Interpret results from the analyses of Trust datasets, suggesting conclusions to be drawn.
• Develop visualisations to facilitate the communication of results in a non-technical manner.
• Develop, document and maintain code using statistical and machine learning software languages.
• Identify novel uses of NHS data and implement solutions to deliver fresh insights.
• Work effectively on your own and as part of the team — contributing innovative ideas and knowledge to your colleagues.

About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Fabian Devlin
Job title: Specialty Doctor Mood Clinic
Email address: [e-mail]