Clinical Science your challenge, your opportunity Dr Chris Gibson Former Head of the NSHCS
Clinical Science is here There is nothing more worthwhile for a scientist to do It can also be hugely satisfying for you personally the NHS needs to adapt to take advantage of the opportunities that science and technology offer NHS five year forward view, Oct 2014 Science Health
What will you have to do? The Academy for Healthcare Science has defined Good Scientific Practice Five domains for success: Professional Practice Scientific Practice Clinical Practice Research, Development and Innovation Clinical Leadership
Build a balanced scorecard Clinical Practice Working in nuclear medicine imaging in Manchester and Durham Challenges: Working directly with patients Injecting worried people with radioactive material Throughput demands of a busy clinical service
The domains link together Research, Development and Innovation Using techniques of computer graphics to help visualise 3-D medical data Essential to bring new science and new techniques into healthcare Innovation doesn t just mean improvement, it can also be transformative
Risk management - a common theme Scientific Practice Using the optimum amount of radiation to image or treat a patient, safely Your scientific credibility is crucial Influencing clinical colleagues needs good relationships and good communication skills Regulators can be helpful!
Poacher turned gamekeeper? Scientific Practice Being a member of national advisory committees on the safe use of radiation Balanced perspective on risk Challenge assumptions, be objective, test the evidence Stretch yourself! (and be ready to deal with imposter syndrome )
Ambition is not a dirty word Clinical Practice Move for promotion, progress to Head of Department, and help to design and build two cancer centres Good scientific departments need good scientists to lead them Project management is fun and we are good at it Teams achieve more than individuals
Be part of your professional body Professional Practice Get involved from an early stage, take on different roles Your personal development will be enhanced Your worth to your employer will also be enhanced Lifelong friendships and support
Sometimes it all goes very wrong Professional Practice Eight months after opening of new cancer centre, error affecting 43 radiotherapy patients
Sometimes it all goes very wrong Professional Practice Eight months after opening of new cancer centre, error affecting 43 radiotherapy patients Be honest, and don t blame others Patients first, your colleagues second, you last of all Choose three key messages you want to get across to those affected Personal experiences matter Errors should be preventable Causes should be known immediately
Wider healthcare science roles Clinical Leadership Act as Scientific Lead for a region, and became Head of the NSHCS We have a great deal in common with other healthcare scientists All our specialisms gain from association into wider groups Your skills are more generic than you think
And you can go further Clinical Leadership Appointed as Non-Executive Director for an NHS Trust Change from delivery to advice Governance means oversight, and also strategy I m still learning
Scientific Professional GSP score Clinical Leadership Research