The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS) at Queen’s University Belfast is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Interim Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry.
The post-holder will provide strategic leadership for the ongoing development of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) and ensure that the NICR fulfils its mission to provide accurate, timely information on cancer in the population for production of the annual official statistics, research, education and the planning and evaluation of services.
The post-holder will establish and maintain valuable and strategic networks locally, nationally and internationally with key stakeholders and funders to ensure the sustainability of the NICR and research deliverables in accordance with the University’s Vision 2030 while also addressing the audit and strategic planning cancer-related information needs of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC).
The confidentiality of the data held by the NICR is paramount and the post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that all governance and ethical requirements are met.
The NICR funder, the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency, is conducting a major review of internal organisational structures and of data intelligence to support all of its public health functions. The NICR will be part of this review. Agreeing and implementing new structures will likely take up to 2 years and thus an Interim Director is being sought to provide leadership and to contribute to the development of new working arrangements for the Registry.
The successful candidate must have, and your CV/Cover letter (or application form) should clearly demonstrate you have:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, click on the 'Candidate Information' link below.
Should the successful candidate wish to take up the post on a secondment basis, every effort will be made to accommodate this.
This is a fixed term post for 2 years.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.
We offer an excellent employment package that includes:
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Race) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/.
Informal enquiries may be directed to: Professor Anna Gavin - a.gavin@qub.ac.uk.
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