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AI Specialist - Subject to Banding

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Truro, TR1 3LJ

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

14 September 2026

10 days left

Job description

This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from...

Lead end-to-end technical development of AI and machine learning adoption.

Apply advanced data science methods to explore datasets, generate insights, and help develop simplified workflows, dashboards, and visualisations.

Support design and implementation of automation solutions for efficiency gains working alongside with existing expert teams.

Understand licence, capacity and subscription AI models especially MS 365 CoPilot.Ensure solutions are aligned with governance standards.

Engage with clinical, operational, and corporate stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Ensure outputs are safe, reliable, and compliant with Trust and NHS AI assurance frameworks.

Contribute to continuous improvement, reusable code/templates, and support the Trust's AI roadmap.

Provide training, mentoring, and technical guidance to teams both within CITS as a department and other teams in the wider Health Community.

Contribute to Service Design and development of business cases within this area.

Work with stakeholders to develop a detailed roadmap for AI and associated technologies

Play a central role in developing business cases for the future use and support of AI

Develop and maintain technical documentation, code repositories and data dictionaries

Ensure compliance with information governance and data protection standards

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity Checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Occupational Health clearance

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

Right to work in the UK

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We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is at the heart of acute and specialist care for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We care for a population of around 470,000 people, a number that increases during visitor seasons. We employ around 6,700 staff, united by a shared commitment to deliver safe, high-quality care. We provide services across three main hospital sites, with around 780 inpatient beds:

Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro

St Michael's Hospital in Hayle

West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance

As a teaching hospital, we're proud to work in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, the University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School, supporting the next generation of health professionals. We're committed to staying at the forefront of medical advance; investing in our people, developing our facilities, and expanding the specialist care we can offer locally so more patients can receive the care they need closer to home. We have a growing reputation for research and innovation that helps shape better care for the future. The Knowledge Spa, located on our Truro site, is a vibrant hub for medical, nursing and professional education across clinical and non-clinical roles. It plays a vital role in attracting, developing and retaining highly skilled teams.

We are driven by one clear ambition, Outstanding Care for One and All, care that's safe, kind and high-quality. We are RCHT.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level or able to demonstrate proven equivalent experience in AI or related discipline
  • ITIL Foundation

Desirable

  • Understanding of NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit
  • Prince 2 Foundation

Experience

Essential

  • Practical experience using Microsoft Copilot Studio to design, build, and support AI-enabled automation, productivity, and insight-generation solutions
  • Stakeholder management experience
  • Experience delivering technical implementations
  • Experience of designing and implementing compliance or hardware reports
  • Experience in creating processes and procedures

Desirable

  • Experience in creating business cases
  • Experience in creating policy documents
  • Experience using an incident management /tracking system such as SMAX or ServiceNow

Practical and Intellectual Skills

Essential

  • Advanced use of enterprise reporting tools such as Tableau or Power BI; good understand of SQL, Python or R languages
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Ability to interpret and present complex data
  • Ability to solve highly complex analytical problems, independently analyse information and make recommendations based on this analysis

Desirable

  • Can assess risks, anticipate difficulties and take appropriate action.
  • Knowledge of NHS clinical systems and information standards

Attitude

Essential

  • Dynamic and proactive in approach to challenges
  • Demonstrates resilience, persistence, confidence and self-belief
  • Works independently and on own initiative under pressure taking appropriate decisions

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

3 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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