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 The South East Genomic Medicine Service (SE GMS) is seeking a highly motivated, personable and flexible individual to join our dynamic team as an Expert Network Coordinator. This role will join a network of professionals dedicated to the effective management of the lynch syndrome pathway across the south east. The Expert Network Coordinator will be a central point of contact within the regional Lynch Syndrome project team and will ensure equity of access for patients within the region. This role will take an active role in the support of mainstreamed pathways and ensure consistency of service provision across organisational boundaries. It is an exciting time to join this innovative healthcare field as genomics gathers pace across multiple areas of medicine, delivering better and faster outcomes for patients. The post holder will have the opportunity to create meaningful impact in a new, cutting-edge genomics service in the NHS, working with a diverse range of stakeholders to support the delivery of optimum patient care. The post holder will have exceptional drive and take a flexible approach in responding to changing demands. They will have experience working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex change across multiple organisations. A track record establishing collaborative relationships across organisational boundaries will be an asset, as will experience in genomics or a related clinical discipline. Main duties of the job The Expert Network Coordinator will be responsible for the embedding of regional pathway transformation through close working with colorectal and endometrial cancer MDTs. Utilising excellent interpersonal skills, you will support a diverse range of stakeholders to enact change along national and regional best practice, for the effective management of patient care. You will take an active role in the management of multi-disciplinary team meetings and monitor key performance indicators of a complex multi-organisational service. The post holder will support key projects of change and will provide administrative support across a broad range of activities. You will support the development of project initiatives, service changes and service reviews, to enhance services on behalf of patients. The post holder will support the further development of the expert network for Lynch Syndrome in the south east, working alongside clinical and administrative professionals to support sustained clinical pathway change. The post holder will ensure that all work is designed and delivered in a patient centred way, ensuring that the needs of patients are central to all service change and pathway transformation. The post holder will ensure all work is designed and delivered in alignment with the GMS’s commitment to reducing variation and to delivering equity of access across our diverse population, including alignment with the SE GMS equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. Working for our organisation Together, seven Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLH) and Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSA) across England form the national NHS Genomic Medicine Service. The South East GMS comprises the South East GLH and South East GMSA, covering South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex regions. We jointly deliver standardised genomic testing pathways in accordance with the National Genomic Test Directory and support the systematic embedding of genomic medicine in to routine care. Our aim is to reduce unwarranted variation and make demonstrable improvements to outcomes for our patients by ensuring their clinical care fully benefits from advances in genomics. To support this work across our region, we have a critical role in facilitating strong collaborations across disciplines and specialties, providing clinical leadership to enable the multi-professional workforce to use genomics safely, effectively and efficiently. The South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance is co-hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The GMSA will enable providers to collaborate in the provision of consistent and accessible genomic medicine services for a large and diverse population of around 9 million people. We aim to combine clinical expertise, an excellent track record in research, education and training, and involvement from our patients and public to achieve a step change in delivering genomics medicine for our population. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full detail of role responsibilities. Person specification Qulifications/ Education Essential criteria Educated to degree level Desirable criteria IT qualification, e.g. NSCL computer driving licence or equivalent An HNC/SVQIII in Secretarial Studies/Business Administration or equivalent experience Knowledge & Experience Essential criteria To have a good knowledge of national cancer waiting time targets Experience in a complex and changing environment (health sector preferable) Excellent knowledge and experience of computer packages, including word, excel, access, and PowerPoint, are also required, especially confident in using email and the internet. Database experience Knowledge of hospital clinical and administrative procedures and practices, both routine and non-routine. Knowledge and experience of service improvement tools and techniques Evidence of report writing and presenting skills. Desirable criteria Skilled in the use of Hospital Systems (HIS, RIS & ORSOS, Somerset cancer registry) Experience communicating with patients Experience in PPI Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability Essential criteria Excellent interpersonal skills and flexible working practice Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work autonomously and set priorities Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail Advanced keyboard skills with accurate data entry Ability to work as part of a team, across professional boundaries and use own initiative The skills to have flexibility and confidence to work independently, unsupervised and on own initiative in departments and clinics across the South East GMSA region hospital sites Ability to conduct own projects Critically analyses data Ability to carry out audit & research Sound analytical skills Good organisational skills and be an excellent communicator (both verbally and written) with the ability to liaise with various specialist teams, clinical coders, medical records, staff, pathologists, and radiologists, across the South East. Willing to champion collaborative working in designing and delivering change Excellent problem solving skills The ability to accurately retrieve data from electronic and paper sources and validate against other sources. Desirable criteria Experience in using databases and specialist software e.g. Filemaker, Progeny and PhenoTips Ability to co-ordinate own projects 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 Paul Fleming Job title Programme Delivery Manager Email address [email protected]