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 Are you passionate about the potential of digital technology to transform the NHS and help solve some of the biggest healthcare challenges presenting today? Do you want to play a key role in enabling NHS staff and entrepreneurs to collaborate on key transformation projects? Are you creative, organised and know how to get things done? Then now is the time take on a new challenge, play your part in the digital transformation of the NHS and apply to become Project Support Officer for the Health Innovation network South London and work on a world-leading NHS digital health Accelerator. Main duties of the job As Project Support Officer you will play a vital role in the delivery of innovator support programmes which include the DigitalHealth.London flagship Accelerator – a programme which supports digital health companies to develop and scale solutions to some of the NHS’s most pressing challenges, as well as specialist programmes supporting early stage digital health businesses to launch in the NHS, businesses looking to learn about evidence generation, and Digital Pioneer programmes that support health care system leaders to drive forward digital transformation projects. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing team of passionate individuals who have supported a range of pioneering young digital health companies. You’ll lead on the organisation of the programme’s events drawing on DigitalHealth.London’s vast network of expertise across healthcare, research, innovation, and technology. You will have experience in, or show a strong interest in, stakeholder engagement and outreach which will allow you to support multiple projects throughout the year. Working for our organisation About the Health Innovation Network The DigitalHealth.London team is hosted by the Health Innovation Network (HIN) for South London. The HIN is hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The HIN is a membership organisation and drive lasting improvements in patient and population health outcomes through the spread and adoption of innovation into practice and capitalising on teaching and research strengths throughout the health system in South London and wider afield. Its diverse membership includes all healthcare providers (community, acute, mental health and primary care), commissioners, local authorities and higher education providers within South London. In all our work programmes there are strong relationships and collaboration with both patient and industry partners. As part of the HIN adaptable working principles, which allows their ability to adapt to anticipated changes in project portfolios and gives staff the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise, the successful candidate may be asked to operate across other themes and projects. Please find more information here: https://digitalhealth.london/accelerator/ Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job Description for more information. Person specification Qualifications/ Education Essential criteria Educated to graduate level or can demonstrate equivalent experience Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint etc. Experience Essential criteria Experience in project / programme management Significant experience of working in high pressure environment showing effective prioritisation and co-ordination of a varied workload under pressure and to deadlines Desirable criteria Experience of working in health, local government or university setting and familiar with associated procedures and practices Experience of organising large events/conferences Skills Essential criteria Excellent communications skills, written and oral Ability to follow complex instructions and to multitask and / or adjust plans Ability to prioritise own workload and work without close supervision 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 Ruth Bradbury Job title Senior NHS Navigator Email address [email protected] Additional information Our Values Brave - We encourage our teams and others to be brace with their ideas and support them to try new things. Kind - We care about each other, the people we work with and about the health and wellbeing of south Londoners. Open - We're open about what we do and we share what we learn. Different - We think differently and we are strong because of our diverse background, talents and experiences. Together - We build communities and networks, we collaborate and we connect. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure we have a diverse panel for all our recruitment. Apply If you think this role might be for you, please click the apply button below to find out more details and to apply. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ruth Bradbury, Senior NHS Navigator at [email protected].