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 talented and experienced Project Manager to join our dynamic team. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and execution of projects within the GMS. This role will drive transformation to enable the embedding of genomics in mainstream clinical services across a regional geography, improving clinical pathways and enabling wider service change. This role will collaborate with an array of stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while meeting quality standards. 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 on regional and national programmes of change. 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 SE GMS Project Manager will design and deliver a series of projects within the SE GMS, ensuring their effective delivery of strategic change across a multitude of organisations within the region. The post holder will take a lead on project objectives with responsibility for day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated. The post holder will work closely with clinicians and managers to ensure provision of the best possible patient experience and service delivery. They will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives. The post holder will use structured methodologies and best practice to define, scope, manage and deliver their projects, with varying complexity and working across internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will ensure that all projects are 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 projects are 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 enables 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 Qualifications/ Education Essential criteria Educated to masters level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development Desirable criteria Understanding of lean methodology Formal qualification in Project Management (PRINCE 2 or equivalent) Previous Experience Essential criteria Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures. Project management experience in managing specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment. Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management. Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve common goals Desirable criteria Experience working in a complex NHS environment Experience in genomic medicine service environments with an understanding of stakeholders and structures Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability Essential criteria Ability to define, scope, plan and implement a project from conception through to completion, with demonstrable track record of success Well-developed understanding and skills in operational/ project/ change management techniques Ability to write and present accurate and concise reports to various groups at all levels and to use them to influence others at decision making levels Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills. Use analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data. Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel and MS Project. Desirable criteria Subject matter expertise in genomic medicine services Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS Environment, strategy and policy agendas 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]