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 This is an exciting opportunity to support a project to transform the oncology service model in South East London. The project will include undertaking a review of the current service provision before designing the optimal service model considering demand and capacity, patient experience, workforce, new treatment protocols, research and education. The proposed model will need to be sustainable, able to meet future demands, improve patient experience and aim to reduce variation and inequalities across South East London. The role will work with a multi-disciplinary team who have dedicated time for the project and close partnership working with all stakeholders across the sector will be required. Main duties of the job We are looking to recruit a Project Support Officer with a strong data background and capability, to work alongside the Programme manager and multidisciplinary team members to progress this ambitious project. The post holder will provide programme management, data coordination and analytical support and expertise to the programme and individuals in the team. Programme management support will include administrative tasks such the organisation of programme management meetings with stakeholders, events and minute taking, with a focus on action planning. Other documentation will include production of project and programme communications and governance working. Support is required to organise complex, long term and often interdependent projects that form the programme through the creation and maintenance of project files, monitoring of milestones, benefits and deliverables, and flagging variation from plan or profile. The post holder will also have a key role to play in the data collection and analysis for capacity and demand modelling of the Oncology service across SE London; SACT (Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies service), Outpatients, Inpatient, Radiotherapy and the Acute Oncology Service. Attention to detail and accuracy will be essential to deliver the objectives of the programme. Working for our organisation The post is hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, with accountability to the South East London Cancer Alliance. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for full details of the job and main duties. We highly recommend anyone interested in the role to reach out to the recruiting manager. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics or other discipline with a large numerical component – or equivalent knowledge, skills and work experience. Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development Desirable criteria Prince 2 qualification or equivalent experience Understanding of lean methodology Experience Essential criteria Evidence of supporting successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures. Substantial experience in information management and analysis Experience of administering budgets and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management. Project experience in supporting specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment. Desirable criteria Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment Skills Essential criteria Effective communication skills both written and verbal including formal presentation skills, influencing and negotiating. Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and delegate effectively. Use analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data Able to retrieve and process data from a variety of systems, understand the data structures within the systems and join extracted data sets into uniform outputs Good attention to detail and a systematic approach to quality control with regards to data. Capable of working independently towards agreed objectives Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems. Knowledge and understanding of NHS Data issues and related terminology Utilises interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with staff at all levels IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel. Desirable criteria Familiar with NHS Acute Trust business practice and operating frameworks. Familiarity with NHS national datasets. Knowledge of NHS systems, data capture processes, outcomes and Information Governance Experience of linking large datasets 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." Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Further details / informal visits contact Name Kathryn Innes Job title Programme Manager - Oncology Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07884337857 Additional information Contact during working hrs: Mon - Thurs. 9:30am-5:30pm