Job summary
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.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full detail of role responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full detail of role responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qulifications/ Education
Essential
Desirable
- IT qualification, e.g. NSCL computer driving licence or equivalent
- An HNC/SVQIII in Secretarial Studies/Business Administration or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 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
- Skilled in the use of Hospital Systems (HIS, RIS & ORSOS, Somerset cancer registry)
- Experience communicating with patients
- Experience in PPI
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- 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
- Experience in using databases and specialist software e.g. Filemaker, Progeny and PhenoTips
- Ability to co-ordinate own projects
Person Specification
Qulifications/ Education
Essential
Desirable
- IT qualification, e.g. NSCL computer driving licence or equivalent
- An HNC/SVQIII in Secretarial Studies/Business Administration or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 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
- Skilled in the use of Hospital Systems (HIS, RIS & ORSOS, Somerset cancer registry)
- Experience communicating with patients
- Experience in PPI
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- 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
- Experience in using databases and specialist software e.g. Filemaker, Progeny and PhenoTips
- Ability to co-ordinate own projects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
