Genomics Education & Communication Support Manager

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The South East Genomic Medicine Service (SE GMS) seeks a motivated Genomics Education and Communications Support Manager to join our team and contribute to the delivery of SE GMSA's Education & Training and Communications & Involvement programme.

Genomic medicine is becoming increasingly important to almost every part of the NHS. To develop the genomics capability and capacity of the current and future NHS workforce, and to embed genomics into mainstream clinical pathways, the South East GMS is delivering an ambitious programme of workforce engagement, education and training across the region.

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 cutting-edge genomics service in the NHS, working on regional 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 across multiple organisations.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for planning, organising and promoting our engagement, education and training events. They will work closely with the Communications & Involvement Lead, the Education & Training Leads and further members of the South East GMS to ensure that engagement, education and training events are scoped, planned, promoted and delivered for maximal impact.

The post holder will be responsible for leading individual packages of work across the GMS aligned to the Education & Training and Communications & Involvement strategies. This will include delegated responsibility for programme tasks alongside general project support and planning. The role will also provide a comprehensive administrative function to ensure effective delivery of the service.

The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians and patients, to ensure effective management of resources and delivery of objectives.

The post holder will ensure that all tasks 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 tasks 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.

About us

The South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (SE GMSA) was formally established in December 2020 and is led by a partnership between Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The NHS GMS Alliances support the systematic implementation of genomic medicine into routine care in line with the NHS genomics strategy and the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions. 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.

The NHS GMS Alliance's responsibilities include embedding equitable access to standardised end-to-end pathways of care, inclusive of genomic testing, clinical genetics and genomic counselling services through pathway transformation and multi-disciplinary education and training; supporting access to treatments and medicine optimisation driven by comprehensive genomic and diagnostic characterisation; and providing clinical leadership and coordination across the Alliance geography.

The SE GMSA is committed to addressing the health inequalities and inequitable access to genomic medicine services. We will support this work by appointing a team that represents the diversity that exists across our region, strengthening our links with primary and secondary care, and ensuring that we have strong patient representation across all our programmes.

Date posted

24 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10304-S

Job locations

Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

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

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

Knowledge and/or interest in genomics

Previous experience

Essential

Experience of supporting the organisation and delivery of an event or educational resource
Experience of using online tools to promote engagement or evaluate a process
Experience of working with and coordinating people to deliver objectives and defined tasks

Desirable

Experience or working in genomic medicine
Experience of managing the delivery of education and training programmes (ideally within a public sector organisation), with demonstrable experience of co-ordinating the delivery of training initiatives
Experience of using a broad range of communications channels and creating engaging content

Skills / Knowledge / Ability

Essential

Ability to create excellent written content that can be tailored in style and tone to the relevant audience
Effective project management skills
Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Able to produce high standard reports and analyse and evaluate data though a methodical approach and attention to detail

Desirable

Ability to identify development and training requirements
Ability to maintain a website

Additional Information

Essential

A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

Knowledge and/or interest in genomics

Previous experience

Essential

Experience of supporting the organisation and delivery of an event or educational resource
Experience of using online tools to promote engagement or evaluate a process
Experience of working with and coordinating people to deliver objectives and defined tasks

Desirable

Experience or working in genomic medicine
Experience of managing the delivery of education and training programmes (ideally within a public sector organisation), with demonstrable experience of co-ordinating the delivery of training initiatives
Experience of using a broad range of communications channels and creating engaging content

Skills / Knowledge / Ability

Essential

Ability to create excellent written content that can be tailored in style and tone to the relevant audience
Effective project management skills
Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Able to produce high standard reports and analyse and evaluate data though a methodical approach and attention to detail

Desirable

Ability to identify development and training requirements
Ability to maintain a website

Additional Information

Essential

A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration

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.

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Additional information