Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Project Manager

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Job summary

The NHS Genomic AI Network of Excellence, commissioned by NHS England to accelerate the adoption of AI in genomic medicine, is seeking a Project Manager to lead its delivery of projects. The Project Manager will work with partners across the AI and Genomics ecosystems to support teams who are developing or using AI tools, generate the evidence required to support AI adoption, connect individuals working on solving core challenges, and developing frameworks to support wider adoption of AI innovations in genomics. They will work closely with the Network's Director, Clinical Lead, and Network Coordinator to provide project leadership across the Network's programme of work.

It is an exciting time to join this innovative healthcare field as both genomics and AI gather pace across multiple areas of medicine. The post holder will have the opportunity to create meaningful impact in a new, cutting-edge genomics service in the NHS, leading on national and regional programmes to introduce innovative technologies for the benefit of patients.

They will be experienced in project managing change across multiple stakeholders, with an in depth understanding of the current AI and genomics environments, the challenges they face and the opportunities for innovation and change.

Main duties of the job

Project Management

Apply a structured project management approach for the delivery of specific projects across the GAIN programme

Ensure that the scope and deliverables of projects will result in operational benefits, and implement means of measuring these.

Support evaluation and audit of GAIN work programmes across sites and organisations.

Financial management

Support the management of contracts, specifications for tenders and awarding of new contracts.

Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage.

Staff and stakeholder management

Line manage a small team of junior project and programme staff.

Motivates and encourages your team to strive for service and personal improvement.

Work collaboratively across regional stakeholders to ensure broad input in the development and delivery of projects, including patient and public voices

Personal Development

Maintain up to date knowledge of a range of skills including service improvement techniques and be responsible for developing and maintaining own CPD programme.

General

Autonomy for specific areas of GAIN programme, to assess the impact of change and make decisions, balancing risks and priorities

Provide advice to the Network Director and Clinical Lead.

About us

NHS England have commissioned 8 NHS Genomic Networks of Excellence to leverage partnerships across the NHS, academia and industry to drive the introduction of genomic technologies. The Genomic AI Network of Excellence will operate at the intersection of genomic medicine, AI development, and translational research to accelerate the adoption of AI solutions into NHS genomic medicine services. The Network will:

Build a national community in AI & genomics, acting as a hub for engagement in the identification of unmet needs and the development of clinically deployable tools
Work in close partnership with existing contributors in the AI and genomic medicine environment to collectively create the conditions necessary for the adoption of innovation
Inform and support nationally led solutions to address the distributed nature of NHS genomic informatics, producing frameworks for common approaches and solutions
Deliver exemplar translational research programmes to generate evidence for adoption, including data mining and natural language processing, variant interpretation, and AI deployment platforms.
Build public and patient understanding of AI within genomic medicine.

The Networks of Excellence are a component of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS), with delivery supported by GMS clinical and programme management resource. GAIN is co-hosted by the South East GMS and the Central and South GMS. The Project Manager post is hosted at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Date posted

31 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a. inc HCA (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10600-S

Job locations

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust

Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond

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 and Education

Essential

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

Previous Experience

Essential

Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
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

Experience in genomic medicine service environments with an understanding of stakeholders and structures

Skills/Knowledge and Abilty

Essential

Ability to define, scope, plan and implement a project from conception through to completion, with demonstrable track record of success
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.

Desirable

Subject matter expertise in genomic medicine services
Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas

Additional Information

Essential

A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment being made under the Equalities Act 2010.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

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

Previous Experience

Essential

Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
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

Experience in genomic medicine service environments with an understanding of stakeholders and structures

Skills/Knowledge and Abilty

Essential

Ability to define, scope, plan and implement a project from conception through to completion, with demonstrable track record of success
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.

Desirable

Subject matter expertise in genomic medicine services
Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas

Additional Information

Essential

A commitment to partnership working, inclusion of a diverse workforce and service integration.
Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment being made under the Equalities Act 2010.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust

Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust

Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)