Job summary
The GTAC has been newly established as part of a national initiative led in collaboration between NHS England (NHSE) and Health Education England (HEE). The GTAC offers a blended (virtual and/or in-person training experience) through a virtual academy hub and in-person spokes mapped to the NHS Genomics Laboratory Hubs (GLHs) and Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSAs).
The GTAC is responsible for developing high-quality education and training content, mapped to professional curricula, underpinned by robust evaluation, and accompanied by assessment. This allows the GTAC to ensure both consistency of education / training delivery and tracking of progress both nationally and across the GLH and GMSA regions.
A range of media to support learner engagement will be utilised, including virtual reality and immersive learning. Education and training is prioritised initially for the specialist genomic laboratory staff, and specialist clinical genomic staff.
We are seeking for up to four individuals with a passion for genomics education, training and workforce development to work as Professional Leads to lead GTAC workstreams within their respective professions. The four Professional Groups are
Genomic Bioinformatics
Genetic Counselling
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Scientist. This Professional Lead will be responsible for leading two genomic laboratory working groups: Genomic Technologies (wet lab) and Data Interpretation & Reporting (dry lab).
Main duties of the job
In the supporting information section please indicate which specialist area(s) you are applying for.
Main duties
Provide strategic leadership and represent the interests of their profession at national, regional, and local level both within the senior GTAC governance structure and externally to relevant stakeholders.
Be accountable for your Professional working group(s) for assessment of learners, educators, and trainers.
Ensure that the education and training resources that are delivered are of high quality.
Lead the establishment of a professional working group and the development and delivery of genomic education and training resources, assessment, and evaluation for the workforce,
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
This is mainly a remote working role, with a base office in Birmingham. This will be offered as either a secondment or fixed-term contract for up to 2 years between 7.5 hours to 22.5 hours per week (0.2-0.6 WTE).
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level in a health or scientific- related topic or equivalent experience within NHS
- Post graduate management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience and proven ability to perform at this level
- Extensive experience of working and implementing change at system
- Appropriate professional/governing body registration (HCPC, GMC etc.)
- Membership/Affiliation with a Professional body or organisation in your scope pf practice
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of current NHS policy
- Ability to work within a political environment
- Experience of working in a senior clinical role; Medical Consultant level (Clinical Genetics) and equivalent level for the other professional roles
- Knowledge and proven experience of working in the field of genomic specialist education and training.
- Proven record of accomplishment at a senior level of management of complex change and the development of strategic planning within a group of organisations in education/healthcare
- Knowledge of the genomics health sector, its priorities, challenges and role in the integrated care model and wider system objectives
- Record of accomplishment of influencing others at senior level
- Experience of developing innovative approaches to education
- Working at a regional / national level across complex systems
- Strong governance background to enable successful delivery of KPIs, deliverables and objectives of the GTAC within an emerging set of system arrangements
- Evidence of continuing professional development at sub board level
- In-depth knowledge of workforce development requirements of the profession
- Experience of developing/delivering assessments including scenario based objective structured examinations
- Extensive experience of working in partnership with other agencies, service users, carers, the public, regulators etc.
- Experience of leading strategy development and translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, and people
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Promote equality, diversity, and Human Rights in all working practices
- Confident yet self-aware individual who is committed to lifelong personal and professional development
- Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision who can work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas
- Commitment to the aims and values of the NHS
- Commitment to teaching/training the genomics workforce
- Promotes innovation, organisational learning, and the sharing of best practice.
- Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments
- Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon.
- Ability to demonstrate, at a senior level, a range of leadership styles, influencing skills, sound judgement and flexibility to secure results.
- A role model, demonstrating a high level of integrity and the ability to motivate and inspire others
- Clear integrity and a commitment to maintaining the highest personal and professional standards, appropriate to the responsibilities attached to holding a senior position within a public body
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent planning skills including developing and executing structured multi dependent project
- A leadership style which is underpinned by excellent self-awareness and understanding of their impact on others, and ability to adapt according to different circumstances and needs, while simultaneously being underpinned by visible passion and integrity of our work
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to work positively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people
- Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate a vision and engage followership
- An effective decision maker who leads by example and can take others with them
- Ability to enter difficult conversations and reach effective outcomes with all levels
- Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information, excellent numerical and presentational skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willing to travel and work flexibly as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level in a health or scientific- related topic or equivalent experience within NHS
- Post graduate management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience and proven ability to perform at this level
- Extensive experience of working and implementing change at system
- Appropriate professional/governing body registration (HCPC, GMC etc.)
- Membership/Affiliation with a Professional body or organisation in your scope pf practice
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of current NHS policy
- Ability to work within a political environment
- Experience of working in a senior clinical role; Medical Consultant level (Clinical Genetics) and equivalent level for the other professional roles
- Knowledge and proven experience of working in the field of genomic specialist education and training.
- Proven record of accomplishment at a senior level of management of complex change and the development of strategic planning within a group of organisations in education/healthcare
- Knowledge of the genomics health sector, its priorities, challenges and role in the integrated care model and wider system objectives
- Record of accomplishment of influencing others at senior level
- Experience of developing innovative approaches to education
- Working at a regional / national level across complex systems
- Strong governance background to enable successful delivery of KPIs, deliverables and objectives of the GTAC within an emerging set of system arrangements
- Evidence of continuing professional development at sub board level
- In-depth knowledge of workforce development requirements of the profession
- Experience of developing/delivering assessments including scenario based objective structured examinations
- Extensive experience of working in partnership with other agencies, service users, carers, the public, regulators etc.
- Experience of leading strategy development and translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, and people
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Promote equality, diversity, and Human Rights in all working practices
- Confident yet self-aware individual who is committed to lifelong personal and professional development
- Resilient and self-motivated with drive and vision who can work on own initiative and manage a range of priorities across competing agendas
- Commitment to the aims and values of the NHS
- Commitment to teaching/training the genomics workforce
- Promotes innovation, organisational learning, and the sharing of best practice.
- Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of high-level negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments
- Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon.
- Ability to demonstrate, at a senior level, a range of leadership styles, influencing skills, sound judgement and flexibility to secure results.
- A role model, demonstrating a high level of integrity and the ability to motivate and inspire others
- Clear integrity and a commitment to maintaining the highest personal and professional standards, appropriate to the responsibilities attached to holding a senior position within a public body
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent planning skills including developing and executing structured multi dependent project
- A leadership style which is underpinned by excellent self-awareness and understanding of their impact on others, and ability to adapt according to different circumstances and needs, while simultaneously being underpinned by visible passion and integrity of our work
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to work positively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes and deliver change through people
- Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate a vision and engage followership
- An effective decision maker who leads by example and can take others with them
- Ability to enter difficult conversations and reach effective outcomes with all levels
- Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information, excellent numerical and presentational skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willing to travel and work flexibly as appropriate
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Womens Hospital Nhs Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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