Job summary
- Main area
- Innovation and Adoption
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-THQ1060624
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Innovation Centre, Science Park
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 pa or pa pro rata
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2024
Employer heading
Director - Genomics Innovation
Band 8c
Job overview
Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role
Main duties of the job
Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) and Central and South Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (C&S GMSA) are looking for a Director of Genomics Innovation to initiate and accelerate genomics innovation projects in an NHS setting, bringing improved patient impacts and NHS value across the Central and South geography.
This post is part of an exciting collaboration between HIW and C&S GMSA. HIW connects the NHS, universities, researchers, innovators and industry to drive innovation into the health service to benefit patients, save the NHS time and money, and help to grow the health sector economy.
As Director of Genomics Innovation, you will have a pivotal role in overseeing and coordinating the delivery of the Genomics Networks of Excellence (GNoE) in the C&S GMSA region. You will be responsible for representing the GMSA at senior levels on the GNoE, as well as other Research and Innovation activities.
C&S GMSA is one of seven NHS Alliances created by NHS England to embed genomics into routine care across the country, ensuring equity of access and providing faster diagnoses and more effective, personalised treatment for patients.
Together we are looking for an individual to lead genomics projects across the central and south geography.
Working for our organisation
Health Innovation Wessex trading under the name Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is a company limited by guarantee, owned by the NHS and University Members, hosted by University Hospital Southampton.
Based at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth in a bright modern office easily accessible from the M3, M27 and Southampton Parkway train station, the location offers free parking with a café area and networking spaces on site. 27 acres of the Science Park site are designated a protected Conservation Area and open to staff.
We are keen to ensure that staff enjoy a successful work/life balance and offer flexible working dependent on the requirements of the role. Health Innovation Wessex endorses personal development and provides training allowances to help you deliver in the role and meet your career goals.
We also have a proactive approach to wellbeing in line with our core values of being Innovative, Inclusive and Collaborative, with staff engagement groups shaping the organisation’s culture and driving initiatives to allow our people to flourish despite times of challenge, change and high demand.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- You will build credible relationships to ensure genomic innovation is translated into the mainstream NHS. You will be responsible for horizon scanning to place the Genomics Medicine Service in the best possible position to support innovations to benefit patients.
- Support transformation efforts by ensuring detailed plans are developed and implemented, working with a small team with associated clinical leadership support, system partners and other teams across the Central and South Region.
- You will have a lead role in the relationship and partnership activities to deliver an agreed delivery plan and will also lead on a number of cross-cutting themes.
- Generate commercial opportunities for HIW, through identification and delivery of additional, but genomics-related fee-earning projects.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for additional details.
What we are looking for
We are an ambitious organisation, looking for an experienced and accomplished individual with experience of genomics, implementation in the NHS, and creation of commercial opportunities.
You will have the tenacity to succeed, great communication and project management skills, an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to lead on the development and deployment of genomics innovations.
You will also bring commercial awareness and a proven track record of creating and delivering fee-for-service opportunities.
We welcome applications from people with a wide range of past experiences – whether that be clinical, NHS management or from industry – an appreciation of the challenges involved with innovation deployment and transformation in the NHS is an advantage to succeed in this role. Experience in commissioning, transformation and project management is also advantageous.
We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We particularly welcome applications from people who are from groups that are underrepresented.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree or equivalent Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of knowledge and demonstrable experience
- Management/leadership experience
- Knowledge of the specialist work practices and/ professional guidelines relevant to HIW and Genomics Medicine Service Alliance
- Knowledge and experience of the NHS and local health and social service functions
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Educated to PhD level or equivalent level or above and experience of working in a leadership position in a specialist area
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Significant senior management experience in a health or social care setting or health facing commercial company.
- Senior experience at national/regional level involving influencing and leadership role in health sector. Good knowledge and networks at senior levels in NHS
- Extensive experience of large scale organisational change and strategic change management programmes, building effective working relationships across organisational boundaries
- Experience of interagency and partnership working with Primary and Secondary Care, Social care and voluntary sector
- Experience of motivating and managing multiple teams, including the ability to encourage self-initiative, good practice and the timely completion of projects
- Effective leadership and team building skills
- Experience of the UK research funding landscape including experience of working with partners such as the National Institute of Healthcare Research (NIHR)
- Experience of the UK research funding landscape including experience of working with partners such as the National Institute of Healthcare Research (NIHR)
Desirable criteria
- Career experience in both a health and social care setting
- Experience of working in genomics or life sciences in the NHS
Values / Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet HIW’s values and behaviours policy and UHS Trust Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Booth
- Job title
- Deputy CEO and Director of Innovation Adoption
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Vicky Marshment
Programme Director at C&S GMSA
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