Genomics Data & Digital Director

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Exciting leadership opportunity within the NHS North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance.

Base: North west based. Home based working with frequent travel to MFT and additional regional and national travel.

The North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (NWGMSA) works across national and regional partnerships to ensure patients benefit from the advances in Genomic Medicine, including genomic testing and world leading clinical services and personalised treatment. As the genomic medicine transformation team for the North West of England the NWGMSA works in close partnership with patient groups, clinical teams, provider organisations and regional teams.

The NWGMSA has a diverse portfolio of regional activity and has a team developing and improving clinical pathways, a skilled workforce through engagement and training activities, leading regional genomic data and digital transformation with a strong community and patient engagement focus throughout.

About you

We are seeking an exceptional data & digital leader with a robust background in data analytics, ideally within the healthcare sector. Your passion should lie in the transformative potential of genomics to redefine patient care and outcomes across the NHS. With a demonstrable track record in leading successful collaborations across digital teams and with leaders at both regional and national levels, you bring a strategic approach to the digital enablement and optimisation of genomic services.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for delivering and refreshing the GMSA Data & Digital Strategy and Roadmap

Participate within regional ICB digital governance advocating and advising on interoperability of genomic services.

Provide support and advice to NW GMSA directors to deliver regional genomics digital strategy

Promoting and advocating genomics data standards through participation in NW and national networks

Collaborating with provider and regional information governance leads to ensure delivery of the GMSA strategy for digital transformation.

To clearly communicate insights from data analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences through reports, presentations, etc.

Research latest technologies and advise GMSA leadership on system interoperability, data analysis and visualisation, artificial intelligence and digital platforms. Keeping up with innovation and best practices.

To work to integrate genomics strategy into regional ICS informatics structures, representing the NW GMSA where appropriate.

Support the Genomic Medicine Service to develop its roadmap for digital architecture, to meet regional need.

Provide advice and leadership of digital and data workstreams for the NHSE Genomic Network of Excellence in Pharmacogenomics and Medicine Optimisation, , ensuring informatics work packages will meet project need, influencing of and alignment to national strategy and is capable of future scale or learning is transferred.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-COR-V6170205

Job locations

NW GMSA, ST Mary's Hospital

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Job description

Job responsibilities

THE NORTHWEST GENOMIC MEDICINE SERVICE ALLIANCE

The NHS has established seven Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSA) to provide equitable and consistent access to genomic services across England. The Alliance will build on the world leading work of the 100,000 Genomes Project which was the first in the world to use whole genome sequencing in clinical service on a large scale and the Genomic Medicine Centres which delivered this project.

The prime purpose of the Alliance is to provide equitable and consistent access to services, working across the Northwest of England geography.

The Northwest Genomics Medicine Service Alliance was formally established in January 2021 and includes executive leads for NHS providers and regional professional leads from across the Northwest. The organisations will work in partnership to support the embedding of genomic medicine for its population.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

THE NORTHWEST GENOMIC MEDICINE SERVICE ALLIANCE

The NHS has established seven Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSA) to provide equitable and consistent access to genomic services across England. The Alliance will build on the world leading work of the 100,000 Genomes Project which was the first in the world to use whole genome sequencing in clinical service on a large scale and the Genomic Medicine Centres which delivered this project.

The prime purpose of the Alliance is to provide equitable and consistent access to services, working across the Northwest of England geography.

The Northwest Genomics Medicine Service Alliance was formally established in January 2021 and includes executive leads for NHS providers and regional professional leads from across the Northwest. The organisations will work in partnership to support the embedding of genomic medicine for its population.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

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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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NW GMSA, ST Mary's Hospital

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NW GMSA, ST Mary's Hospital

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Director, NW GMSA

Stuart Bayliss

stuart.bayliss@nw-gmsa.nhs.uk

01612766129

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-COR-V6170205

Job locations

NW GMSA, ST Mary's Hospital

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


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