Job summary
Would you like to play a part in bringing the benefits of genomic medicine to patients?
This is a novel opportunity to inform and shape patient care and cancer services to incorporate genomic healthcare across the East of England Cancer Alliance geography.
Over the next ten years, the NHS plans to routinely offer genomic testing to all people with cancer for whom it would be of clinical benefit and it is expected that most future cancer therapies will be targeted to tumours based on specific genomic and other biomarkers.
Pathways will need to be redesigned to enable for example the collection of biopsies for cancer genomics early in the diagnosis pathway so as to ensure the timely return of genomic test results to inform clinical care and decision making.
Furthermore, genomics will be routinely used in the 'healthy population' to accurately predict the risk of cancer within national screening programmes for at risk populations.
To meet these challenges in the East of England the Cancer Alliance is funding a team of Genomic Clinical Practitioners aligned to the East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA), the Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH) and the East of England Medical Genetics Service (MGS) that will facilitate, support, and engage with primary and secondary care colleagues to develop pathways and embed genomic testing and advice for all service users in cancer care. This regional service will help to bring genomics into mainstream cancer care.
Please note this post can only be offered as a secondment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a small team of nurses & / or Allied Health Professionals to work across the East of England geography, but with each post holder having a dedicated responsibility for one Integrated Care System. These post holders will work autonomously, and it is expected that they should be able to demonstrate awareness of genomic landscape to facilitate the mainstreaming of genomic medicine across primary, secondary, and tertiary care sites, support colleagues, individuals, and families, and address important ethical issues such as equity of access.
About us
Health and care services in Norfolk and Waveney are working closely together to further improve services and provide more joined-up care for local people. In Norfolk and Waveney, we have already achieved a lot by working in partnership to improve health and care outcomes. These changes have been made possible by different organisations - NHS hospitals, GPs, mental health and community health services, local councils, care homes and social workers, voluntary and community organisations and others - joining forces to agree and plan for local people's needs.
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) includes a statutory Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), and an Integrated Care Board (ICB) called NHS Norfolk and Waveney. This partnership and organisation dedicated to making sure that organisations work together for the benefit of our residents, staff and communities is an important step change, helping to create positive differences to local people and joining up health and social care. This is the culmination of many years of effort to build partnership working across the NHS, local authorities, the third sector and patient groups.
This secondment opportunity is open to any candidate whose substantive employer is supportive of them progressing with an application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for NMC Registered Nurses or Allied Health Care Professionals that can demonstrate an understanding of genomic healthcare and its impact on cancer services.
It is expected that you will have an understanding of the NHS Genomic agenda and the Long-Term Plan.
This initiative is funded by the East of England Cancer Alliance and is a 1 year & 11 month secondment. During this time we will be gathering evidence to demonstrate the value of the service, working towards sustained commissioning. The post holders will work peripatetically across organisational boundaries, working both remotely and with honorary contracts which will facilitate the post holders to support clinical staff and MDTs on the ground with mainstreaming and adopting new patient pathways.
You will need to work flexibly across the region. You will report into the Lead Genomic Clinical Practitioner but it is important that you are confident working on your own and have an ability to build effective and collaborative networks, establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Overarchingly the Clinical Genomic Practitioners will support the Clinical lead to;
- Improve networking and liaison across all providers and across traditional boundaries.
- Engage with existing professional networks to raise awareness of genomics and its impact on cancer care.
- Identify Genomic Champions as link workers to support others to understand genomic medicine and its impact on patients.
- Develop pathways and protocols.
- Provide clinical support to embed mainstreaming & new patient pathways.
- Develop f educational packages focusing on pathways and patient touchpoints in genomics in order to support staff coming into contact with patients and their families in various healthcare settings.
- Support research & trial recruitment
- Support long term commissioning ambitions through the collection of data using audit, benchmarking and evaluation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for NMC Registered Nurses or Allied Health Care Professionals that can demonstrate an understanding of genomic healthcare and its impact on cancer services.
It is expected that you will have an understanding of the NHS Genomic agenda and the Long-Term Plan.
This initiative is funded by the East of England Cancer Alliance and is a 1 year & 11 month secondment. During this time we will be gathering evidence to demonstrate the value of the service, working towards sustained commissioning. The post holders will work peripatetically across organisational boundaries, working both remotely and with honorary contracts which will facilitate the post holders to support clinical staff and MDTs on the ground with mainstreaming and adopting new patient pathways.
You will need to work flexibly across the region. You will report into the Lead Genomic Clinical Practitioner but it is important that you are confident working on your own and have an ability to build effective and collaborative networks, establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Overarchingly the Clinical Genomic Practitioners will support the Clinical lead to;
- Improve networking and liaison across all providers and across traditional boundaries.
- Engage with existing professional networks to raise awareness of genomics and its impact on cancer care.
- Identify Genomic Champions as link workers to support others to understand genomic medicine and its impact on patients.
- Develop pathways and protocols.
- Provide clinical support to embed mainstreaming & new patient pathways.
- Develop f educational packages focusing on pathways and patient touchpoints in genomics in order to support staff coming into contact with patients and their families in various healthcare settings.
- Support research & trial recruitment
- Support long term commissioning ambitions through the collection of data using audit, benchmarking and evaluation.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Will be required to travel within and outside of the ICB's geographical area including places not accessible by public transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse/ Midwife/ AHP with significant clinical experience
- Educated to first degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching/mentoring
- Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Commitment to develop skills and expertise in Genomics Medicine
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive knowledge of the locality & population
- High level of organisational and time management skills
- Able to plan and delegate roles to others as appropriate
- Leadership qualities and possession of supervisory skills to develop staff
- Deliver practical/clinical care which may involve a range of expertise in physical skills e.g., IV cannulation and phlebotomy
- Significant experience in specialist area, or relevant area with transferable skills
- Experience of working with databases
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of cancer nursing
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
Desirable
- Leadership and/or management experience
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Knowledge of and experience in cancer genetics
- Knowledge of genetic counselling and NHS Genetic Services
- Experience of consent processes
- Audit experience
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Ability to problem solve and assert, when necessary, in order to meet the service needs
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Knowledge of financial systems/managing resources e.g. staff costs, monitoring budgets, processing invoices and procurement
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary
- An ability to maintain and promote confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a challenging, demanding environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Positive and optimistic, displaying confidence and vision
- Determined
- Pragmatic
- Team Player
- Engaging
- Highly Motivated
- Must be able to work flexible hours according to demands of the service and demonstrate resilience
Desirable
- Evidence of personal insight, sound judgement and drive for improvement
- Commitment to continuing service development and innovation
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel and Word) with intermediate keyboard skills
- Ability to travel to places of work that may not be accessible by public transport
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Will be required to travel within and outside of the ICB's geographical area including places not accessible by public transport.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse/ Midwife/ AHP with significant clinical experience
- Educated to first degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching/mentoring
- Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Commitment to develop skills and expertise in Genomics Medicine
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Extensive knowledge of the locality & population
- High level of organisational and time management skills
- Able to plan and delegate roles to others as appropriate
- Leadership qualities and possession of supervisory skills to develop staff
- Deliver practical/clinical care which may involve a range of expertise in physical skills e.g., IV cannulation and phlebotomy
- Significant experience in specialist area, or relevant area with transferable skills
- Experience of working with databases
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of cancer nursing
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
Desirable
- Leadership and/or management experience
- Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Knowledge of and experience in cancer genetics
- Knowledge of genetic counselling and NHS Genetic Services
- Experience of consent processes
- Audit experience
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
Analytical
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
- Ability to problem solve and assert, when necessary, in order to meet the service needs
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Knowledge of financial systems/managing resources e.g. staff costs, monitoring budgets, processing invoices and procurement
Planning Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Autonomy
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary
- An ability to maintain and promote confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a challenging, demanding environment
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Positive and optimistic, displaying confidence and vision
- Determined
- Pragmatic
- Team Player
- Engaging
- Highly Motivated
- Must be able to work flexible hours according to demands of the service and demonstrate resilience
Desirable
- Evidence of personal insight, sound judgement and drive for improvement
- Commitment to continuing service development and innovation
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel and Word) with intermediate keyboard skills
- Ability to travel to places of work that may not be accessible by public transport
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
