A national programme of work to improve turnaround times for genetic cancer testing has been commissioned by NHS England. Central and South Genomics (C&S Genomics) covering Wessex, the Thames Valley, and the West Midlands is seeking expert advisers for one PA/0.1 WTE a week for the six months from September 2024 to March 2025 to support this work in our regions. We hope this work will continue to be funded during 2025/26.
C&S Genomics includes both the Genomics Laboratory Hub and the Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, and we will be working to deliver on a set of agreed actions across pathways to improve turnaround times and ultimately patient care. Expert advisers will join the fortnightly project group meeting to steer the project and contribute to action plans. They will also support C&S Genomics in extending its network and provide on-the-ground input and advice in their given area of expertise. You will be supported by a Project Manager and Quality Improvement Lead, as well as the wider C&S Genomics team.
Each appointment will be based on expertise, and equally importantly become part of a multi-disciplinary team that will work together to take the entirety of the program forward. We recognise the importance of regional ‘knowhow’ to identify interventions which will result in rapid and sustainable improvements in each of the West Midlands, Thames Valley and Wessex sub regions.
We are seeking experts across the following disciplines:
- Oncology (Solid Tumour)
- Haemato-Oncology
- Clinical Genetics
- Cancer Surgery
- Radiology
We welcome applications from those who have not worked with us before, and those for whom this would be their first adviser role. We welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.
To apply, please send your short CV (no more than two pages), and up to 500 words on why you think you would be suited for the role and suggesting one area we should focus on to improve turnaround times, based on your experience. Please submit to GMSAADMIN@uhb.nhs.uk by 23:59 on 30 August. For more information on the roles please contact vicky.marshment@uhb.nhs.uk.