Genomic Medicine Service Transformation Programme Manager
Job summary
The East Genomic Medicine Service (East GMS) is looking for an experienced and ambitious Transformation Programme Manager to lead some of the most exciting genomics transformation programmes in the NHS. As genomics becomes increasingly embedded within routine healthcare, we are evolving our approach from programme coordination to delivering strategic transformation with measurable clinical impact. This is a unique opportunity to help shape how genomic medicine is implemented across the East of England, ensuring innovation translates into real improvements for patients, clinicians and healthcare services. Working closely with clinical leaders, laboratory services, digital teams, operational managers and partner organisations, you will lead a portfolio of complex programmes across key areas including Rare Disease, Cancer, Haem-Onc, Population Health, and Digital & Data. You will translate strategic priorities into deliverable programmes, drive implementation, monitor benefits realisation and ensure sustainable change is embedded into clinical practice. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working across organisational boundaries, bringing structure to complex challenges, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering meaningful change at scale. You will join a highly collaborative regional team that works with NHS organisations across the East of England to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes through genomics.
Main duties of the job
The Transformation Programme Manager will lead the delivery of a strategic portfolio of genomics transformation programmes across the East Genomic Medicine Service (East GMS). Working alongside clinical leaders, operational services, digital and informatics teams, the postholder will translate agreed clinical priorities into deliverable programmes that embed genomics into routine clinical practice. The role is responsible for driving programme delivery, managing complex interdependencies, monitoring benefits realisation and ensuring measurable improvements in patient care, service performance and genomic adoption. The postholder reports to the Clinical Adoption Director and is responsible for leading and delivering a range of strategic transformation portfolios across key clinical and enabling function priorities, such as: Rare Disease Cancer Haemato-Oncology Population Health Digital & data Working closely with Clinical Leads, laboratory operational teams and partner organisations, the postholder provides programme leadership to ensure strategic priorities are translated into measurable improvements in clinical services, patient outcomes and service performance.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 18th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 3rd November 2026.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
Right to Work
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to Masters Level or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge. .
- Evidence of Project/Programme Management training or sufficient experience that demonstrates equivalent level of knowledge. .
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Leadership and Management Training .
- Computer literate, holder of ECDL or equivalent experience in the use of MS Applications
Experience
- Extensive experience of managing large scale complex programmes.
- . Significant experience in developing and coordinating teams over a large geography. .
- Experience of change management with proven negotiating and influencing skills both internally and externally and at all levels.
- . Experience of the identification and management of risks, issues and dependencies.
- . Experience of developing performance indicators to monitor project and programme delivery.
- . Experience of developing reports and other documents for senior management (internal and external).
- . Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary staff across a diverse professional organisation to specify solutions to support the successful delivery of programmes. .
- Involvement in strategic planning and decision-making
- . Demonstrable evidence of improving the performance of people, innovation, processes or technology.
- Significant experience in workforce transformation, research transformation, service improvement or developing networks within a Health and Care setting.
- Previous NHS experience
Knowledge
- . Excellent understanding and track record of successful programme and change management.
- . Operational and strategic awareness.
- . Knowledge of senior management
- . Demonstrable knowledge of NHS operational pressures
- . Considerable knowledge of project and programme management within the NHS
- . Knowledge of genomics and its application in a health and care setting
- . Demonstrable knowledge of the applications of IT and how they can achieve visible clinical benefits to patients.
Skills
- Evidence of strategic thinking and Programme leadership.
- Evidence of Risk and issue management and Benefits realisation skills
- Experience of Executive report writing.
- Experience of Data analysis and interpretation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Workshop facilitation and collaborative leadership
- Highly effective leadership, people and project management skills.
- Evidence of developing teams.
- Evidence of influencing others (internal or external stakeholders) rather than through direct authority
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change.
- Ability to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
- Confident and the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Ability to manage conflict.
- Ability to manage and initiate change.
- Ability to write complex reports
- Ability to present reports in a format that is easily understood by others
- Negotiation, coaching, facilitation, influencing and leadership skills
- IT skills including the use of MS Office and Outlook.
- Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of principles governing confidentiality and security of personal data.
- . Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and make valid contributions to decision making at organisational level.
- . Reach timely and effective decisions based on the appropriate use of information.
- . Evaluate and simplify complex information
Additional Requirements
- . The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk