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Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East Genomics Clinical Transformation and Adoption Director

The closing date is 08 November 2026

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Job summary

Lead the future of genomic healthcare

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the East Genomic Medicine Service (East GMS) as our Clinical Transformation and Adoption Director.This is a senior leadership role at the forefront of one of the NHS's most ambitious healthcare transformation programmes. You will provide strategic leadership for the adoption and implementation of genomic medicine across the East of England and East Midlands, ensuring that genomic innovation translates into improved patient outcomes and measurable benefits for healthcare systems.

Working closely with clinicians, healthcare providers, commissioners and national partners, you will lead programmes that embed genomic medicine into routine care and support the continued development of a modern, sustainable and high-performing genomic service.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the East GMS Chief Operating Officer, you will provide leadership for a broad portfolio focused on transformation, implementation and service development.

You will lead the design and delivery of regional programmes that support the integration of genomic medicine into clinical pathways, ensuring services remain aligned to national and regional priorities while delivering sustainable improvements for patients and healthcare organisations.

Your responsibilities will include:Clinical pathway transformationProgramme and project managementService implementation and mobilisationStrategic stakeholder and account managementEducation and training developmentUser and patient engagementBusiness planning and service developmentPerformance improvement and benefits realisationYou will also contribute as a member of the East GMS Senior Leadership Team helping to shape organisational strategy, strengthen governance and ensure effective stewardship of resources across a complex regional portfolio.

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.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

180-B-CVA1347

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

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 8th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 19th 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.

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 8th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 19th 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

Essential

• Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience in healthcare management.
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Trained in service improvement methodologies with significant experience of application of learning in practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of using data, analytics and evaluation to drive improvement and decision-making.
• High level of computer literacy with proficiency in the use of all products in the Microsoft Office suite, including MS Project

Experience

Essential

• Senior leadership experience at director, executive or equivalent level within the NHS or a similarly complex healthcare system.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation programmes involving multiple organisations, providers or systems.
• Demonstrable successful delivery of project outputs to required time, quality and cost
• Demonstrable experience of service improvement, pathway redesign and operational optimisation delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience of working with clinicians, scientists and senior operational leaders to deliver change.
• Experience of planning, delivering and assuring programmes against national priorities, performance frameworks and outcome metric
• Experience working across regional or national networks, alliances or provider collaboratives.
• Awareness of equity, access and population health principles.

Desirable

• Experience of working with patient and public panels in a healthcare setting
• Experience of leading or sponsoring clinical evaluation programmes.
• Knowledge of genomic medicine, diagnostics or digital health transformation.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills including the ability to prepare and present concise and insightful reports for a broad range of audiences up to Board level
• Excellent programme and change management capability
• Able to interpret and present complex information to inform robust recommendations for evidence-based practice and decision-making
• Ability to motivate self and others and work autonomously as well as working effectively as part of the team managing competing priorities and demands
• Resilient and credible under pressure, comfortable with complexity and ambiguity.
• Outcome-focused, with a strong commitment to measurable improvement.
• Demonstrates system leadership, acting beyond organisational boundaries in the interests of patients and populations.
• Strong commitment to equity, quality and patient-centred care.
• Drive to ensure public value and responsible stewardship of resources.
• High standards of integrity, transparency and accountability.

Desirable

• Experience designing or overseeing benefits realisation frameworks.
• Advanced facilitation or coaching skills for quality improvement and system change

Additional Requirements

Essential

• oThe ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent (A/I)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience in healthcare management.
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Trained in service improvement methodologies with significant experience of application of learning in practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of using data, analytics and evaluation to drive improvement and decision-making.
• High level of computer literacy with proficiency in the use of all products in the Microsoft Office suite, including MS Project

Experience

Essential

• Senior leadership experience at director, executive or equivalent level within the NHS or a similarly complex healthcare system.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation programmes involving multiple organisations, providers or systems.
• Demonstrable successful delivery of project outputs to required time, quality and cost
• Demonstrable experience of service improvement, pathway redesign and operational optimisation delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience of working with clinicians, scientists and senior operational leaders to deliver change.
• Experience of planning, delivering and assuring programmes against national priorities, performance frameworks and outcome metric
• Experience working across regional or national networks, alliances or provider collaboratives.
• Awareness of equity, access and population health principles.

Desirable

• Experience of working with patient and public panels in a healthcare setting
• Experience of leading or sponsoring clinical evaluation programmes.
• Knowledge of genomic medicine, diagnostics or digital health transformation.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication and presentation skills including the ability to prepare and present concise and insightful reports for a broad range of audiences up to Board level
• Excellent programme and change management capability
• Able to interpret and present complex information to inform robust recommendations for evidence-based practice and decision-making
• Ability to motivate self and others and work autonomously as well as working effectively as part of the team managing competing priorities and demands
• Resilient and credible under pressure, comfortable with complexity and ambiguity.
• Outcome-focused, with a strong commitment to measurable improvement.
• Demonstrates system leadership, acting beyond organisational boundaries in the interests of patients and populations.
• Strong commitment to equity, quality and patient-centred care.
• Drive to ensure public value and responsible stewardship of resources.
• High standards of integrity, transparency and accountability.

Desirable

• Experience designing or overseeing benefits realisation frameworks.
• Advanced facilitation or coaching skills for quality improvement and system change

Additional Requirements

Essential

• oThe ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent (A/I)

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

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 (Opens in a new tab)

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 (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Operating Officer, EGMS

Amanda Clarkson

[email protected]

01223348136

Details

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

180-B-CVA1347

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

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