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Job overview

We are seeking an experienced, skilled and compassionate individual for the role of Programme Director and Operational Lead for the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London), due to the upcoming maternity leave of the current post holder. The post is available on a full or part time basis, as a secondment or fixed term contract from November 2024 until summer 2025.

The new NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) went live on 1st April 2024, delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide strong programme leadership and expertise to this important, high profile, and complex programme, working closely with the service, the three partner Trusts, other regional centres and NHS England at a National level. This will include providing strategic and senior operational support to the ongoing development of the new service, ensuring the delivery is consistent with the Cass Review Final Report and NHS England Implementation Plan and other regional centres. The role will be required to provide assurance internally and externally on the ongoing development of the new service, via regional and national governance forum.

 We are looking for an individual with significant senior experience of establishing and/or running new services, supporting service to develop and continually improve their performance. The post holder will have experience of managing complex, multi-disciplinary and ideally politically contentious programmes. The successful individual will be proactive, and solution orientated, with the ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of people.

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.