Cancer Alliance Project Manager - Living With and Beyond Cancer
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to lead and deliver the Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) work programme on behalf of the Peninsula Cancer Alliance.
The role will be responsible for leading the Living with and Beyond Cancer Project across the Peninsula. Working with the LWBC leads to provide project management support to the implementation, delivery and ongoing evaluation of the agreed projects within the Operational Plan.
The project manager will require innovation, transformation and strong leadership skills, working closely with Lead Cancer Nurses, Cancer leads, Living with and Beyond Cancer Leads, and key stakeholders across the Peninsula to form collaborative relationships. Ensuring the delivery of agreed outcomes within agreed timescales.
Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for the project management and delivery of the agreed Living with and Beyond Cancer projects as detailed in the Peninsula Cancer Alliance operational plan.
- Developing and leading a delivery group to ensure deliverables are met and build strong links with key partners including teams within the Acute trusts, primary care and community hubs.
- Development of an evaluation report demonstrating impact and outcomes for patients living with and beyond cancer.
Job responsibilities
- To support team members and stakeholders to deliver requirements of the Alliances programme
- To support the delivery of day-to-day activities and projects
- To drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects
- Tooperatein a highly political and sensitive environment
- Support the portfolio of initiatives indemonstratingvalue for money
- Tomonitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategicobjectivesand thebusiness planning process
- Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead foridentifiedareas.
- Manage project/projects as required by the PCA plan agreed with regional and national cancer team
- Provide coordination of andparticipatein relevant working groups andprovideproject advice,expertiseand support where requested.
- Provide relevant andtimely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio.
Person Specification Knowledge and Experience
- Demonstrable experience in the field of cancer care and control
- Significant demonstrable experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Proven evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Demonstrable experience of managing risks and reporting
- Demonstrable experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level
- Demonstrable experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
- Demonstrable experience in a Healthcare environment
- Demonstrable experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures. Proven knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
- Understanding of the public sector
- Proven knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
- Demonstrable specialist proven knowledge in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team
- Proven evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Comprehensive demonstrable experience of project principles and improvement methodologies such as LEAN/ Six Sigma
Qualifications
- Proven evidence of formal training or qualifications in Quality Improvement, Implementation Science, or Health Policy subject, or significant demonstrable experience of working in these areas
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant demonstrable experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Further training or significant demonstrable experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
Aptitude and Abilities
- Ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholder organisations and use insights to deliver strategic change
- Demonstrable experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to stakeholders as required
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using demonstrable experience to make inferences and decision making
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Demonstrated capabilities to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Other Factors
- Used to working in a busy environment. Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues
- The desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
- Professional calm and efficient manner
- Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
- Completer/Finisher
- Able to travel across various sites where applicable
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.
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata