Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cancer Services Team at a multi-award winning Trust. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to significantly contribute to improving Cancer Services for the people of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

This post will support the Cancer Improvement Programme Manager to plan and deliver schemes within the Trust’s Cancer Improvement Programme.

Whilst the post-holder will work under the guidance and mentorship of the Cancer Improvement Programme Manager, there will be a key requirement to build relationships and work alongside clinical and operation staff independently in order to deliver assigned projects.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be required to robustly apply project management methodology to support the improvement of Trust services and, together with the Cancer Improvement Programme Manager and Cancer Leadership Team, facilitate and monitor progress to ensure delivery of value for money and effective and sustainable improvements for patients and staff.

The successful candidate will have the ability to:

  • Work with and develop positive relationships with key stakeholders;
  • Support clinical and operational staff to formulate robust plans which enable delivery of intended outcomes;
  • Manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies;
  • Identify new improvement opportunities;
  • Create and maintain a full project documentation suite.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Date posted

19 December 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

214-CEN22-12-05-A1

Job locations

Kings Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is specifically required to:-

  • Support clinical and operational staff to formulate robust, logical plans that lead to clear outcomes and benefits, and to identify the key milestones and metrics.
  • Work with and develop relationships with key stakeholders to oversee the robust and effective delivery of projects.
  • Manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies at planning and throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Work with clinical teams to ensure that there are robust operational plans for services that reflect agreed and improved ways of working across all aspects of clinical care which underpin the delivery of high quality, safe and timely patient care.
  • Work in collaboration with key stakeholders, to develop approaches for monitoring the implementation of service improvements across the assigned cancer improvement project portfolio.
  • Work as part of the wider Cancer Services Team to identify new improvement schemes.
  • Effectively communicate with staff to promote the benefits of making improvements.
  • Provide regular updates, progress and recovery reports, which will contribute to monitoring of the wider cancer improvement programme.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is specifically required to:-

  • Support clinical and operational staff to formulate robust, logical plans that lead to clear outcomes and benefits, and to identify the key milestones and metrics.
  • Work with and develop relationships with key stakeholders to oversee the robust and effective delivery of projects.
  • Manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies at planning and throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Work with clinical teams to ensure that there are robust operational plans for services that reflect agreed and improved ways of working across all aspects of clinical care which underpin the delivery of high quality, safe and timely patient care.
  • Work in collaboration with key stakeholders, to develop approaches for monitoring the implementation of service improvements across the assigned cancer improvement project portfolio.
  • Work as part of the wider Cancer Services Team to identify new improvement schemes.
  • Effectively communicate with staff to promote the benefits of making improvements.
  • Provide regular updates, progress and recovery reports, which will contribute to monitoring of the wider cancer improvement programme.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Project Management knowledge and experience
  • Specialist subject matter knowledge of project management theory, tools and techniques
  • Understanding of how to define and measure a cost or quality improvement
  • Understanding and knowledge of risk, assumption, issue and dependency management for project-based change
  • Ability to identify, understand and manage change opportunities that will lead to a cost, quality or performance benefit to the organisation
  • Prioritisation and time management skills
  • IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications
  • Advanced report writing and presentation skills
  • In depth understanding of how acute hospitals work
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, and facilitation and able to convey highly complex information and ideas clearly and succinctly, particularly where results are achieved through others not directly managed by the post holder
  • The ability to analyse complex data. Identifying the main issues in complex problems, clarifying understanding or stakeholder expectations, to seek best option
  • Highly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and managing those solutions through to completion
  • Acting as a role model in supporting and energising teams to build confidence in their ability to deliver outcomes
  • Knowledge of staff and/or change management at a senior level
  • Ability to formulate clear, robust and deliverable plans taking into account information from multiple sources
  • Advanced keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working in an Health Organisation
  • Experience in financial management/working knowledge of NHS finance
  • Awareness of key strategic initiatives in the local health authority
  • Experience of setting up the right level of governance structure and process to assure a project will meet objectives on time, within budget and to specified quality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree and/or Master’s or equivalent qualification or senior experience in a project delivery environment
  • Recognisable project management qualifications

Desirable

  • PRINCE 2
  • MSP

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional developmen

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience from delivering successful projects
  • Experience of management/leadership of people

Desirable

  • Experience of leading projects in an NHS environment
  • Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Requirement to meet CPD skills.
  • Must be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work flexibly across Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Project Management knowledge and experience
  • Specialist subject matter knowledge of project management theory, tools and techniques
  • Understanding of how to define and measure a cost or quality improvement
  • Understanding and knowledge of risk, assumption, issue and dependency management for project-based change
  • Ability to identify, understand and manage change opportunities that will lead to a cost, quality or performance benefit to the organisation
  • Prioritisation and time management skills
  • IT literate and knowledgeable in the use of Microsoft applications
  • Advanced report writing and presentation skills
  • In depth understanding of how acute hospitals work
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, and facilitation and able to convey highly complex information and ideas clearly and succinctly, particularly where results are achieved through others not directly managed by the post holder
  • The ability to analyse complex data. Identifying the main issues in complex problems, clarifying understanding or stakeholder expectations, to seek best option
  • Highly skilled in formulating solutions to problems and managing those solutions through to completion
  • Acting as a role model in supporting and energising teams to build confidence in their ability to deliver outcomes
  • Knowledge of staff and/or change management at a senior level
  • Ability to formulate clear, robust and deliverable plans taking into account information from multiple sources
  • Advanced keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working in an Health Organisation
  • Experience in financial management/working knowledge of NHS finance
  • Awareness of key strategic initiatives in the local health authority
  • Experience of setting up the right level of governance structure and process to assure a project will meet objectives on time, within budget and to specified quality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree and/or Master’s or equivalent qualification or senior experience in a project delivery environment
  • Recognisable project management qualifications

Desirable

  • PRINCE 2
  • MSP

Training

Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional developmen

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience from delivering successful projects
  • Experience of management/leadership of people

Desirable

  • Experience of leading projects in an NHS environment
  • Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Requirement to meet CPD skills.
  • Must be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work flexibly across Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

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.