Job summary
As our Health Initiatives and Services Manager, you will lead and manage a growing portfolio of Yorkshire Cancer Research funded health initiatives and services. Supporting the Head of Services, you will work with service providers and commissioners across the NHS, public health and local communities to support the improvement, innovation and delivery of health initiatives and cancer services across Yorkshire.
Main duties of the job
- Manage the development, delivery, evaluation and sustainability for a portfolio of health initiatives and services.
- Support the ongoing development of a pipeline of new ideas for our health initiatives and services to deliver and fund, from concept through to delivery.
- Review and evaluate a portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure it is achieving expectations and value-for-money for our donors and beneficiaries.
- Work in collaboration with the key stakeholders and health organisations involved with the portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure they are successfully developed, delivered and evaluated.
- Work with key stakeholders involved in the delivery and evaluation of our health initiatives and services to ensure that they are successfully delivered and meet agreed KPIs and evaluation measures.
- Work with the Head of Services to ensure that the health initiatives and services that we fund include public and patient insight and involvement, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our programmes to make sure they are patient centred.
- Work with the Head of Services to identify other areas that the charity could have an impact by implementing health initiatives and services that meet the charitys strategy.
About us
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.
Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Health Initiatives and Services Manager to support our Research, Services and Policy team.
We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a a whole lot more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health Initiatives and Services Manager
This is a 12-month Fixed Term post.
Harrogate - with frequent travel within the Yorkshire area
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
The Role
As our Health Initiatives and Services Manager, you will lead and manage a growing portfolio of Yorkshire Cancer Research funded health initiatives and services. Supporting the Head of Services, you will work with service providers and commissioners across the NHS, public health and local communities to support the improvement, innovation and delivery of health initiatives and cancer services across Yorkshire.
Specifically, you will:
- Manage the development, delivery, evaluation and sustainability for a portfolio of health initiatives and services.
- Support the ongoing development of a pipeline of new ideas for our health initiatives and services to deliver and fund, from concept through to delivery.
- Review and evaluate a portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure it is achieving expectations and value-for-money for our donors and beneficiaries.
- Work in collaboration with the key stakeholders and health organisations involved with the portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure they are successfully developed, delivered and evaluated.
- Work with key stakeholders involved in the delivery and evaluation of our health initiatives and services to ensure that they are successfully delivered and meet agreed KPIs and evaluation measures.
- Work with the Head of Services to ensure that the health initiatives and services that we fund include public and patient insight and involvement, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our programmes to make sure they are patient centred.
- Work with the Head of Services to identify other areas that the charity could have an impact by implementing health initiatives and services that meet the charitys strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Health Initiatives and Services Manager
This is a 12-month Fixed Term post.
Harrogate - with frequent travel within the Yorkshire area
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
The Role
As our Health Initiatives and Services Manager, you will lead and manage a growing portfolio of Yorkshire Cancer Research funded health initiatives and services. Supporting the Head of Services, you will work with service providers and commissioners across the NHS, public health and local communities to support the improvement, innovation and delivery of health initiatives and cancer services across Yorkshire.
Specifically, you will:
- Manage the development, delivery, evaluation and sustainability for a portfolio of health initiatives and services.
- Support the ongoing development of a pipeline of new ideas for our health initiatives and services to deliver and fund, from concept through to delivery.
- Review and evaluate a portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure it is achieving expectations and value-for-money for our donors and beneficiaries.
- Work in collaboration with the key stakeholders and health organisations involved with the portfolio of health initiatives and services to ensure they are successfully developed, delivered and evaluated.
- Work with key stakeholders involved in the delivery and evaluation of our health initiatives and services to ensure that they are successfully delivered and meet agreed KPIs and evaluation measures.
- Work with the Head of Services to ensure that the health initiatives and services that we fund include public and patient insight and involvement, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our programmes to make sure they are patient centred.
- Work with the Head of Services to identify other areas that the charity could have an impact by implementing health initiatives and services that meet the charitys strategy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of external and operational stakeholders including health service providers, commissioners and patients and service users.
- Experience of developing health initiatives and/or services in collaboration with health partners and service users.
- Experience of implementing, managing and evaluating health initiatives and/or services.
- Experience of managing contracts, as well as monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
- Understanding and awareness of the health services delivery landscape and the necessity to deliver patient impact.
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer and public health in relation to cancer is desirable but not essential.
- Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders and service users.
- Able to develop and deliver complex projects.
- Able to oversee and manage large service contracts with commissioners and service providers.
- Excellent financial planning and monitoring skills.
- Formal project management skills.
- Able to produce reports and present complex information to a range of stakeholders.
- Able to work efficiently both autonomously and as part of a team.
- Sets and achieves ambitious targets.
Other requirements
Essential
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel across Yorkshire region.
- Proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
- Professional qualification check and DBS check (to be undertaken once role is offered and accepted).
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area, or a degree with substantial experience working in a similar role at a similar level.
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant subject area is desirable.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of external and operational stakeholders including health service providers, commissioners and patients and service users.
- Experience of developing health initiatives and/or services in collaboration with health partners and service users.
- Experience of implementing, managing and evaluating health initiatives and/or services.
- Experience of managing contracts, as well as monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
- Understanding and awareness of the health services delivery landscape and the necessity to deliver patient impact.
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer and public health in relation to cancer is desirable but not essential.
- Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders and service users.
- Able to develop and deliver complex projects.
- Able to oversee and manage large service contracts with commissioners and service providers.
- Excellent financial planning and monitoring skills.
- Formal project management skills.
- Able to produce reports and present complex information to a range of stakeholders.
- Able to work efficiently both autonomously and as part of a team.
- Sets and achieves ambitious targets.
Other requirements
Essential
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel across Yorkshire region.
- Proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
- Professional qualification check and DBS check (to be undertaken once role is offered and accepted).
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area, or a degree with substantial experience working in a similar role at a similar level.
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant subject area is desirable.
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.
