University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Project Manager - Macmillan Personalised Cancer Care

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic person to be a pivotal part of Cancer Services. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Cancer Nurse to deliver on personalised care projects, identified in the NHS Long Term Plan. The successful candidate will have experience leading and managing teams and promoting strong visible leadership as well as confidence influencing teams across the trust. The post holder must be equipped with the skillset to lead and navigate teams through the financial climate and project managing new ways of working to improve outcomes for our patients. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the personalised cancer agenda, experience in working with charities or external parties and patient experience including NCPES.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital - cross site working will be required

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To embed, and improve personalised care interventions including:

  • Holistic Needs Assessments (eHNA)
  • Personalised Care Support Planning (PCSP), based on HNA
  • Health & Wellbeing Information & Support (HWIS)
  • End of Treatment Summaries (EOT)
  • Personalised Stratified Follow Up & Self Supported Management (PSFU/SSM)
  • To support the implementation of a prehabilitation programme for cancer patients.
  • To engage with patients and patient groups providing valuable patient feedback, to drive service improvement.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

153-CO04917

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of development of project management knowledge and skills through formal courses and/or experience

Desirable

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent
  • APM Prince 2 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering major projects to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales
  • Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range stakeholders
  • Experience of working within Cancer pathways, either in a project management role or in a clinical role

Desirable

  • Experience in delivering projects involving large scale transformation and/or service redesign

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria
  • Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects

Desirable

  • Previous involvement in service development and redesign to provide high quality care and treatment to patients
  • Experience in Cancer care pathways

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques
  • Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement
  • Knowledge of relevant governance structures, Trust policies, procedures guidelines and protocols
  • Knowledge of national and corporate policies that apply to assigned projects

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of all current health service issues
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Evidence of development of project management knowledge and skills through formal courses and/or experience

Desirable

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent
  • APM Prince 2 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of delivering major projects to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales
  • Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range stakeholders
  • Experience of working within Cancer pathways, either in a project management role or in a clinical role

Desirable

  • Experience in delivering projects involving large scale transformation and/or service redesign

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria
  • Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects

Desirable

  • Previous involvement in service development and redesign to provide high quality care and treatment to patients
  • Experience in Cancer care pathways

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques
  • Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement
  • Knowledge of relevant governance structures, Trust policies, procedures guidelines and protocols
  • Knowledge of national and corporate policies that apply to assigned projects

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of all current health service issues
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities

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

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Cancer Nurse

Claire Smith

07795910315

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

153-CO04917

Job locations

University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites

Castle Lane East

Bournemouth

BH7 7DW


Supporting documents

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