Job summary
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) are offering a 16-month fixed-term full-time Band 7 role (£43,742 - £50,056) with the opportunity for hybrid working; at home and/or with days in our offices on the Wirral and/or in Liverpool City Centre.
Are you passionate about improving cancer services, care and outcomes for the people of Cheshire and Merseyside?
Do you want to be part of a friendly, supportive team who will help you take your career to the next level through working with senior health sector colleagues across Cheshire and Merseyside, and more widely across the regional health systems.
Join CMCA in the exciting role of Project Manager supporting the team in planning, developing and implementing key projects within the Workforce Programme
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual with excellent impactful influencing and management skills who can manger and deliver project objectives.
With an exciting portfolio of Workforce projects to be part of. These areas of work have a significant level of scope and ambition, and we are looking for someone who can be part of the team to deliver.
As an employee of CMCA (hosted by Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust), you will have access to training, benefits and support. The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience, including in diversity and inclusion. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.
About us
The Cancer Alliance provides system oversight and co-ordination for cancer services through collaboration with partners with the aims of improving outcomes for patients and improving performance against key operational standards.
The Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Workforce Programme is looking to lead the delivery of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) ambitions for the cancer workforce across our local system.
LTWP has set out a strategic direction for the long term, as well as concreteand pragmatic action to be taken locally, regionally and nationally in the short to medium term. To address current workforce challenges. Those actions fall into three clear priority areas: Train, Retain, Reform.
To enable the Cancer Alliance to lead the way forward and deliver the best cancer outcomes for our population we need to expand our team. Working with established clinical leadership forums and local partners, our core Alliance team needs additional enthusiastic and skilled people to help us in delivering best practice, value and experience for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Project Manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of key projects across organisations in all sectors across Cheshire and Merseyside. The post holder will support a team of project and specialist staff and line manage project support staff within the CA team, supporting delivery of transformation projects funded by the National Cancer Programme.
The role will require project management skills and close working with external partners including providers, commissioners, patients and carers to deliver programme objectives in accordance with the aims and ambitions of the CA. This requires a level of political awareness, personal influence and skill.
The Cancer Alliance is hosted by The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Project Manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of key projects across organisations in all sectors across Cheshire and Merseyside. The post holder will support a team of project and specialist staff and line manage project support staff within the CA team, supporting delivery of transformation projects funded by the National Cancer Programme.
The role will require project management skills and close working with external partners including providers, commissioners, patients and carers to deliver programme objectives in accordance with the aims and ambitions of the CA. This requires a level of political awareness, personal influence and skill.
The Cancer Alliance is hosted by The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to post
- oFormal project management/improvement training
Desirable
- oRecognised management qualification e.g. Diploma
- oPRINCE 2 qualification or equivalent
Expertise
Essential
- oEffectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- oDemonstrable ability to transfer skill to others and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- oKnowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
- oPlanning, organising workload to meet deadlines including rapid prioritisation of tasks
- oKnowledge and experience of project and change management
Desirable
- oKnowledge of cancer services and the cancer improvement agenda
- oKnowledge of NHS organisations and structures and how this impacts on cross-organisational project delivery
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working within cancer services (or other long term condition)
- oExperience of working for or within a programme / project environment
- oExperience of implementing wide scale change using recognised methodologies
- oStrong experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and balancing competing priorities
- oExtensive experience of managing improvements and projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- oExperience of developing systems to allow reporting against project milestones and benefits
Desirable
- oAcute NHS and cancer specific experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to post
- oFormal project management/improvement training
Desirable
- oRecognised management qualification e.g. Diploma
- oPRINCE 2 qualification or equivalent
Expertise
Essential
- oEffectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- oDemonstrable ability to transfer skill to others and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- oKnowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
- oPlanning, organising workload to meet deadlines including rapid prioritisation of tasks
- oKnowledge and experience of project and change management
Desirable
- oKnowledge of cancer services and the cancer improvement agenda
- oKnowledge of NHS organisations and structures and how this impacts on cross-organisational project delivery
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working within cancer services (or other long term condition)
- oExperience of working for or within a programme / project environment
- oExperience of implementing wide scale change using recognised methodologies
- oStrong experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and balancing competing priorities
- oExtensive experience of managing improvements and projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- oExperience of developing systems to allow reporting against project milestones and benefits
Desirable
- oAcute NHS and cancer specific experience
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.
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
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).
