Job summary
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 health sector colleagues across primary care and more widely across the regional health systems?
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) are offering a 23 month fixed term contract for a full time Band 6 role (£35,392 - £42,618) with the opportunity for hybrid working; at home and/or with days in our offices on the Wirral and/or in Liverpool City Centre?
Join CMCA in the exciting role of Senior Project Support Officer supporting the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer across our local system.
We are looking for a positive and creative self-starter with the ability to build and develop strong collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders across organisational boundaries to influence change.
The role will aim to facilitate and support a coordinated effort to improve survival outcomes and experiences through earlier diagnosis, better treatment and the appropriate support for patients.
The team consist of Primary Care Cancer Engagement Managers, a Senior Project Support Officer and 9 GP cancer leads covering early cancer diagnosis in Primary Care who you will work closely with.
Face to face interviews will be held on Monday 26th February 2023
Main duties of the job
The Cheshire and Merseyside (C&M)Cancer Alliance leads the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer across our local system. The Cancer Alliance (CA) 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 role also involves communicating between primary care and the Cancer Alliance and, in partnership with our learning platform Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Academy, delivering cancer education for primary care colleagues.
The Senior Project Support Officer will project manage and lead system wide change to facilitate delivery of CA objectives and priorities identified within NHS England's Long Term Plan.
The Senior Project Support Officer will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and delivery of key complex projects of differing cancer related specialisms across organisations in all sectors across C&M.
The role will require project management abilities and close working with external partners to deliver programme objectives in accordance with the aims and ambitions of the CA.
The post holder will represent the CA at project operational groups in C&M. They will work alongside colleagues at all levels including Clinicians, Executives, Project Managers and teams across C&M.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population acrossCheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What will I be doing?
Work strategically across Cheshire & Merseyside health systems in order to identify and deliver transformation workstreams.
Management of projects and support with day to day running of one or more transformation projects.
Oversee the implementation and delivery of key complex projects around different cancer related specialisms.
Ensure project reporting adheres to the CA programme governance framework.
Support the project team to identify and manage risks associated with each project and take a lead role managing risks for projects within scope of responsibility.
Manage projects where negotiation and high-level communications skills may be needed to deliver projects where there are complicated, conflicting and multiple complex activities to manage.
Create and update Project Management Office (PMO) documentation including data, project management documentation and IT systems.
Build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the region and beyond.
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'.
Come and join us at Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance and help us make improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What will I be doing?
Work strategically across Cheshire & Merseyside health systems in order to identify and deliver transformation workstreams.
Management of projects and support with day to day running of one or more transformation projects.
Oversee the implementation and delivery of key complex projects around different cancer related specialisms.
Ensure project reporting adheres to the CA programme governance framework.
Support the project team to identify and manage risks associated with each project and take a lead role managing risks for projects within scope of responsibility.
Manage projects where negotiation and high-level communications skills may be needed to deliver projects where there are complicated, conflicting and multiple complex activities to manage.
Create and update Project Management Office (PMO) documentation including data, project management documentation and IT systems.
Build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders across the region and beyond.
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'.
Come and join us at Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance and help us make improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project Management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Foundation)
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Experience working as part of a project team or within a project environment
- Experience line managing within previous role
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and pressures for self and others in a challenging environment.
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- Knowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
- Knowledge of complex project and change management
- Confident and an ability to motivate and inspire confidence in others
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working to support projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Knowledge and understanding of reporting against project milestones and benefits
- Experience of contributing to and supporting management of project budgets
- Experience of contributing to and supporting management of project resources
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer services
Key Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to agreed timescales and in a busy environment
- Ability to organise own workload effectively and efficiently
- Ability to develop effective working relationships
- Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems and performance
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day to day approach to work
- RequiredtotravelextensivelywithinCheshire& Merseyside
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project Management qualification (e.g. Prince2 Foundation)
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Experience working as part of a project team or within a project environment
- Experience line managing within previous role
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and pressures for self and others in a challenging environment.
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- Knowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it
- Knowledge of complex project and change management
- Confident and an ability to motivate and inspire confidence in others
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working to support projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Knowledge and understanding of reporting against project milestones and benefits
- Experience of contributing to and supporting management of project budgets
- Experience of contributing to and supporting management of project resources
Desirable
- Experience of working in cancer services
Key Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure to agreed timescales and in a busy environment
- Ability to organise own workload effectively and efficiently
- Ability to develop effective working relationships
- Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems and performance
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day to day approach to work
- RequiredtotravelextensivelywithinCheshire& Merseyside
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
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).
