Job summary
The Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance leads the local delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer to transform services and improve outcomes for patients.
As the Community Delivery Lead you will be part of the timely presentation programme within the Alliance and our focus is on: More people coming forward with signs and symptoms of cancer More people taking up the offer of national screening programmes.
This is a genuinely ground breaking piece of work, with significant scope to grow and develop the reach and impact on our communities.
The Community Delivery Lead will provide project management and leadership to drive the delivery of the programme objectives in accordance with the aims and ambitions of the Cancer Alliance. The role will require excellent organisation and communication skills and close working with stakeholders including the voluntary sector, charities, marketing agencies, commissioners, patients and carers.
The post holder will work alongside colleagues at all levels including senior clinicians, Social Action Leads, executives, project managers and teams across Cheshire and Merseyside. Most work is carried out virtually, however some travel across the regions for face-to-facework is required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide leadership, quality improvement and project management skills of our community partnership programme.
With a focus on ensuring that we work in partnership to deliver the best to our population in Cheshire and Merseyside.
The post holder will be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a high performing team, building strong working relationships and partnerships to work effectively with the social action leads who engage with grass route community organisations, our Council for Voluntary services Chief Executives who manage our contract and other external partners across Cheshire and Merseyside, commissioners, NHS England, regulators, members of the public, patients, and carers to deliver project objectives. The post holder will be required to consistently operate with political awareness and personal influence, representing CMCA at various Cheshire and Merseyside wide forums where required, including public meetings and will act in an autonomous capacity.
There is the opportunity for hybrid working; at home and/or with days in our offices on the Wirral and/or in Liverpool City Centre.
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 across Cheshire 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.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detail of this is included in the Job Description which is uploaded. Each year the Cancer Alliance receives planning guidance from NHS England this will provide our deliverables for the future years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detail of this is included in the Job Description which is uploaded. Each year the Cancer Alliance receives planning guidance from NHS England this will provide our deliverables for the future years.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to post
- Formal project management/quality improvement training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Recognised management qualification e.g. Diploma
- PRINCE 2 qualification or equivalent
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- Demonstrable ability to transfer skill to others and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Knowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it.Planning, organising workload to meet deadlines including rapid prioritisation of tasks
- Knowledge and experience of project and change management
Desirable
- Knowledge of cancer services and the cancer improvement agenda
- Knowledge of Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise Sector or NHS organisations and structures and how this impacts on cross organisational project deliver
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within patients or members of the public the cancer services or other long term condition within the NHS or within the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise Sector
- Experience of working for or within a programme / project environment
- Experience of implementing wide scale change using recognised methodologies
- Strong experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and balancing competing priorities
- Extensive experience of managing improvements and projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Experience of developing systems to allow reporting against project milestones and benefits
Desirable
- NHS and cancer specific experience
- Experience of working within the early diagnosis agenda, and high level of expertise gained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to post
- Formal project management/quality improvement training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Recognised management qualification e.g. Diploma
- PRINCE 2 qualification or equivalent
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Effectively utilise a range of IT office systems including MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, spreadsheets and web browser technologies
- Demonstrable ability to transfer skill to others and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Knowledge of the latest national cancer policy agenda and the opportunities for improvement in patient care presented by it.Planning, organising workload to meet deadlines including rapid prioritisation of tasks
- Knowledge and experience of project and change management
Desirable
- Knowledge of cancer services and the cancer improvement agenda
- Knowledge of Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise Sector or NHS organisations and structures and how this impacts on cross organisational project deliver
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within patients or members of the public the cancer services or other long term condition within the NHS or within the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise Sector
- Experience of working for or within a programme / project environment
- Experience of implementing wide scale change using recognised methodologies
- Strong experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and balancing competing priorities
- Extensive experience of managing improvements and projects in the NHS environment engaging clinical staff, patients and other key stakeholders in collaborative projects
- Experience of developing systems to allow reporting against project milestones and benefits
Desirable
- NHS and cancer specific experience
- Experience of working within the early diagnosis agenda, and high level of expertise gained
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).
