Cancer Performance Manager - Peterborough
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Job summary
Are you motivated, driven and passionate about patient care?
Do you have the skills to lead and develop teams to be the best they can be?
If so, we are seeking a Cancer Performance Manager to join the senior cancer leadership team for NWAFT on a permanent basis! This is a rare but exiting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic manager to join a dynamic and progressive team that strives for excellence in cancer care.
This post will play a pivotal role in ensuring leadership of the cancer services team and oversight of the delivery and governance of cancer service provision across the Trust as we seek to move forward with enthusiasm to support sustained recovery in cancer performance. Our patients are and will be at the heart of our work, ensuring continuing high-quality and equitable patient-informed care along the end-to-end cancer pathways.
As the NWAFT Cancer Performance Manager you will work across the organisation to lead on and inspire high quality service delivery across Cancer Services, ensuring collaborative, seamless working and the development of innovations and improvements in pathway design, performance and equitable patient experience across the Trust. You will be a highly visible leader, building and maintain professional relationships, both within NWAFT and across the ICS/ICB and the region, championing best practice patient care, ensuring that all staff understand and work towards the performance standards and identified improvements for cancer.
Main duties of the job
The Cancer Performance Manager will ensure compliance with national Cancer Wait Times for the Trust as well as monitoring daily cancer performance and reporting. Working with Divisions in ensuring performance management of patient pathways, ensuring that administrative processes across the Trust are co-ordinated and managed in order to deliver against targets.
- Ensure that the MDT / Patient Pathway Co-ordinator teams work proactively with their clinical team(s)
- Continue development and implementation of achieving MDT best practice standards across the Trust in line with national measures
- To be a key member of the Cancer Services team, taking full responsibility for actions and for keeping other team members fully informed at all times
- Implement and monitor tracking systems in conjunction with clinical and operational teams to ensure robust PTL management and scrutiny
- To work with the Cancer Operations Manager and Cancer Clinical Director to co-ordinate the preparation for peer review visits, including self-assessment against the national standards, QSIS and monitoring of action plans
- Lead operational responsibility for cancer wait compliance & Somerset System Controller - Trust wide
- Developing and maintaining systems to monitor Divisional compliance with clinical standards and strategy
- To lead in developing plans to achieve cancer targets, within an environment of fixed resources
- Deputise for the Cancer Operations Manager as appropriate
About us
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
- Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
- Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
- On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Details
Date posted
08 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
176-C-6539579
Job locations
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
Employer's website
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