Job summary
Are you passionate about Early Diagnosis?We're looking for an experienced programme manager to join South East London Cancer Alliance to cover maternity leave for a 1 year fixed term post.
The SELCA Deputy Programme Manager will be responsible for working with and supporting the team and wider stakeholders to implement an early diagnosis work programme across primary and secondary care working closely with the ICB, Place Based Teams, other Cancer Alliances and charities.
They will deliver transformational change, quality improvements, and value using, effective and sustainable approaches, to improve the early diagnosis of cancer patients across SE London. This role will involve complex negotiation and influence with senior service directors, clinicians and managers at both an operational and strategic level across primary and secondary care Trusts.
The job holder will have the ability to think, act and respond quickly to changing circumstances whilst maintaining a clear view of overall priorities. They will need to be able to work at a senior level in a cross-cutting multi-organisational setting, to facilitate organisational and culture change and the delivery of outcomes is vital to the success of this role roles. The job holder will be based in the SEL Cancer Alliance Team's London office but will be expected to travel to trusts ormeetings within SEL as agreed with the Senior Programme Manager - Early Diagnosis.
Main duties of the job
o Participate in the work of SELCA to support delivery of the SEL Cancer Five Year and national cancer programme deliverables with a lead role focussing on early diagnosis of cancer.o Improve the underlying knowledge and understanding of the challenges to improve early diagnosis and to work effectively with senior leaders and patients on plans to address these.o Work with partners to develop a robust work programme to drive improvements in the proportion of cancers diagnosed at an early stage.o Participate in local and regional work to improve uptake to the national bowel,breast and cervical screening programmes.o Identify strategies to address inequalities and reduce variation in the early diagnosis of cancers across different population groupso Work closely with primary care through lead GPs, Place Teams, Federations and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to support education and training and the local population focussed work on early diagnosis.o Supporting population-based service and cancer pathway transformation through collaborative work across the SE London health system and promoting a sense of collective responsibility across partners.o Maximise the opportunities for research and training across the system, linked to the early diagnosis agenda.
About us
South East London Cancer Alliance's vision is to provide the very best in cancer service to our patients by improving access, clinical outcomes, patient experience and quality of life for the population of SE London based upon national and international standards and evidence.SELCA works to strengthen collaborative working to:o Share learningo Develop a unified vision for cancer services in SE Londono Establish consistency of standards for pathway management, clinicalprotocols and provision of cancer treatmentso Reduce unwarranted variation and address health inequalitieso Optimise use of diagnostic capacity across the systemo Improve patient engagement and experience
Cancer Alliances are the driving force for change, providing dedicated focus and capacity to deliver improvements in cancer outcomes locally. One of the Alliance's key objectives is to implement a robust early diagnosis programme with the aim of increasing the proportion of cancers diagnosed at an early stage to 75% by 2028 in SEL.The SEL Cancer Alliance is seeking to appoint an experienced Early Diagnosis Deputy Programme Manager with experience of cancer pathways and cancer early diagnosis agenda.
Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust will host the Deputy Programme Manager on behalf of the SE London Cancer Alliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Programme/Project managementTo work with the Senior Programme Manager Early Diagnosis to design and lead the delivery of aspects of the early diagnosis work and support to the SELCA Work Programme including the priority interventions in the SEL cancer five year plan and cancer transformation funded work programme. To manage a complex diverse portfolio, flexing to need but consistentlydemonstrating measured change/delivery To effectively use methodologies and approaches to deliver transformational change including maximising quality and patient experience and engagement To adapt existing or design new approaches, to enable the delivery ofdistinctive models of diagnosis for cancer patients including co-design with patients To work in a flexible, agile way across the whole SELCA and Alliance agenda To capture and share learning from the national cancer programme and SEL work to improve early diagnosis of cancer to contribute to best practice thinking on future interventions and approaches To evaluate work both internally and externally to ensure that changes conform to best practice and contributes to developing the evidence base To produce clear output documentation of work and store it appropriately on the network To write appropriate reports to be submitted to the boards of appropriate NHS partner organisations including data and financial analysis and detailed explanations supporting a change in diagnostic cancer pathways within one or more of the organisations To meet predefined objectives through autonomous working and the provision of a range of leadership styles in a variety of environments including the ability to manage conflict, negotiate and drive change
Service improvement Support the SELCA Chairs, senior team and Senior Programme Manager -Early Diagnosis in identifying both new opportunities to improve the proportion of cancers diagnosed at an early stage in SE London arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation and potential threats and ways to respond to them. Provide management support, and earlier diagnosis expertise to the cancer teams at the trusts in SE London in order to enable them to deliver business plans and objectives and develop robust process to support delivery of the cancer access standards Supporting the wider clinical programme of the SELCA
Stakeholder management To bring together diverse stakeholder groups with differing agendas to achieve mutual agreeable outcomes / deliverables Work successfully with complex stakeholder groups, often dealing withambiguity, complexity and conflicting opinions / views Work effectively with diverse patient groups to involve and engage users and carers in the delivery of service and pathway transformation and improvements To negotiate with all relevant stakeholders, the scope, size and timings of projects and the relevant project management and support required To manage, motivate, persuade and influence multiple stakeholders andpartners to ensure the timely completion of work across multiple NHS and voluntary organisations Able to effectively work with people of very divergent opinions, backgrounds and cultures
Delivery / Technical AspectsExperience and knowledge of experience-based co-design (EBCD) service improvement methods. Delivering significant change in a measurable way, ensuring transformational changes are effectively implemented and fully sustainable Able to effectively implement service improvement techniques and approaches (see personal specification) Work with multiple NHS and other providers to ensure consistent information collection and entry and present the evidence and recommendations for service change to a range of audiences including senior stakeholders, groups of patientsand public groups To lead on the development and delivery of evaluation activities to measure effective implementation of early diagnosis activities across the SELCA work programme
Management of ResourcesTo contribute to the development of the SELCA budget planning, highlighting specific concerns relating to capacity within the area of specialty and more broadly across the ACN To prioritise spending requests and authorise appropriate payments To manage the recruitment of project staff as required To line manage as appropriate and delegate responsibilities amongst a team of project managers or service staff to deliver changes across multiple services Provide support and training to other similar posts within the project.Risk and Corporate Governance Manage the implementation of systems, control processes and riskmanagement arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with agreed standards, other Trust-wide policies and processes and best practice requirements Ensure that all complaints and any untoward incidents are properly reported and handled in accordance with Trust policy and all current legislation, e.g. health and safety, etc
Staff and Patient Management Provide strong individual and professional leadership through change and support staff, colleagues and partners through a visionary, motivational and problem solving approach, subject to financial constraints and the Trust HR policies and procedures. Motivate and develop staff and coordinate the education and trainingrequirements of the team in line with the objectives of any staff development initiatives internally or externally Develop and deliver workforce integration models for the relevant staff groups which support agreed clinical models as and when necessary Ability to work with all levels of health and social care professionals, patients and carers Ability to engage and encourage patient and service users involvement in the earlier diagnosis agendaEstates and IT infrastructure Work with IT and relevant managers to ensure that plans for development of IT infrastructure improvements are delivered with clinical engagement
Job description
Job responsibilities
Programme/Project managementTo work with the Senior Programme Manager Early Diagnosis to design and lead the delivery of aspects of the early diagnosis work and support to the SELCA Work Programme including the priority interventions in the SEL cancer five year plan and cancer transformation funded work programme. To manage a complex diverse portfolio, flexing to need but consistentlydemonstrating measured change/delivery To effectively use methodologies and approaches to deliver transformational change including maximising quality and patient experience and engagement To adapt existing or design new approaches, to enable the delivery ofdistinctive models of diagnosis for cancer patients including co-design with patients To work in a flexible, agile way across the whole SELCA and Alliance agenda To capture and share learning from the national cancer programme and SEL work to improve early diagnosis of cancer to contribute to best practice thinking on future interventions and approaches To evaluate work both internally and externally to ensure that changes conform to best practice and contributes to developing the evidence base To produce clear output documentation of work and store it appropriately on the network To write appropriate reports to be submitted to the boards of appropriate NHS partner organisations including data and financial analysis and detailed explanations supporting a change in diagnostic cancer pathways within one or more of the organisations To meet predefined objectives through autonomous working and the provision of a range of leadership styles in a variety of environments including the ability to manage conflict, negotiate and drive change
Service improvement Support the SELCA Chairs, senior team and Senior Programme Manager -Early Diagnosis in identifying both new opportunities to improve the proportion of cancers diagnosed at an early stage in SE London arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation and potential threats and ways to respond to them. Provide management support, and earlier diagnosis expertise to the cancer teams at the trusts in SE London in order to enable them to deliver business plans and objectives and develop robust process to support delivery of the cancer access standards Supporting the wider clinical programme of the SELCA
Stakeholder management To bring together diverse stakeholder groups with differing agendas to achieve mutual agreeable outcomes / deliverables Work successfully with complex stakeholder groups, often dealing withambiguity, complexity and conflicting opinions / views Work effectively with diverse patient groups to involve and engage users and carers in the delivery of service and pathway transformation and improvements To negotiate with all relevant stakeholders, the scope, size and timings of projects and the relevant project management and support required To manage, motivate, persuade and influence multiple stakeholders andpartners to ensure the timely completion of work across multiple NHS and voluntary organisations Able to effectively work with people of very divergent opinions, backgrounds and cultures
Delivery / Technical AspectsExperience and knowledge of experience-based co-design (EBCD) service improvement methods. Delivering significant change in a measurable way, ensuring transformational changes are effectively implemented and fully sustainable Able to effectively implement service improvement techniques and approaches (see personal specification) Work with multiple NHS and other providers to ensure consistent information collection and entry and present the evidence and recommendations for service change to a range of audiences including senior stakeholders, groups of patientsand public groups To lead on the development and delivery of evaluation activities to measure effective implementation of early diagnosis activities across the SELCA work programme
Management of ResourcesTo contribute to the development of the SELCA budget planning, highlighting specific concerns relating to capacity within the area of specialty and more broadly across the ACN To prioritise spending requests and authorise appropriate payments To manage the recruitment of project staff as required To line manage as appropriate and delegate responsibilities amongst a team of project managers or service staff to deliver changes across multiple services Provide support and training to other similar posts within the project.Risk and Corporate Governance Manage the implementation of systems, control processes and riskmanagement arrangements to support monitoring of compliance with agreed standards, other Trust-wide policies and processes and best practice requirements Ensure that all complaints and any untoward incidents are properly reported and handled in accordance with Trust policy and all current legislation, e.g. health and safety, etc
Staff and Patient Management Provide strong individual and professional leadership through change and support staff, colleagues and partners through a visionary, motivational and problem solving approach, subject to financial constraints and the Trust HR policies and procedures. Motivate and develop staff and coordinate the education and trainingrequirements of the team in line with the objectives of any staff development initiatives internally or externally Develop and deliver workforce integration models for the relevant staff groups which support agreed clinical models as and when necessary Ability to work with all levels of health and social care professionals, patients and carers Ability to engage and encourage patient and service users involvement in the earlier diagnosis agendaEstates and IT infrastructure Work with IT and relevant managers to ensure that plans for development of IT infrastructure improvements are delivered with clinical engagement
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent qualification
- Demonstratable capability and capacity for clinical service management at a senior level in a large, complex acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management
Desirable
- Prince 2/project management qualification or equivalent experience
Previous Criteria
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of cancer, including cancer screening
- Project management experience in large complex organisations within cancer services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and cancer performance standards
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of experience based co-design service
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent qualification
- Demonstratable capability and capacity for clinical service management at a senior level in a large, complex acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management
Desirable
- Prince 2/project management qualification or equivalent experience
Previous Criteria
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of cancer, including cancer screening
- Project management experience in large complex organisations within cancer services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and cancer performance standards
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of experience based co-design service
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).
