Cancer Project Officer
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Job summary
Cancer Project Officer, Fixed Term, Band 6 (Indicative banding)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Cancer Services team as a project officer to lead on the implementation of a wide range of cancer projects .
As a Band 6 Project Officer, you will responsible for working with cancer specialties to implement a wide range of cancer projects in order to improve cancer performance to meet both local and national targets.
The role will be based at Hereford County Hospital with the opportunity for agile working.
Main duties of the job
- To lead on delivering a wide range of Caner Projects across the Trust on behalf of the Deputy General Manager, Cancer Lead Professional and Cancer Services Manager. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously and escalate up to senior management when required.
- To create and maintain complex project documentation to ensure that all stakeholders have visibility of risks, actions, incidents and decisions relating to each project. Projects will run simultaneously and therefore the ability to manage numerous tasks alongside one another is essential.
- To work with cancer specialties to identify improvements and create new processes within the parameters of both local operational policies and procedures and national frameworks and guidance.
- To complete complex audits and interrogate data to work autonomously to formulate cancer actions plans to improve performance. The post holder will need to work closely with cancer specialties to work through required actions, keep an accurate record of progress made and any blockages.
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
02 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (INDICATIVE BANDING)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-CS-5326902
Job locations
MRU
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
MRU
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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