Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Assistant Cancer Performance Manager

The closing date is 24 August 2025

Job summary

The Cancer Performance team is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and conscientious team playerto join the service as an Assistant Cancer Performance Manager.

The directorate is located across three sites (St Mary's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and CharingCross Hospital), the post holder will be mainly based at Charing Cross Hospital. The department isresponsible for supporting the delivery of cancer access targets, clinical datasets, national audits andservice improvement programs.

The role involves external stakeholder relationship management with cancer managers across thereferral catchment area to ensure effective cancer pathway delivery across North West London. Thepost holder will support the data collection, data validation and report production required to preparethe upload of Trust Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) data to NHS Digital.

The post will be of interest to those who wish to pursue a career in hospital management and wouldlike to gain more experience in a busy service with a wide variety of challenges. We are looking forsomeone with experience in cancer performance, who can balance the demands of a very busyworkload and is dedicated to delivering excellent patient experience. You will need to have goodcommunication and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate that you can lead and motivate amulti-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

  • Delivery of the CWT standards
  • Delivery and management of the cancer PTL
  • Preventing CWT breaches
  • Service improvement
  • Data and performance management
  • Staff management

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-SCCS-1986

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W6 8RF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's
  • Evidence of further education beyond a level or equivalent work experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of MDTs and cancer performance.
  • Working in an administrative role with management responsibilities.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Comprehensive understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times target
  • PC literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation
  • Ability to inspire confidence and to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
  • Ability to establish credibility and develop and maintain effective working relationships at operational and senior management levels.
  • A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.

Desirable

  • Experience with the various aspects of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset.
  • Understanding of the requirements of the national cancer audits.
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's
  • Evidence of further education beyond a level or equivalent work experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Working knowledge of MDTs and cancer performance.
  • Working in an administrative role with management responsibilities.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Comprehensive understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times target
  • PC literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation
  • Ability to inspire confidence and to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
  • Ability to establish credibility and develop and maintain effective working relationships at operational and senior management levels.
  • A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.

Desirable

  • Experience with the various aspects of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset.
  • Understanding of the requirements of the national cancer audits.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W6 8RF


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W6 8RF


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Cancer Performance Manager

Emma Clarke

emma.clarke70@nhs.net

07717545557

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-SCCS-1986

Job locations

Trustwide

London

W6 8RF


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