Job summary
North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) is seeking a Programme Director to lead delivery of an exciting portfolio of work improving cancer outcomes for the population of North Central London (NCL).
NCLCA is a collaboration of NHS and other bodies, hosted by UCLH NHS Foundation Trust. We work to encourage early diagnosis, optimise pathways, reduce variation, provide personalised support for patients, and build service resilience. Patients and carers are at the heart of what we do.
The NCLCA Programme Director has a critical role in delivering this agenda, leading a team of experts and working with the NCL Integrated Care System to lead ambitious change programmes. The
Programme Director is also accountable to NHS England for NCL's delivery of the national cancer plan requirements.
This is an opportunity to influence care on a system scale, driving transformation across multiple settings. The successful candidate will be committed and collaborative, with experience of leading large NHS improvement programmes, deploying resources within complex governance structures.
They will be able to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and skilled at leading teams. Experience in cancer services is highly beneficial.
The role is advertised at agenda for change band 9, but VSM will be considered for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The Programme Director leads a team of programme managers and clinical leads to develop and deliver work programmes linked to the national cancer strategy and key priorities for cancer in
NCL. These include achieving sustainable delivery of cancer services, an effective population health approach to prevention and early diagnosis, whole pathway transformation across the
NCL sector, advising on cancer commissioning decisions, and roll-out of innovations and implementation of new clinical developments.
The Programme Directors ensures that the Alliance functions as a key part of the NCL Integrated Care System, aligning with the vision for related services, and drives delivery through effective relationships with system leaders. They are also responsible for planning and delivering the Alliance's transformation work, deploying system development funding (~£4m annually) across 5 programmes of work: prevention, awareness and screening; primary care; diagnosis and treatment; personalised care, and; inequalities.
Duties include ensuring that the Alliance's programme delivery infrastructure supports robust implementation, including governance, budget management, communications and engagement, and monitoring and evaluation. The Programme Director acts as the main representative of the cancer system within NCL and in national and regional meetings and is responsible for ensuring effective patient input, clinical engagement and a focus on tackling inequalities in care and outcomes.
About us
The Programme Director is supported by a senior team of 3 programme leads and an Associate Programme Director, with extensive experience in cancer policy and services, as well as team of project and programme managers and specialist analytical resource. The Alliance also has 2 Co- Clinical Directors who support development and delivery of strategy. An expert reference group for every tumour pathway is led by a Clinical Network Director, who also advises the Programme Director and directly leads improvement work.
The team is based at Wimpole Street in central London, but flexible home working is available several days per week. The team is friendly, dedicated and has depth of experience and knowledge of cancer services, as well as highly developed relationships with cancer clinicians, managers, commissioners and patient representatives across all our constituent organisations and pathways.
The Director is also the responsible manager for the Centre for Cancer Outcomes, dedicated to developing the role that data innovation plays in improving outcomes for people with cancer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Programme Director, NCL Cancer Alliance
Band: Salary AfC Pay Band 9, or VSM dependent on previous experience.
Hours: 37.5
Location: 47 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8SE with flexible working options.
Contract Term: permanent
Please see attached documentation for the full role description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Programme Director, NCL Cancer Alliance
Band: Salary AfC Pay Band 9, or VSM dependent on previous experience.
Hours: 37.5
Location: 47 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8SE with flexible working options.
Contract Term: permanent
Please see attached documentation for the full role description.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a higher degree or significant equivalent experience
- In-depth understanding and experience of working to reduce health inequalities
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in cancer care / services
Desirable
- Project-management qualification or significant equivalent experience
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways, and/or primary/secondary care
- Knowledge and experience of project management using tools such as PRINCE 2, MSP, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of running large scale projects/ programmes in a large, complex organisation or network/system
- Successful record of managing and implementing substantial service transformation and organisational change projects
- Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
- Experience of working closely with stakeholders to inform and implement initiatives.
- A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of large scale strategic plans
- Experience of strategic planning and leading decision making in prioritisation of complex work flows
Desirable
- Experience of effective financial management
- Experience of management within the NHS or public sector
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Ability to think strategically and contribute fully to the development of the health inequalities agenda
- Working knowledge of quality improvement and the ability to use this approach to support the development of the health inequalities agenda
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team based environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
- Project management skills
- Evidence of ability to identify and achieve goals, with a focus on a sector wide impact
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others
- An ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector.
- Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
- Able to work flexibly across projects are required and deal with inheriting and managing ambiguity
- Commitment to team working and to the development, empowerment and engagement of staff
- Resilient in dealing with a challenging environment and in the face of conflict
- Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high quality and safe services
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a higher degree or significant equivalent experience
- In-depth understanding and experience of working to reduce health inequalities
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in cancer care / services
Desirable
- Project-management qualification or significant equivalent experience
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways, and/or primary/secondary care
- Knowledge and experience of project management using tools such as PRINCE 2, MSP, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of running large scale projects/ programmes in a large, complex organisation or network/system
- Successful record of managing and implementing substantial service transformation and organisational change projects
- Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
- Experience of working closely with stakeholders to inform and implement initiatives.
- A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of large scale strategic plans
- Experience of strategic planning and leading decision making in prioritisation of complex work flows
Desirable
- Experience of effective financial management
- Experience of management within the NHS or public sector
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Ability to think strategically and contribute fully to the development of the health inequalities agenda
- Working knowledge of quality improvement and the ability to use this approach to support the development of the health inequalities agenda
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team based environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
- Project management skills
- Evidence of ability to identify and achieve goals, with a focus on a sector wide impact
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others
- An ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector.
- Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
- Able to work flexibly across projects are required and deal with inheriting and managing ambiguity
- Commitment to team working and to the development, empowerment and engagement of staff
- Resilient in dealing with a challenging environment and in the face of conflict
- Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high quality and safe services
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).
