Project Improvement Manager - Breast Pathway

Job responsibilities

• Oversight and co-ordination of the breast pathway projects including:
  1. Development of a delivery plan for the implementation of pathway coordinators in the breast team
  2. Develop a robust, regional audit tool for the review and appraisal of the breast pathway, in alignment with the clinical leads for breast cancer at the Christie
• Maintaining knowledge of local, regional and national projects associated with the regional breast recovery programme.
• Line management of appointed pathway coordinators members.
• Improvements to interlinked breast oncology pathways as the project progresse
• Project management and day to day running of the breast pathway coordinator project in conjunction with the relevant service manager, clinical leads and Greater Manchester Cancer pathway manager for breast.
• Identifying and managing the risks associated with each project
• Identifying resources to enable project delivery and assuring delivery on schedule
• Demonstrates the agreed Christie set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.

The appointee should be courageous and try new ideas, whilst maintaining honesty and taking responsibility in their day-to-day work. They should be able to celebrate success and show appreciation for work undertaken by others in the team and they should have an inclusive approach to teamwork and engagement of all stakeholders within the scope of the project.

Leadership and expertise

• Deliver strong professional leadership with the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills to enable and empower staff to develop best practice in the delivery of high quality patient care

• Act as a subject matter expert for the scope of the project
• Exert influence upon senior clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure that project objectives remain a priority in their work programmes
• Remain up-to-date with developments and disseminate these developments to the appropriate stakeholders

Communication and support

• To be the first point of contact for clinical leads when seeking managerial, operational or clinical advice or support during the implementation of the pathway coordinator pathway
• Lead the development of innovative proposals for pathway change and improvement.
• Challenge Clinical Leads and the service manager if wider input required.
• Regularly update network services senior management team with project developments and identify where support or challenge is needed

Data and information

• Research background data and literature from relevant national and international sources
• Collate data and literature into concise reports and tools and present to stakeholders making clear recommendations for action in line with both Network services management and Novartis project implementation documentation.
• Analyse cancer data and intelligence to identify trends, key messages and opportunities to improve patient outcomes and experience through this project.

Planning and reporting

• Develop and manage a work programme with the Clinical Leads and Service Manager ensuring that this contains clear objectives, tasks and identified leads.
• Ensure that the work plan reflects, and contributes towards the achievement of, the wider goals and objectives of improved clinical care and patient experience.
• Lead the definition of outcome measures that can be monitored during the course of the programme.
• Track progress against these outcome measures and provide progress reports to Clinical leads, Service management and Novartis where requested.
• Actively contribute to any provider service reviews as required.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Health Care Professional working in cancer services or equivalent experience in project management in health care
• First degree in nursing, health related subject or equivalent

Desirable

• Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 practitioner or equivalent)
• Formal education qualification
• Educated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent or significant experience of working at a similar level

Experience

Essential

• A thorough understanding of the principles of breast symptom assessment and management
• Has experience of leadership without direct authority
• Has worked with senior clinical colleagues to improve services
• Has managed members of staff
• Has lead projects in complex and challenging environments

Desirable

• Experience of developing and leading a teaching programme or course

Skills

Essential

• Can produce concise and insightful written materials for senior stakeholders or a broader audience as appropriate
• Can create and deliver presentations to a broad range of different stakeholders
• Can challenge other team members and senior colleagues when necessary

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of breast care pathways (benign and malignant)
• Has worked as part of a multidisciplinary team in a healthcare environment
• Can use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint software to a high standard

Values

Essential

• Has integrity, honesty and team working at the forefront of their work ethic.

Other

Essential

• Can manage own workload.
• Can make informed decisions in the absence of complete 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

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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).