Job summary
This new Macmillan service aims to ensure that adults affected cancer experience excellent psychosocial care wherever they are on the cancer pathway. This is an integrated whole system model for identifying and providing psychosocial support across the cancer landscape.
Active service user involvement is fundamental to the service aim to support personalised comprehensive care and support for people affected by cancer in our population through:
Timely & equitable access to appropriate level 1-4 (NICE, 2004) mental health support integrated with cancer care clinical pathways
- Improved coordination, proactive and integrated psycho-social support across primary, community, social and acute settings
- Psychosocial education and support for health care professionals (including collaborative learning and reflection sessions) and ensuring continuous development and improvement of the psychological care approach
- Improved integrated support for people with learning disabilities and pre-existing mental health conditions with cancer
This service has been funded collaboratively by Macmillan and Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance with the support of Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
The post is based at Preston Business Centre, however, the post holder will be expected to travel to sites across Lancashire and Cumbria.
Main duties of the job
Develop effective working relationships with the following stakeholders:
o Macmillan Psychosocial Pathway Lead
o Mangers who lead on related work streams
o All levels of management within LSC ICB and LSC Cancer Alliance
The post holder will be the Project Manager for the Macmillan Psychosocial Pathway for Lancashire and South Cumbria and will work autonomously, referring to the Pathway Lead and Macmillan Pathway project Lead when required. The post holder will have overall responsibility for the integrity and coherence of the pathway.
There will be three main elements of this role: project management, gathering information/data as the evidence base for the Macmillan Psychosocial Pathway and stakeholder engagement.
About us
The posts will be hosted by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. These posts involve working across the Cancer Alliance, linking in with colleagues across the ICB and integrating cancer care and teaching both in the hospital Trust and the community.
You'll make an impact, be part of a new and exciting project, be challenged to think differently & help innovate to keep cancer care moving forward. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
As a Macmillan professional, you will have access to a wide variety of learning opportunities to support your development. Macmillan's Person-Centred Care Competency Framework (MPCCCF) underpins the training offer, this ensures that professionals are provided with the education, training, tools, learning resources and development opportunities to help them meet these needs and demands of their roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for supporting the Macmillan Pathway project Lead to deliver the objectives of the pathway, working with a range of internal and external stakeholders both across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Maintain all related project documents for the project in line with LSCFT and Macmillan requirements and organisational standards. To help develop digital solutions which work across LTHTR, UHMB and third sector.
Responsible for coordinating the gathering, analysing, and reporting of information and the evidence base for cancer performance activity, pathways, services and patient experiences in Lancashire and South Cumbria and in commissioned providers and across the local authority to inform the development of the models of care.
Develop communications and support engagement plans for the Psychosocial Pathway Project and manage their effective implementation.
Travel is a requirement of this post.
Please see attached job description and person specification for the detailed list of duties and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for supporting the Macmillan Pathway project Lead to deliver the objectives of the pathway, working with a range of internal and external stakeholders both across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Maintain all related project documents for the project in line with LSCFT and Macmillan requirements and organisational standards. To help develop digital solutions which work across LTHTR, UHMB and third sector.
Responsible for coordinating the gathering, analysing, and reporting of information and the evidence base for cancer performance activity, pathways, services and patient experiences in Lancashire and South Cumbria and in commissioned providers and across the local authority to inform the development of the models of care.
Develop communications and support engagement plans for the Psychosocial Pathway Project and manage their effective implementation.
Travel is a requirement of this post.
Please see attached job description and person specification for the detailed list of duties and responsibilities
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting projects ideally within the NHS or a Public Sector organisation
- Experienced user of IT packages including Microsoft Office Suite, e.g., Word, Excel, ECDL
- Knowledge of change management techniques
- Evidence of compiling and providing high quality, professional written reports
- Evidence of working with stakeholders across several agencies
- Experience of working successfully as part of a team
- Experience of developing policies, protocols, and procedures
Desirable
- Programme management or multi-project management experience
- Experience of leading a service improvement project
- Knowledge and experience of risk management techniques and systems
- An understanding of issues facing the NHS
- Working with people affected by cancer
- Experience of digital development
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Degree level business / management qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Accredited Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 or equivalent project management experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting projects ideally within the NHS or a Public Sector organisation
- Experienced user of IT packages including Microsoft Office Suite, e.g., Word, Excel, ECDL
- Knowledge of change management techniques
- Evidence of compiling and providing high quality, professional written reports
- Evidence of working with stakeholders across several agencies
- Experience of working successfully as part of a team
- Experience of developing policies, protocols, and procedures
Desirable
- Programme management or multi-project management experience
- Experience of leading a service improvement project
- Knowledge and experience of risk management techniques and systems
- An understanding of issues facing the NHS
- Working with people affected by cancer
- Experience of digital development
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Degree level business / management qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Accredited Project Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 or equivalent project management experience
Desirable
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).
