Job summary
East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) is a collaborative organisation dedicated to improving cancer care and outcomes across the East Midlands region, bringing together a wide range of partners, including healthcare providers, patients, charities, and academic institutions, with the common goal of enhancing cancer prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and care. EMCA works to ensure patients receive timely, equitable, and high-quality cancer services, regardless of where they live in the region. A key aspect of EMCA's approach is its partnership with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), which play a crucial role in aligning cancer care services with local health needs. ICBs, which oversee the commissioning and coordination of healthcare services in specific areas, collaborate closely with EMCA to ensure that cancer services are integrated into broader health and social care strategies. This partnership ensures that resources are effectively allocated, and that care pathways are designed to meet the specific needs of the population. Together, EMCA and ICBs work to address disparities in cancer outcomes, enhance access to cutting-edge treatments, and promote early detection initiatives. By leveraging the expertise of multiple stakeholders, they aim to streamline cancer care services, reduce waiting times, and improve patient experiences.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Programme Manager to lead key projects within our organisation. As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the delivery of operational and transformational programmes across a diverse portfolio of work. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you will be responsible for strategic planning, performance monitoring, and ensuring successful project outcomes.
About us
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a strategic component of the Integrated Care System (ICS) across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We were formed with the intention to improve population health and collaborate with local partners (NHS, Local Authority and Third Sector) to deliver high quality health and social care provision to our local population.
We have accountability for the system delivery of the ICS' priorities such as improving outcomes in population health and healthcare, tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access, enhancing productivity and value for money, and helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We seek to improve the patient experience and are committed at looking at innovative ways we can improve care and offer access and choice to our patients. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and it's important that they are involved not just in decisions about their individual care, but also in the decisions that shape the health services delivered locally. In conjunction, with patient experience and the growing demands of our population; we are facing significant financial challenge. We are required to reduce expenditure to sustainable levels (ICS 5-year strategic plan).
The ambitions are great, but so are the opportunities to be part of our new and evolving organisation, to make positive impactful change to the health and social care agenda across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will lead complex projects, provide leadership, and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will be responsible for managing budgets, implementing policies, and ensuring that key programmes are delivered on time and within scope. Your ability to analyse complex information, manage resources, and develop strategies will be critical to the success of this role.
We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills, alongside a strong background in programme management. A master's degree or equivalent experience is essential, as is experience working within a healthcare or similarly complex environment.
If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that will have a real impact, we encourage you to apply and become a key part of our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, you will lead complex projects, provide leadership, and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will be responsible for managing budgets, implementing policies, and ensuring that key programmes are delivered on time and within scope. Your ability to analyse complex information, manage resources, and develop strategies will be critical to the success of this role.
We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills, alongside a strong background in programme management. A master's degree or equivalent experience is essential, as is experience working within a healthcare or similarly complex environment.
If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that will have a real impact, we encourage you to apply and become a key part of our team.
Person Specification
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex/sensitive/ contentious information where there maybe barriers to understanding that will need highly developed persuasion, negotiation, reassurance and empathy skills
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent experience. Further specialist training or qualifications equivalent to PHD level Evidence of CPD
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Highly Complex facts or situation that require analysis, interpretation and comparison to develop strategies, assist strategic objective and ensure team performance/ delivery
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Developing long term strategic plans for service improvement in new areas
Responsibilities for policy and service deployment implementation
Essential
- Responsible for policy development and implementation across working area and/or organisation where appropriate
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
Essential
- Hold budgets for services, departments and major areas of activity i.e commissioning services
Responsibilities for human resources
Essential
- Responsible as line manager for several departments and/or service areas. Responsible for designing and delivering relevant training.
Responsibilities for information resources
Essential
- Develops documents from relevant information
Responsibilities for research and development
Essential
- Undertakes surveys pertaining to own area of work
Freedom to Act
Essential
- Works autonomously. Interprets local and national policy and standards for specialist area
Person Specification
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex/sensitive/ contentious information where there maybe barriers to understanding that will need highly developed persuasion, negotiation, reassurance and empathy skills
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent experience. Further specialist training or qualifications equivalent to PHD level Evidence of CPD
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Highly Complex facts or situation that require analysis, interpretation and comparison to develop strategies, assist strategic objective and ensure team performance/ delivery
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Developing long term strategic plans for service improvement in new areas
Responsibilities for policy and service deployment implementation
Essential
- Responsible for policy development and implementation across working area and/or organisation where appropriate
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
Essential
- Hold budgets for services, departments and major areas of activity i.e commissioning services
Responsibilities for human resources
Essential
- Responsible as line manager for several departments and/or service areas. Responsible for designing and delivering relevant training.
Responsibilities for information resources
Essential
- Develops documents from relevant information
Responsibilities for research and development
Essential
- Undertakes surveys pertaining to own area of work
Freedom to Act
Essential
- Works autonomously. Interprets local and national policy and standards for specialist area
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.
