Job summary
This is a Macmillan funded role which will
help support innovative pathway/service priorities in the SYB Cancer
Alliance. The postholder will work in close collaboration with the dedicated
Programme Lead for Non-Surgical Oncology transformation providing project
support duties and input, in line with project controls. This is a core
programme of work in the Alliance, which aims to embed resilient models of
care which optimise patient experience and outcomes.
If you have used any Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes, such as ChatGPT, to support your application, please declare this at the start of your supporting statement.
This postholder will be expected to
coordinate assigned elements of work, applying initiative and able to
prioritise own workload. They will need to have excellent communication
skills and be confident in liaising with a range of stakeholders including clinical
partners.
If you are looking for a development
opportunity, to gain experience of working on key cancer priorities within a
friendly, cohesive team at the Cancer Alliance, then this role may be for
you.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of the Cancer Alliance team to deliver
programmes/projects of work in line with national and local priorities.
Engage with a range of stakeholders, across various
organisations and sectors, to ensure work is produced collaboratively.
Take responsibility for allocated pieces of work,
completing them as per scope and prescribed milestones.
Support the Programme Lead in the timely and robust
maintenance of Programme/project controls and governance including updating
project plans, capturing risks and issues etc.
Review and analyse data and intelligence pertinent to the
programme of work and present summaries to differing audiences as required.
Work will Clinical Leads and associated Clinical Delivery
Groups to define and implement agreed improvement actions.
About us
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of 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.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of a Project and Programme Management community of practice
contribute to the development of project and programme management approaches
and way of working across the organisation(s).
Responsible for project file management using the relevant
systems.
Support the Project/Programme lead to ensure effective
project/programme(s) communications plans are developed and delivered.
Support the Project/Programme lead in preparing complex
papers and project reports as required, to be presented at different levels of
the organisation including project boards.
Promote effective communication and stakeholder
management, both internally and externally by acting as the local point for
project/programme responses to requests for information and assisting with the
maintenance of the stakeholder log.
Assess and evaluate complex information received from
project/programme(s) from a range of reporting sources.
Attending and/or facilitating meetings where agreed and
present on progress, ensuring that all actions are logged and followed up as
required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of a Project and Programme Management community of practice
contribute to the development of project and programme management approaches
and way of working across the organisation(s).
Responsible for project file management using the relevant
systems.
Support the Project/Programme lead to ensure effective
project/programme(s) communications plans are developed and delivered.
Support the Project/Programme lead in preparing complex
papers and project reports as required, to be presented at different levels of
the organisation including project boards.
Promote effective communication and stakeholder
management, both internally and externally by acting as the local point for
project/programme responses to requests for information and assisting with the
maintenance of the stakeholder log.
Assess and evaluate complex information received from
project/programme(s) from a range of reporting sources.
Attending and/or facilitating meetings where agreed and
present on progress, ensuring that all actions are logged and followed up as
required.
Person Specification
Attributes
Essential
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Adaptability, flexibility to work and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Ability to change ways of working to aid cooperation within and between teams in order to achieve results.
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
Experience, Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Experience in supporting project/programmes.
- Experience of building productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Understanding of how projects run.
- Experience of identifying risks, issues and dependencies.
- Experience in planning, preparing, monitoring and reporting of project plans to progress.
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
- Experience of providing business and/or Project management support to senior managers and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of project and/ or programme management methodologies.
- Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level in project management.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, on complex matters and difficult situations.
- Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills
- Strong report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately from or diverse audiences.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate complex issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Knowledge and use of a range of software i.e. Microsoft Office.
Person Specification
Attributes
Essential
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
- Professional calm and efficient manner.
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Adaptability, flexibility to work and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
- Ability to change ways of working to aid cooperation within and between teams in order to achieve results.
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
Experience, Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Experience in supporting project/programmes.
- Experience of building productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Understanding of how projects run.
- Experience of identifying risks, issues and dependencies.
- Experience in planning, preparing, monitoring and reporting of project plans to progress.
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
- Experience of providing business and/or Project management support to senior managers and managing relationships between senior professionals.
Desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of project and/ or programme management methodologies.
- Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level in project management.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, on complex matters and difficult situations.
- Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills
- Strong report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately from or diverse audiences.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate complex issues, and recommend an appropriate course of action to address the issues.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Knowledge and use of a range of software i.e. Microsoft Office.