LD/Autism Cancer Cervical Screen Programme Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communications & Relationship Skills

• This will involve close working with Bradford District and Craven ICB, Primary Care as well as partner agencies and people with learning disabilities and autistic people and includes.
• Collaborative partnership working across a large spectrum of organisations and communities, building strong relationships to enhance the BD&C Act as One philosophy to assist with improving quality and outcomes across the Cancer Cervical Screen pathway and reducing inequalities agenda and improve patient experience.
• Link at strategic levels with Bradford District Care Trust, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance, and NHS England cancer and screening leads for specialist advice and support as necessary to ensure delivery of transformational change within the programme.
• Represent BD&C ICB through engagement with local and regional networks to ensure external factors are considered in planning, transformation and delivery of change.
• Develop and deliver education packages to Primary Care Teams and LD and Autism community Groups throughout BD&C geographical area.
• The postholder will be required to ensure the implementation of tools and techniques are delivered effectively to the various groups and that a training resource is available to ensure ongoing education is available once the project has been completed.
• Apply clinical expertise to the project to ensure highly complex information is delivered to the different target audiences in accessible and meaningful ways.
• Work effectively with the wider health and social care partners to design and deliver the key programmes, including developing proposals and responding to the strategic requirements of national policy This will include presenting highly complex information to decision making meetings, leading the discussion and using reassurance and negotiation skills.
• Using various communication methods, provide timely advice on highly complex situations, provide information or support to internal and external stakeholders around related function, adhering to policies, legislation, governance requirements and best practice guidance.
• Required to present complex information to large groups of stakeholders, where appropriate, where there may be contention or negotiation required in order to successfully convey function related information.

Analytical & Judgmental Skills

The postholder will apply analytical and judgmental skills in a number of ways throughout the project. They are expected to.

• Develop GP practices systems and pathways by:
• Data cleanse GP Practice IT systems to allow for accurate identification of people with learning disabilities or autistic people who are eligible for cervical screening.
• Interpretation of a wide range of national guidance that requires interpretation of highly complex and technical information, in short time scales, and translating these into local plans which promotes quality improvements and innovation and actions and the communication of these to partner organisations involved in delivering the programmes of work.
• Develop a Cancer Screening Support pathway.
• Identification of reasonable adjustment requirements in GP Practices to help overcome barriers including mobility issues & need for desensitisation.
• Develop a process for specialised initial invites and follow ups of non-responder with accessible invitation letters and phones calls for people with LD and autistic people.
• Make judgements on a range of highly complex issues relating to the function, using own expertise and responsibility level.
• Introduce a system to refresh GP Practice IT systems to include alerts and screen prompts, text and easy read letter reminders, postcards, video links and a script for telephoning women when their test is due.
• Ensuring that there are effective mechanisms for anticipating, identifying, and responding to key risks that could impact on the successful delivery of the strategy. Analysing its performance in line with organisational and departmental targets and objectives.
• Work autonomously, leading the development of programme workstreams. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action and / or make recommendations to senior leaders on options for action based on sound judgement and consultation with subject matter experts. Use established experience and industry standard disciplines and methods to report on and evaluate.
• Work alongside a Data Analyst and be responsible for data capture, monitoring and developing regular reports to measure impact or assess if the model requires adjustments.
• Able to analyse, interpret and present a wide variety of highly complex quantitative and qualitative intelligence and information and draw conclusions, highlight risks and issues from data using analytical skills.

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Lead on transformational change initiatives and be responsible for this portfolio of work ensuring the appropriate input and delivery to expected timescales.
• Apply and take responsibility for subject matter expertise, utilising their leadership skills to support development to enable a more dynamic way of working for Primary Care Teams.
• The Postholder will be expected to adopt an innovative approach. This includes the requirement to adapt to change and work flexibly and dynamically with Primary Care Teams and LD and Autism communities to accommodate needs.
• To be responsible for achieving defined targets and standards against the key performance and quality indicators within the project
• Develop original, effective long-term internal and external Learning Disability and Autism strategies on complex and challenging issues in constantly changing NHS environment and aligned to the strategic aims of the Partnership and the Programme, liaising with other teams in the wider ICB and health care partnership, due the work impacting the whole organisation and partnership members.
• Lead the planning, organisation and implementation of complex strategies and programmes of work in own function, interpreting national guidelines and applying these to own area of work. These programmes may impact across the whole organisation.
• Take a lead managerial role in the planning and coordinating of service reviews, and relevant local market development, ensuring improvements in the various project workstreams
• Be fully conversant with the Cancer Cervical Screen national agenda.
• Apply project management skills in the delivery of the project lifespan.
• Chair the quarterly LD Cancer Screen quarterly meeting and be responsible to administrative duties are applied. Ensure the meeting is supported with project performance reports and updates, formulate action plans, with any issues identified and evidence of risk management when necessary.
• Work autonomously, guided by policies and interpreting national policies in relation to communications, providing specialist advice to internal colleagues and wider partners and support with the ICB policy/process development.

Patient/Client Care

• The postholder will work with LD and Autism communities to educate and raise awareness. They will do this by;
• Understanding the local system, community groups and forums etc, to link and build strong relationships.
• Identify gaps within the current service delivery of the national Cancer Cervical Screen programme and ensure that these are included in the project plan.
• Organise and deliver community events throughout BD&C geographical area.
• Develop resources and materials to assist communities in understanding and to raise awareness and continue project sustainably following project lifespan.
• Work closely with community groups to help cascade the messages throughout the district; provide accurate clinical information; form strong relations and links with the LD community; be guided by their experience to help shape the model

Policy and Service Development

• Lead on the development of a future model for Primary Care Teams that will sit on Systm1 and include the redesigned pathway, training, resources and materials and link to relevant groups.
• Lead on developing policy and procedure for the L&D, Autism programme and other programmes which are interlinked, sharing knowledge and experience to apply best practice; recommending changes where appropriate and helpful; contribute to the development of new policies where indicated by changes in the operating environment.
• Develop a process for specialised initial invites and follow ups of non-responder with accessible invitation letters and phones calls for people with LD and autistic people
• Introduce a system to refresh GP Practice IT systems to include alerts and screen prompts, text and easy read letter reminders, postcards, video links and a script for telephoning women when their test is due
• Ensure the redesigned pathway is developed using best practice and evidence.
• Provide the BD&C ICB with senior level advice including identifying knowledge and skills gaps and securing relevant expertise where needed during the development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience proven ability to perform at this level
• Clinical/post graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities or autistic people in order to have an awareness and understanding of why these groups may face health inequalities
• Awareness and understanding of why people with learning disabilities or autistic people may face barriers accessing health care
• Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services including change management process
• Experience of modernising services
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services.
• Experience of managing diverse teams and of a multidisciplinary composition
• Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance
• Awareness of how to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of different presenting styles for communicating information clearly across a range of audience
• Ability to deliver an open and facilitative style of leadership which can be adapted when necessary to ensure delivery of objectives
• Ability to hold professionals and peers to account
• Good performance management skills combining clarity around expectations, direction and holding others to account
• Good project management skills and the ability to see through tasks to their successful conclusion within timescales and budgets
• Mobility to travel across site

Desirable

• Awareness of the National Cancer agenda
• An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks
• Ability to analyse and interpret performance and financial information, excellent numerical and presentational skills
• Ability to encourage team creativity and identify/deliver quality improvements
• Awareness of the different population needs and requirements across the diverse geographical area of BD&C

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

Bradford District and Craven Health Care Partnership

Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Rd

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD1 4AS

Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)