Programme Manager

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

About you

We're looking for an experienced leader who combines strategic thinking with excellent programme management and relationship-building skills.

You'll bring:

• A Master's degree or equivalent experience in programme management, healthcare improvement or a related discipline, with evidence of continuing professional development.

• Significant experience leading large, complex transformation programmes across organisational boundaries.

• Strong knowledge of NHS strategy, cancer services and programme delivery.

• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to negotiate and engage senior stakeholders.

• Experience managing complex budgets, governance and risk.

• Strong analytical skills with experience using performance data to drive improvement.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering change in complex healthcare environments.

• The ability to inspire others and build effective partnerships across the NHS and wider system.

Why join the East Midlands Cancer Alliance?

At EMCA you'll play a pivotal role in delivering some of the NHS's highest-profile transformation programmes.

You'll work alongside senior clinical leaders, executives and national teams to:

• Improve cancer outcomes across the East Midlands.

• Deliver innovative programmes that shape national policy.

• Influence strategic investment and service redesign.

• Support the adoption of new technologies and models of care.

• Build partnerships across healthcare, academia, public health and the voluntary sector.

We offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working.

• NHS Pension Scheme.

• Excellent annual leave entitlement.

• Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.

• A supportive, collaborative and ambitious team environment.

Working arrangements

The role is based at County Hall, Leicester, with hybrid working available. Regular travel across the East Midlands is required, including attendance at provider Trusts, Integrated Care Boards and regional meetings. The post holder will also work across the wider Midlands where required to support regional programmes and national priorities.

Why this role matters

This is more than programme management. It is an opportunity to influence how cancer services are designed and delivered across an entire region, helping thousands of patients receive earlier diagnoses, faster treatment and better outcomes.

If you're ready to lead complex programmes, inspire collaboration across organisational boundaries and make a lasting impact on cancer care, we'd love to hear from you.

Join the East Midlands Cancer Alliance and help shape the future of cancer services across the region.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Provide and receive highly complex/sensitive/ contentious information where there are barriers to understanding that will need highly developed persuasion, negotiation, reassurance, and empathy skills

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist area. Evidence of CPD

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• Developing long term strategic plans for service improvement in new areas

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Standard Keyboard skills

Responsibilities for patient, client care

Essential criteria

• Incidental patient contact

Responsibilities for policy and service deployment implementation

Essential criteria

• Responsible for policy development and implementation across working area and/or organisation where appropriate

Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

Essential criteria

• Hold budgets for services, departments, and major areas of activity, i.e., commissioning services

Responsibilities for human resources

Essential criteria

• Responsible as line manager for several departments and/or service areas. Responsible for designing and delivering relevant training

Responsibilities for information resources

Essential criteria

• Develops documents from relevant information

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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