Senior Programme Manager - Cancer & Diagnostics

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

About you

We're looking for an experienced senior programme leader who can confidently influence at executive level and deliver complex transformation across healthcare systems.

You'll have:

• A Master's degree (or equivalent experience), with evidence of continuing professional development. Further specialist qualifications at doctoral level are desirable.

• Extensive experience leading complex transformation programmes within the NHS or similarly complex organisations.

• Strong understanding of cancer services, diagnostics and operational performance improvement.

• Significant experience developing long-term strategic plans and translating policy into delivery.

• Outstanding leadership, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

• Experience managing substantial budgets, governance and programme assurance.

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information and use data to drive improvement.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and building partnerships across organisational boundaries.

Why join the East Midlands Cancer Alliance?

This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of cancer and diagnostic services across an entire region.

You'll work alongside senior NHS leaders and clinical experts to:

• Deliver the ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Cancer Plan.

• Improve cancer outcomes through earlier diagnosis.

• Shape the future of Community Diagnostic Centres.

• Introduce innovative diagnostic technologies and AI-enabled solutions.

• Improve patient access, experience and operational performance.

• Lead programmes with genuine national significance.

We offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working.

• NHS Pension Scheme.

• Generous annual leave entitlement.

• Leadership development and continuing professional development opportunities.

• A collaborative, ambitious and supportive working 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, Community Diagnostic Centres, Integrated Care Boards and regional meetings. The successful candidate will also work on-site within provider organisations when required to support pathway improvement, operational performance recovery, service redesign and diagnostic transformation.

Make a lasting difference

Every programme you lead will contribute to earlier cancer diagnosis, shorter waiting times, more efficient diagnostic services and better outcomes for thousands of patients across the East Midlands.

If you're ready to lead strategic transformation at scale and shape the future of cancer and diagnostics across the NHS, we'd love to hear from you.

Join the East Midlands Cancer Alliance and help deliver the next generation of cancer and diagnostic services across the East Midlands.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Master's degree or equivalent experience.
• Further specialist training or qualifications equivalent to PHD level Evidence of CPD

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• 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

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

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

Responsibilities for research and development

Essential criteria

• Undertakes surveys pertaining to own area of work

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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