Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic person to be a pivotal part of Cancer Services. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Cancer Nurse to deliver on personalised care projects, identified in the NHS Long Term Plan. The successful candidate will have experience leading and managing teams and promoting strong visible leadership as well as confidence influencing teams across the trust. The post holder must be equipped with the skillset to lead and navigate teams through the financial climate and project managing new ways of working to improve outcomes for our patients. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the personalised cancer agenda, specifically the benefit of stratified follow up, experience in working with charities or external parties and patient experience including NCPES.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital - cross site working will be required
Interview date: 2nd April 2026
Main duties of the job
To embed, and improve personalised care interventions including:
- Holistic Needs Assessments (eHNA)
- Personalised Care Support Planning (PCSP), based on HNA
- Health & Wellbeing Information & Support (HWIS)
- Treatment Summaries
- Personalised Stratified Follow Up & Self Supported Management (PSFU/SSM)
- To support the implementation of a prehabilitation programme for cancer patients.
- To engage with patients and patient groups providing valuable patient feedback, to drive service improvement.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of development of project management knowledge and skills through formal courses and/or experience
- APM Prince 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering major projects to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales
- Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range stakeholders
- Experience of working within Cancer pathways, either in a project management role or in a clinical role
Desirable
- Experience in delivering projects involving large scale transformation and/or service redesign
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria
- Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects
Desirable
- Previous involvement in service development and redesign to provide high quality care and treatment to patients
- Experience in Cancer care pathways
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques
- Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of national and corporate policies that apply to assigned projects
- Knowledge and utilisation of Stratified follow up pathways/remote monitoring system
Desirable
- In depth knowledge of all current health service issues
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of development of project management knowledge and skills through formal courses and/or experience
- APM Prince 2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering major projects to specified outcomes, budgets and timescales
- Experience of working across boundaries, engaging and managing a broad range stakeholders
- Experience of working within Cancer pathways, either in a project management role or in a clinical role
Desirable
- Experience in delivering projects involving large scale transformation and/or service redesign
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to deliver assigned projects and work packages, in accordance with agreed standards and methodologies, within agreed timescales, budgets and to specified quality criteria
- Highly numerate and able to communicate and present articulately both verbally and in writing
- Ability to assimilate, interpret and analyse complex information and data to ensure effective reporting and progress of projects
Desirable
- Previous involvement in service development and redesign to provide high quality care and treatment to patients
- Experience in Cancer care pathways
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of, and ability to use, relevant project management tools and techniques
- Knowledge of the principles of organisational change and continuous improvement
- Knowledge of national and corporate policies that apply to assigned projects
- Knowledge and utilisation of Stratified follow up pathways/remote monitoring system
Desirable
- In depth knowledge of all current health service issues
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of the services and pathways for allocated work stream and specialty responsibilities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
