Cancer Workforce Development Project Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Masters degree or extensive knowledge, skills and experience to equivalent level
• Project Management Qualification or equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of continuing personal development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of systems and procedures
• In depth understanding of policies and practice relating to the NHS workforce
• In depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
• Substantial experience of working at a senior level
• Experience of leading, managing and delivering projects involving stakeholders
• Experience of holding responsibility for budget/s, budget setting and demonstrable knowledge of financial processes within own service
• Experience of managing incoming and outgoing information requirements, handling correspondence/queries which may be highly complex, sensitive or highly confidential
• Experience of negotiation with senior stakeholders which may include difficult and controversial issues, presenting complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Experience of working at strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy and the potentially competing priorities/interests
• Experience of leading, managing, developing, influencing and inspiring staff

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with staff at all levels using from the full range of methods as appropriate
• Demonstrable ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Able to deliver training/briefings/ updates to large groups of staff at all levels
• Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpreted highly complex data, facts or situations to interpreted these and make reasoned and logical deductions, compare a range of options and formulate plans
• Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpreted highly complex data, facts or situations to interpreted these and make reasoned and logical deductions, compare a range of options and formulate plans

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.

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Newtown Road

Carlisle

CA2 7HY

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)