Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting new opportunity for the successful candidate to work collaboratively across the Provider Collaborative, Northern Cancer Alliance and The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust overseeing and co-ordinating the programme of work for specific service redesign. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the region to deliver the ambitions of the long-term cancer plan.
The post holder will be specifically involved in the implementation of key pathway redesign work for:
- Non-surgical Oncology
- Gynae-oncology
- Breast Services
- Interview date 17/10/2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the Provider Collaborative and Northern Cancer Alliance with the following:
- Overseeing and co-ordinating the specific pathway redesign work
- Ensuring a clear programme plan for design, engagement and delivery of the work across the regions Foundation Trusts
- Act at all times to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients
- Ensuring appropriate and effective links are established with key stakeholders
- Identify examples of local and national good practice and develop opportunities to learn from and implement pathway changes
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Northern Cancer Alliance will deliver the Cancer Strategy for the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Stream (ICS) through the four Integrated care partnerships (ICP) footprints within its geographical footprint
- In order to deliver its ambitions, The Northern Cancer Alliance team will be distributed across its footprint and encompass a central core Alliance team to drive forward the development of delivery of the Delivery Plan, along with resources within local ICP footprint areas to drive delivery at a local level
- In particular this role will specifically lead the implementation of key pathway redesign work for: Non-surgical oncology/Gynae-oncology/Breast services
- The post holder will be hosted through the Provider Collaborative team, but will be jointly accountable to the Provider Collaborative and Cancer Alliance for delivery of work on cancer pathways across the system
- The role includes but is not limited to supporting the Provider Collaborative and Cancer Alliance with the following:
- Overseeing and co-ordinating the specific pathway redesign work
- Ensuring a clear programme plan for design, engagement and delivery of the work across Foundation Trusts
- Act as an honest broker across the Foundation trust to ensure the best possible outcome for patients
- Ensuring that the appropriate links are being made with key stakeholders
- Identifying examples of local and national good practice and working with key stakeholders develop opportunities to learn from and implement pathway changes
- As Programme Manager, the post holder will work at part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the ICS and ICPs and to support the Managing Director of the Provider Collaborative and the Cancer Alliance Programme Director with the oversight and co-ordination of their work
- The post holder is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for the Cancer Alliance and Provider Collaborative
- The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future service, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery
- To support the development, management, monitoring and implementation of the programme such that it meets the needs of the Stakeholders in terms of cost efficiency; realises the intended benefits; and complies with required governance
- By bringing together leaders with a cancer-specific focus and expertise across geographies in terms of patient flows
- To work collaboratively across NHS England and NHS Improvement matrix, including integrating the National Directors portfolio
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Northern Cancer Alliance will deliver the Cancer Strategy for the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Stream (ICS) through the four Integrated care partnerships (ICP) footprints within its geographical footprint
- In order to deliver its ambitions, The Northern Cancer Alliance team will be distributed across its footprint and encompass a central core Alliance team to drive forward the development of delivery of the Delivery Plan, along with resources within local ICP footprint areas to drive delivery at a local level
- In particular this role will specifically lead the implementation of key pathway redesign work for: Non-surgical oncology/Gynae-oncology/Breast services
- The post holder will be hosted through the Provider Collaborative team, but will be jointly accountable to the Provider Collaborative and Cancer Alliance for delivery of work on cancer pathways across the system
- The role includes but is not limited to supporting the Provider Collaborative and Cancer Alliance with the following:
- Overseeing and co-ordinating the specific pathway redesign work
- Ensuring a clear programme plan for design, engagement and delivery of the work across Foundation Trusts
- Act as an honest broker across the Foundation trust to ensure the best possible outcome for patients
- Ensuring that the appropriate links are being made with key stakeholders
- Identifying examples of local and national good practice and working with key stakeholders develop opportunities to learn from and implement pathway changes
- As Programme Manager, the post holder will work at part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the ICS and ICPs and to support the Managing Director of the Provider Collaborative and the Cancer Alliance Programme Director with the oversight and co-ordination of their work
- The post holder is responsible for providing professional expertise to the outcome of the business processes for the Cancer Alliance and Provider Collaborative
- The post holder will define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future service, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery
- To support the development, management, monitoring and implementation of the programme such that it meets the needs of the Stakeholders in terms of cost efficiency; realises the intended benefits; and complies with required governance
- By bringing together leaders with a cancer-specific focus and expertise across geographies in terms of patient flows
- To work collaboratively across NHS England and NHS Improvement matrix, including integrating the National Directors portfolio
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- An understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Highly skilled negotiator
- IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
- An understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Highly skilled negotiator
- IT skills
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).
