Job summary
In association with and under the overall direction of the Business Manager and in liaison with other senior staff, the post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive business and operational support for SWAG Cancer Alliance to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved.
Main duties of the job
Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance.
Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management.
Effective communication and stakeholder management with a range of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities.
Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities.
Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes.
Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters.
Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines.
About us
Cancer Alliances are an essential delivery vehicle in transformation, innovation and improvement of cancer services.
Cancer Alliances use their expertise to lead whole system planning and delivery of cancer care, working with their constituent Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
Cancer Alliances hold a delivery plan on behalf of their ICB(s) to deliver on the Long-Term Plan for cancer.
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance (SWAG CA) constituent ICBs are Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG); Somerset; Gloucestershire; Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).
SWAG Cancer Alliance Mission:
Connecting and Empowering the Delivery of Cancer Care Across SWAG Communities.
SWAG CA is hosted by North Bristol NHS Trust for the purposes of formal employment and the provision of back-office support to the Cancer Alliance.
Please note interviews will be in person only, in Bristol with a provisional date Tuesday 5th November
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities and activities
Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance.
Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management.
Contribute to service planning and development including the preparation of business case and plans.
Effective communication and stakeholder management with a range of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities.
Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities.
Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes.
Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters.
Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines.
Skills/Experience
Knowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications (essential).
Knowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer (desirable).
Good information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva) (essential).
Experience of project management including key stakeholder engagement (essential).
Experience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing (essential).
Management experience, including experience of staff training, staff supervision, sickness management, appraisal, prioritisation, and allocation of workload (essential)
Excellent planning and organisational skills to enable the post-holder to complete own workload in an efficient and effective manner; to delegate work as required and to make adjustments to people and processes where necessary; and to ensure that the resources within the department are used effectively to ensure delivery of service that meets user needs (essential)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities and activities
Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance.
Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management.
Contribute to service planning and development including the preparation of business case and plans.
Effective communication and stakeholder management with a range of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities.
Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities.
Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes.
Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters.
Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines.
Skills/Experience
Knowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications (essential).
Knowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer (desirable).
Good information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva) (essential).
Experience of project management including key stakeholder engagement (essential).
Experience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing (essential).
Management experience, including experience of staff training, staff supervision, sickness management, appraisal, prioritisation, and allocation of workload (essential)
Excellent planning and organisational skills to enable the post-holder to complete own workload in an efficient and effective manner; to delegate work as required and to make adjustments to people and processes where necessary; and to ensure that the resources within the department are used effectively to ensure delivery of service that meets user needs (essential)
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oEducated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- ooKnowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications
- oGood information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva)
- oExperience of project management including key stakeholder engagement
- oExperience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, to enable the post holder to communicate to a wide range of audiences both internal and external.
- Ability to undertake detailed work with high level of accuracy.
Desirable
- oFurther training to post-graduate diploma level in recognised business management qualification or equivalent.
- oKnowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oEducated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- ooKnowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications
- oGood information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva)
- oExperience of project management including key stakeholder engagement
- oExperience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, to enable the post holder to communicate to a wide range of audiences both internal and external.
- Ability to undertake detailed work with high level of accuracy.
Desirable
- oFurther training to post-graduate diploma level in recognised business management qualification or equivalent.
- oKnowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer
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).
