Job summary
o Work collaboratively across Surrey and Sussex and other referring regions to deliver safe, effective and timely access to cancer services
o Drive improvements in delivery of the cancer services, focusing on improvements across all parts of the patient pathway
o Improve cancer patients' experience through the delivery of excellence in clinical care, research, and education
o Support the Clinical Leads in setting standards and providing quality assurance of cancer services across the Surrey and Sussex system
o Lead the implementation of integrated services and pathways locally through collaborative work across the Surrey and Sussex system and promote a sense of collective responsibility across partners
o To support this ambitious agenda, the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance, (covering 3.2 million people), has successfully secured significant national transformation funding with which to review, redesign and improve clinical services with a focus on earlier cancer stage diagnosis, shorter waiting times and continuous improvements in holistic and equitable patient care.
o As a Programme Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Surrey and Sussex region.
Main duties of the job
o The Programme Manager will lead a range of initiatives that will improve and transform the experience and outcomes for cancer patients across Surrey and Sussex.
o The Programme Manager will work with system leaders from across all healthcare sectors to drive forward evidenced based and clinically led improvements and embed best practice within patient pathways. This role will work to identify issues and devise solutions across all stages of the patient pathway through primary care, diagnostics, treatment and post treatment.
o Crucially, the post holder will work responsively and flexibly, both at Trust level and at Cancer Alliance level, to ensure improvements can be delivered at pace within a complex stakeholder environment.
o The Programme Manager will have expertise in programme delivery and will come together with other managers and senior leaders to provide expert guidance and direct support (through coaching, recommendations, facilitation and advice) in the delivery of NHS Cancer Standards.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Surrey & Sussex Cancer Alliance
Band 8B
Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team responsible for cancer diagnostic services across Surrey and Sussex. The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance is a partnership that brings together leaders from different hospital trusts and other health and social organisation and covers a population of approx. 3.6 million people. Our aim is to improve the diagnosis and treatment and care outcomes for cancer patients in Surrey and Sussex.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead on the operational delivery of the Surrey and Sussex Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme. Working within the alliance TLHC team, you will oversee day to day delivery of the programme and support a large scale roll out to achieve 100% population coverage by 2029 across the Surrey and Sussex cancer alliance region.
You will develop an excellent relationship with clinical and administrative leadership teams within General Practice and Secondary Care to enable delivery of programmes of work that improve early detection of lung cancer.
The successful candidate will:
oversee the day-to-day delivery of the service ensuring all participants receive an efficient, seamless, and high-quality service across the whole pathway
manage the design, co-ordination, and implementation of the TLHC programme working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational and geographical boundaries
support clinical and operational leads within each Place to produce project concepts and develop plans and improve engagement to ensure successful delivery of the programme
work with the TLHC team on the planning and development of the TLHC programme roll out, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
The Alliance offices are based in Guildford, with travel when necessary across Surrey and Sussex. Flexible working and secondments will be considered.
The post holder will lead on the delivery of change programmes across the system and promote the uptake of initiatives that drive improvements to patient pathways including:
Performance measurement
Demand and capacity management
Leadership, engagement and ownership
Governance arrangements and processes
Collection, analysis and use of information
Implementation of re-designed pathways
Patient navigation within and between providers
Sustainable solutions
They will work with senior managers, executive directors and senior clinicians from all organisations that commission or provide NHS funded care across England. Working in partnership to design and deliver tailored programmes, the post holder will work with systems to design and deploy improvements to patient pathways.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact
Stephanie Bell, Early Diagnosis Programme Director Stephanie.bell3@nhs.net
Tom Pugh, PMO and Business Manager t.pugh1@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Surrey & Sussex Cancer Alliance
Band 8B
Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team responsible for cancer diagnostic services across Surrey and Sussex. The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance is a partnership that brings together leaders from different hospital trusts and other health and social organisation and covers a population of approx. 3.6 million people. Our aim is to improve the diagnosis and treatment and care outcomes for cancer patients in Surrey and Sussex.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead on the operational delivery of the Surrey and Sussex Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme. Working within the alliance TLHC team, you will oversee day to day delivery of the programme and support a large scale roll out to achieve 100% population coverage by 2029 across the Surrey and Sussex cancer alliance region.
You will develop an excellent relationship with clinical and administrative leadership teams within General Practice and Secondary Care to enable delivery of programmes of work that improve early detection of lung cancer.
The successful candidate will:
oversee the day-to-day delivery of the service ensuring all participants receive an efficient, seamless, and high-quality service across the whole pathway
manage the design, co-ordination, and implementation of the TLHC programme working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational and geographical boundaries
support clinical and operational leads within each Place to produce project concepts and develop plans and improve engagement to ensure successful delivery of the programme
work with the TLHC team on the planning and development of the TLHC programme roll out, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
The Alliance offices are based in Guildford, with travel when necessary across Surrey and Sussex. Flexible working and secondments will be considered.
The post holder will lead on the delivery of change programmes across the system and promote the uptake of initiatives that drive improvements to patient pathways including:
Performance measurement
Demand and capacity management
Leadership, engagement and ownership
Governance arrangements and processes
Collection, analysis and use of information
Implementation of re-designed pathways
Patient navigation within and between providers
Sustainable solutions
They will work with senior managers, executive directors and senior clinicians from all organisations that commission or provide NHS funded care across England. Working in partnership to design and deliver tailored programmes, the post holder will work with systems to design and deploy improvements to patient pathways.
The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.
For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact
Stephanie Bell, Early Diagnosis Programme Director Stephanie.bell3@nhs.net
Tom Pugh, PMO and Business Manager t.pugh1@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Formal programme management training qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Leadership and project management skills including change management
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have a thorough understanding of the background to and aims of current cancer policy and experience of implementing cancer policy within providers or Commissioner environments
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures related to cancer care across multiple NHS organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
- Formal programme management training qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Leadership and project management skills including change management
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have a thorough understanding of the background to and aims of current cancer policy and experience of implementing cancer policy within providers or Commissioner environments
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures related to cancer care across multiple NHS organisations
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).
