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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         Oversight and co-ordination of the CA transformation projects

·         Line management of project team members

·         Project management and day to day running of one or more large scale transformation projects

·         Setting up and planning of the project(s) including project steering groups, project assurance function, project teams, project documentation using the CA programme management documentation and recognised project management methodologies

·         Identifying resources to enable project delivery and assuring delivery on time and to budget

·         Project reporting compliant with the CA programme governance framework

·         Identifying and managing the risks associated with each project

·         Maintaining knowledge of local, regional and national projects that are current and pending

·         Providing expert project management advice and support to other staff and teams within the CA and partner organisations.

Leadership and expertise

• Act as a genuine and credible manager and leader for projects.
• Act as a subject matter expert for the scope of projects
• Exert influence upon senior clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure that project objectives remain a priority in their own work programmes
• Act as a local source of expertise about projects and all of the resources that are available to support those seeking to improve services
• Remain up to date with developments and disseminate these developments to the appropriate audience

Set-up and organisation

• Lead the setting up of Project Boards, ensuring full representation from all key partners (including patients) and relevant stakeholders
• Manage the administration of Project Board meetings
• Oversee the preparation of agendas, papers and minutes for the Project Board meetings/Pathway Boards and the follow up agreed actions with responsible group members, holding them to account for lack of progress 
• Lead the arrangement of an annual stakeholder events:
  • an annual engagement event open to the whole of Manchester Cancer and beyond to allow Project Boards to account for its progress against its work programme objectives and to obtain input and feedback from local professionals and the public
• Facilitate full and active patient participation in the work of the Project Boards
• Build relationships across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire, including primary, secondary and community care as well as public & patient engagement

Communication and support

• Be the first point of contact for the Clinical Leads when seeking managerial advice or support
• Act as a conduit between Clinical Lead and the Greater Manchester Cancer core team
• Lead the development of innovative proposals for pathway change and improvement 
• Challenge Clinical Leads and the Project Boards if they exhibit a lack of ambition or consider objectives that do not contribute towards those of the GM Cancer plan

• Regularly update Greater Manchester Cancer senior management team with project developments and identify where support or challenge is needed
• Create reports and papers to update the Greater Manchester Cancer Board on project developments and to seek approval for recommended action

Data and information

• Research background data and literature from national and international sources
• Collate data and literature into concise reports and tools and present to the Clinical Lead, making clear recommendations for action 
• Analyse cancer data and intelligence to identify trends, key messages and opportunities to improve patient outcomes and experience
• Lead the Project Boards in the collation and presentation of local system-wide audit data 

Planning and reporting

• Develop and manage an annual work programme with the Clinical Leads ensuring that this contains clear objectives, tasks and identified leads
• Ensure that the work plan reflects, and contributes towards the achievement of, the wider Greater Manchester Cancer plan, goal and objectives of improved clinical care and patient experience
• Lead the definition of outcome measures that can be monitored during the course of the programme
• Track progress against these outcome measures and provide progress reports to GM Cancer
• Develop and maintain a risk register for the Project Board objectives and annual work plan, reporting risks and issues to the Clinical Lead according to a risk assessment framework
• Write an annual report on progress in achieving the year’s objectives, the challenges faced during the year, and the priorities for the next year
• Actively contribute to any provider service reviews as required