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As a senior leader within the NHS National Team, you will set the agenda for cancer services in England.  Working with patients, clinicians, charities and across the public sector, our aim is to reduce preventable cancers, diagnose cancer earlier, increase survival and improve the quality of life and experience for cancer patients.  We develop national policy and strategy, and work with our Cancer Alliances across the country to transform services for patients. 

Our work has started to transform the experience of cancer patients across England, with the proportion of people diagnosed at an early stage starting to increase for the first time in a decade. You will be instrumental in continuing this progress so that even more people survive cancer in the future.

We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record working in and understanding of cancer services, constitutional standards applying to cancer services and recent drivers of performance challenges. Experience managing and delivering national programmes of work to improve clinical services is also highly desirable.

The successful candidate will also have robust skills in bringing stakeholders together in the design and delivery of policy. The post holder will manage a large delivery team and will need to demonstrate their ability to manage a large team to deliver complex programmes.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To support the Long Term Plan ambitions:

• ·         Working closely with the operational performance team to deliver performance of 77.5% against the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) by March 2025, and put us in a position to deliver performance of 80% by March 2026, ensuring that as many people as possible are diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.
• ·         Oversee the implementation of pathway improvement approaches, leading the development of resources and development of a Cancer Alliance-led network of contacts with clinical and implementation expertise to support struggling providers to rapidly develop and improve their pathways, with a focus on priority pathways Breast, Skin, Gynaecology and Urology.
• ·         Ensure that the Cancer Waiting Times practice and guidance reflects current clinical and policy advice, and that the Cancer Waiting Times system is delivered and updated to reflect this.
• ·         Overseeing the legacy of the Non-Specific Symptoms pathway programme across the country to complete the evaluation of the programme and ensure a consistent and coherent approach to commissioning for the future.
• ·         Overseeing the clinical policy that drives Cancer Waiting Times, and ensuring the system which collects the data reflects these changes and serves the needs of users.
•        Engaging with stakeholders such as charities, Royal Colleges and patients to ensure they are part of the design and delivery of Cancer Programme projects.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

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