Job summary
- Main area
- NCEL Cancer Alliance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed term until 31-03-2025 (due to limited funding).)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-4791
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Central London Cancer Alliance - Hosted by UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 09:00
- Interview date
- 16/08/2024
Employer heading
Senior Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in improving cancer outcomes for the population of North Central London.
Reporting into the Programme Lead, the postholder will ensure robust implementation of current and upcoming projects. To succeed in this role, you will have experience of leading the delivery of projects, ensuring they reach key milestones and final completion, within assigned timescales.
You will be organised, proactive and motivated to achieve the best outcomes for patients. You will combine project management skills with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have a practical mindset. The ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders is essential. The role is suitable for someone with a background in project management, public health or cancer services.
This is an exciting time to join the Alliance, as we deliver an ambitious strategy, in collaboration with the North Central London Integrated Care System.
Applications for secondment are positively welcomed.
Flexible working can be accommodated.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Main duties of the job
North Central London Cancer Alliance works closely with local partners and NHSE to support delivery of cancer screening services. It also works in collaboration with partners to improve screening participation and increase awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, to drive earlier diagnosis. Underpinning this work is the aim to tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access.
The Senior Project Manager will be accountable for supporting the ongoing development and implementation of the Alliance’s prevention, awareness and screening improvement portfolio. The role will need to work closely with population health teams in the local authorities, NCL ICB, voluntary sector organisations, academic partners and primary care.
The main duties of the Senior Project Manager are:
• Project management and delivery – To develop and implement project plans and monitor their delivery
• Stakeholder engagement – To forge and maintain effective working relationships across multiple partners in the NHS and local authorities in North Central London (the Boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey)
• Data analysis – To review and analyse data and present in an accessible format to multi-stakeholder groups
• Communication – To represent the Alliance, communicate our work and write reports of a high standard
• Financial management – To be responsible for devolved budgets
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
NCLCA is hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We work to promote early diagnosis, optimise pathways, reduce variation, provide personalised support for patients, and build service resilience. Patients are at the heart of what we do.
We are a team of 40 people with expert support and guidance from two Clinical Directors and other clinical leadership.
We are a diverse, dynamic, cohesive and ambitious team, committed to upholding the UCLH values of kindness, teamwork, safety and improving.
We have received a significant uplift in our annual budget, and have grown our team over the past two years to respond to a new and ambitious strategy and an expanded programme of work.
We are based in an office on Wimpole Street, central London. Hybrid working is the norm, with the expectation that all staff will come into the office at least once a week.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to a higher degree or significant equivalent experience
- Project-management qualification or significant equivalent experience
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in cancer care / services
- Knowledge and experience of project management using tools such as PRINCE 2, MSP, etc.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways, and/or primary care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of running large scale projects/ programmes in a large, complex organisation or network/system
- Successful record of managing and implementing substantial service transformation and organisational change projects
- Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
- Experience of working closely with stakeholders to inform and implement initiatives.
- A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of large scale strategic plans
- Experience of strategic planning and leading decision making in prioritisation of complex work flows
Desirable criteria
- Experience of effective financial management
- Experience of management within the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team based environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
- Project management skills
- Evidence of ability to identify and achieve goals, with a focus on a sector wide impact
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others
- An ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector.
- Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
- Able to work flexibly across projects are required and deal with inheriting and managing ambiguity
- Commitment to team working and to the development, empowerment and engagement of staff
- Resilient in dealing with a challenging environment and in the face of conflict.
- Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high quality and safe services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane East
- Job title
- Programme Manager (Planning & Resources)
- Email address
- [email protected]
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