Cancer Improvement Manager

Dedicated project management • To lead the progression and delivery of aspects of the SELCA Clinical Work Programme for two Upper GI Cancer Pathway Groups - OG and HPB (Oesophago-Gastric and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary). • To manage a complex and diverse portfolio, flexing to accommodate changing circumstances, but consistently demonstrating measured change and delivery of outcomes. • To effectively use methodologies and approaches to deliver transformational change, including maximising quality and enhancing patient experience. • To adapt existing or design new approaches, to enable the delivery of excellent models of care for cancer patients. • To ensure that Cancer Pathway and Cross-cutting Groups have a central role in reducing unwarranted variation and addresses inequalities in access, treatment, outcomes and experience of cancer patients. • To capture and share learning from other Cancer Alliances to contribute to best practice thinking on future delivery models and approaches. • To monitor compliance to ensure that changes made to services conform to best practice. • To provide timely updates and outcomes to Programme Leads and the Senior Leadership Team within SELCA, producing clear documentation of work outputs and storing these appropriately on the required project management system and network drives. • To complete appropriate reports and feedback for submission to the boards of appropriate NHS partner organisations, including data and financial analysis, and rationale for change in service provision across one or more of the organisations. • To support the development of new local protocols and guidance development across South East London, and to influence and ensure adoption across organisational departments and services. • To meet predefined objectives through independent working and leadership styles across a range of environments including the ability to manage conflict, negotiate and drive change. Stakeholder Management • To successfully bring together diverse and complex stakeholder groups, including those with differing agendas, to achieve mutual agreeable outcomes and deliverables. • To manage, motivate, persuade and influence multiple stakeholders and partners to ensure the timely completion of work across multiple NHS and voluntary organisations. • To advocate professionally on behalf of SELCA. • To work effectively with diverse patient groups to involve and engage users and carers in the delivery of service and pathway transformation and improvements. • To liaise with all relevant stakeholders to negotiate the scope, size and timings of projects, and understand the level of project management and support required. Delivery / Technical Aspects • To deliver significant change in a measurable way, ensuring transformational changes are accurately recorded, effectively implemented, and fully sustainable. • To support the SELCA Cancer Pathway Group Programme Lead and wider management team in elements of programme management and in reporting to the regional and national teams. • To effectively implement service improvement using appropriate techniques and approaches. • To lead on the development and delivery of audit activities to measure service change and sustainability involving data collection and analysis, ensuring that data is collected consistently. • To present evidence and recommendations for service change to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders, patient representative groups, and public groups. Management of Resources • To contribute to the development and process of SELCA budget planning for relevant areas, highlighting specific concerns relating to capacity and need within their area of specialty. • To accommodate and delegate responsibilities amongst a cohort of project managers or service staff to support delivery changes across multiple services. • To work flexibly within the team as required. Job description Job responsibilities Dedicated project management • To lead the progression and delivery of aspects of the SELCA Clinical Work Programme for two Upper GI Cancer Pathway Groups - OG and HPB (Oesophago-Gastric and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary). • To manage a complex and diverse portfolio, flexing to accommodate changing circumstances, but consistently demonstrating measured change and delivery of outcomes. • To effectively use methodologies and approaches to deliver transformational change, including maximising quality and enhancing patient experience. • To adapt existing or design new approaches, to enable the delivery of excellent models of care for cancer patients. • To ensure that Cancer Pathway and Cross-cutting Groups have a central role in reducing unwarranted variation and addresses inequalities in access, treatment, outcomes and experience of cancer patients. • To capture and share learning from other Cancer Alliances to contribute to best practice thinking on future delivery models and approaches. • To monitor compliance to ensure that changes made to services conform to best practice. • To provide timely updates and outcomes to Programme Leads and the Senior Leadership Team within SELCA, producing clear documentation of work outputs and storing these appropriately on the required project management system and network drives. • To complete appropriate reports and feedback for submission to the boards of appropriate NHS partner organisations, including data and financial analysis, and rationale for change in service provision across one or more of the organisations. • To support the development of new local protocols and guidance development across South East London, and to influence and ensure adoption across organisational departments and services. • To meet predefined objectives through independent working and leadership styles across a range of environments including the ability to manage conflict, negotiate and drive change. Stakeholder Management • To successfully bring together diverse and complex stakeholder groups, including those with differing agendas, to achieve mutual agreeable outcomes and deliverables. • To manage, motivate, persuade and influence multiple stakeholders and partners to ensure the timely completion of work across multiple NHS and voluntary organisations. • To advocate professionally on behalf of SELCA. • To work effectively with diverse patient groups to involve and engage users and carers in the delivery of service and pathway transformation and improvements. • To liaise with all relevant stakeholders to negotiate the scope, size and timings of projects, and understand the level of project management and support required. Delivery / Technical Aspects • To deliver significant change in a measurable way, ensuring transformational changes are accurately recorded, effectively implemented, and fully sustainable. • To support the SELCA Cancer Pathway Group Programme Lead and wider management team in elements of programme management and in reporting to the regional and national teams. • To effectively implement service improvement using appropriate techniques and approaches. • To lead on the development and delivery of audit activities to measure service change and sustainability involving data collection and analysis, ensuring that data is collected consistently. • To present evidence and recommendations for service change to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders, patient representative groups, and public groups. Management of Resources • To contribute to the development and process of SELCA budget planning for relevant areas, highlighting specific concerns relating to capacity and need within their area of specialty. • To accommodate and delegate responsibilities amongst a cohort of project managers or service staff to support delivery changes across multiple services. • To work flexibly within the team as required.