Deputy Director of Diagnostics and Cancer

The post holder will have responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the Directorate strategy/plan for Diagnostics and Cancer . Plans to achieve the strategy will be underpinned by the delivery of short to medium term objectives. Key aspects of this role will be to: • Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively. • Develop a structured approach to improvement in elective recovery, drawing on regional and national support and tailored to the needs of each system. • Ensure the development and management of plans, within the Directorate. • Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in any new organisations. • Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond. • Monitoring and establishing accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales. • Manage the budgetary implications of activity. • Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual. • Manage and actively promote the relationships with key stakeholder This is a hybrid post. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. There is also an expectation of attendance at monthly, face to face meetings at Victoria house, Cambridge You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will have responsibility for the strategic and operational development of the Directorate strategy/plan for Diagnostics and Cancer . Plans to achieve the strategy will be underpinned by the delivery of short to medium term objectives. Key aspects of this role will be to: • Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively. • Develop a structured approach to improvement in elective recovery, drawing on regional and national support and tailored to the needs of each system. • Ensure the development and management of plans, within the Directorate. • Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in any new organisations. • Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond. • Monitoring and establishing accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales. • Manage the budgetary implications of activity. • Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual. • Manage and actively promote the relationships with key stakeholder This is a hybrid post. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person. There is also an expectation of attendance at monthly, face to face meetings at Victoria house, Cambridge You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.