Clinical Pathway Manager

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB; Cold Ash; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization is seeking a Programme Manager to improve personalized cancer care pathways. The role requires a dynamic individual with experience in cancer nursing or relevant health professions. You will deliver projects that enhance access and quality of cancer treatment while collaborating with various stakeholders in the healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Experience in cancer care as a nurse, pharmacist, or allied health professional (AHP).
• Proven ability to drive quality service improvement in healthcare.
• Deep commitment to system integration and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects for the Clinical Pathway Programme.
• Support the implementation of personalized cancer care.
• Engage with stakeholders to improve health outcomes.

Skills

Leadership and analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative working

Effective communication

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Programme Manager to join our innovative and transformative team. The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Lead for Cancer Nursing and AHPs to deliver projects supporting personalised cancer care and treatment variation, including the Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) project.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to support us in the delivery of our Clinical Pathway Programme. This programme of work would ideally suit a cancer nurse, pharmacist, or allied health professional (AHP) interested in project work and making system-wide improvements to Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) pathways, delivering care closer to home, and ensuring patients experience personalised cancer care and improvements in access to prehabilitation across the Alliance.

The post holder will work as part of the TVCA team in delivering the Cancer Alliance's objectives and priorities identified within NHS England's cancer plan. They will lead a programme to deliver projects that drive quality service improvement and promote excellence in cancer care. Key working relationships will include NHS England, primary and secondary care, voluntary sector organisations, and all staff delivering care to people affected by cancer. The post requires leadership and analytical skills, technical competence, attention to detail, and collaborative working with effective communication skills across the system.

You will be deeply committed to system integration, with a natural ability to engage and collaborate with varied stakeholders to improve the health and wellbeing of our population.

Thames Valley Cancer Alliance is a partnership that brings together leaders from hospital trusts, GPs, primary care, and health and social organisations, covering nearly 1.8 million people. Our aim is to improve diagnosis, treatment, and care for cancer patients in our area.

The NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board is responsible for planning and delivering health and care services for these communities. We work collaboratively with local government, the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector, and people across the BOB ICS.

Our priorities include increasing healthy life expectancy and reducing health inequalities for our 1.7 million residents. We value diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all, encouraging applications from women, ethnic minorities, LGBT communities, younger candidates, and individuals with lived experience of disability, to reflect the communities we serve.