Clinical Pathway Manager

Integrated Care System; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Clinical Pathway Manager to enhance cancer care services. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management and communication skills, hold a master's degree, and have extensive experience in the field. This role involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders to deliver vital projects, driving improvements in cancer treatment pathways and patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of cancer care systems.
• Must have an understanding of healthcare policy implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects that drive quality service improvement in cancer care.
• Engage and collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Deliver workplans supporting national guidance for personalized cancer care.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Prince 2

Project Management Software

Job description

Go back Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB

Clinical Pathway Manager

The closing date is 07 September 2025

Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applicationsfrom individuals who require sponsorship.

We are looking for a dynamicindividual to support us in the delivery of our Clinical Pathway Programme.This programme of work would ideally suit a cancer nurse, pharmacist or alliedhealth professional (AHP) interested in project work and making system wideimprovements to Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) pathways, delivering carecloser to home as well as ensuring patients experience personalised cancercare and improvements in access to prehabilitation across the Alliance.

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

We are seeking to recruit aProgramme Manager to join our innovative and transformative team. The postholder will work closely with the Clinical Lead for Cancer Nursing and AHPs todeliver projects supporting personalised cancer care and treatment variationincluding the Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) project.

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will work as part of the TVCA team in delivering the CancerAlliances objectives and priorities identified within the NHS Englands cancerplan. The post holder will lead a programme to deliver projects that drivequality service improvement and promote excellence in cancer care. Key workingrelationships will include NHS England, primary and secondary care andvoluntary sector organisations along with all staff delivering care to peopleaffected by cancer. The post holder will have leadership and analytical skills,betechnicallycompetent, give attention to detail, and work collaboratively with effectivecommunication skills across the system.

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

For an informal discussion, please contact Lyndel Moore viaemail on [e-mail] ormobile 07783823010

Interviews will take place in person at Unipart on Thursday 18th September.

About us

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire andBerkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board is the statutory NHS organisationresponsible for planning and delivering health and care services for thecommunities of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

We work collaboratively with partnerorganisations including local government, the voluntary, community and socialenterprise sector, and people and communities across the BOB Health and CareIntegrated Care System (ICS).

Our key priorities are toincrease healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities for the 1.7million people who live in our communities.

We value and promote diversityand are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the bestemployers are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want toincrease the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applicationsfrom women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTcommunities, younger candidates and from people with lived experience ofdisability, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.

Our Values are:

Respectfulwe are inclusive

Impactfulwe make a difference

Integritywe are kind and fair

Leadershipwe encourage leadership

Collaborativewe work together in a positive way

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

Provide project management support and lead change programmes, championing best practice initiatives that promote excellence.

Develop and deliver the workplans to support the national guidance for personalised cancer care, SACT & treatment variation

Ensure collaborative working with key stakeholders with accurate and open communication.

Have excellent project management skills, including the ability to plan, manage and deliver a portfolio of projects, juggle competing priorities, tight deadlines and work autonomously to drive own work programme.

Be a clear communicator with good written and presentation skills.

The Clinical Pathway manager will support the delivery of the NHS England Cancer NHS Long term plan and national operational guidance to understand treatment variation, Systemic Anti Cancer Treatments (SACT) delivery and personalised care in cancer services across the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA). The role will work closely with Trusts, the TVCA pathway managers and the clinical advisory group leads for specific tumour sites delivering national priorities on treatment variation, SACT and Personalised Care. The role will also support the delivery of SACT project with a system approach to deliver recommendations of our capacity, demand and workforce report. This includes delivering care closer to home and making quality improvements to SACT services across the alliance.

The role will also support reporting on the personalised care workstream including data collection, prehabilitation and psychology services. Scoping and delivering on alliance agreed requirements will be a priority.

Development of mutually agreed project plans with Project Management Office (PMO) monthly and quarterly reporting against objectives and milestones using appropriate project management tools is essential.

The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service.

The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Person Specification

Management Skills

• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.

Communication Skills

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.

Planning Skills

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects.

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Member of relevant clinical professional body eg NMC, AHP regulatory body.

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health & Social Care and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Analytical

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB