Lung Cancer Screening Programme Manager

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior manager to lead complex programmes within the NHS framework. The role requires strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and the ability to deliver measurable improvements across services.

Essential criteria include a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and a Prince 2 or similar qualification, with senior NHS operational experience and strong IT and data analysis capabilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior-level NHS management experience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to lead complex programmes with measurable improvements.

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Prince 2 or other project management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application-especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions-is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's degree or equivalent demonstrable experience at senior level
• Prince 2 or other project management qualification or experience in managing complex programmes

Desirable criteria

• Clinical qualification e.g. nursing or physiotherapy

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent motivational, influencing and negotiating skills, with proven success with clinicians, directors, external organisations and stakeholders
• Proven presentation in a variety of settings with stakeholders and the public/patient involvement representatives
• Organisationally & politically aware
• Able to think strategically and evaluate the long-term impact of proposals
• Excellent analytical skills. Able to analyse reports and complex data, challenge data and act appropriately.
• Competent in use of IT programmes, Microsoft office literate

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of delivering and managing improvement projects/programmes
• Appropriate years' experience working at a senior management level in the NHS with operational experience
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience in delivering change programmes and demonstrate measurable improvements
• Experience in delivering service improvements
• Experience in writing reports and business cases
• Experience in analysing and interpreting complex data
• Experience and delivery of elective and non-elective patient activity management

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing national programmes
• Experience in managing a cancer screening programme