Personalised Care and Support Lead for Cancer

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking a Personalised Care and Support Lead for Cancer to ensure quality, person-centred care for cancer patients. The ideal candidate will lead the delivery of personalised care strategies and manage key projects to address health inequalities within local communities. This role requires strong leadership skills, knowledge of cancer services, and the ability to coach and develop healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading cancer services or personalised care initiatives.
• Ability to coach and train colleagues in service improvement and transformation methodologies.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and their impact on service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Align the delivery of the PCS Strategy with the Trust's strategic objectives.
• Inform the Trust's PCS approach alongside the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer.
• Coach and train cancer services colleagues in PCS methodologies.
• Ensure every patient is offered a Cancer Personalised Care and Support Plan.
• Line manage the Remote Monitoring Project Manager and Cancer Coordinator.

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the current post holder being promoted to a secondment opportunity. The Personalised Care and Support (PCS) Lead for Cancer plays a vital role in ensuring care provided to people diagnosed with cancer meets their individual needs. You'll be joining a team who are dedicated to quality care for all. You'll oversee a programme of work which supports 12 cancer speciality teams to deliver our organisations' Personalised Care and Support strategy, which reflects the SWAG Cancer Alliance Personalised Care and Support strategy and ambitions for cancer outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan. A new national Cancer Plan is due to be launched imminently, so there will be a valuable opportunity to work with the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Cancer Services to adapt the trajectory of the portfolio in response. Providing care that works for local people is a priority for our organisation and local healthcare system. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring person‑centred care is at the heart of cancer pathways, to ensure that we provide an exceptional patient experience and – importantly – equitable access to cancer services. Tackling health inequalities is a big focus at NBT. The successful candidate will consider health inequalities in all aspects of their work, working with the Assistant Chief Nursing Offer for Cancer Services and various others working in this space to seek opportunities to better serve members of our local population who face health inequalities. There will be opportunity to gain oversight of all work already occurring in this space in relation to cancer, which will help inform your portfolio. We are also committed to sharing learning beyond the organisation, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build relationships across the BNSSG ICS and SWAG Cancer Alliance region to support mutual learning and system development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the alignment of the delivery of PCS Strategy and underpinning programme, projects and initiatives to the strategic objectives of the Trust, local healthcare system, and beyond.
• Informing the Trust's approach to PCS, alongside the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Cancer Services and based on own experience gained through leading the work.
• Building capability across the organisation by coaching and training cancer services colleagues across North Bristol NHS Trust in PCS service improvement and transformation methodologies.
• Working with colleagues to ensure that every patient is offered key supportive interventions, such as a Cancer Personalised Care and Support Plan.
• Line manage and professionally support the Remote Monitoring Project Manager and Cancer Coordinator.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award‑winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti‑discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all under‑represented groups. If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance. If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel [phone].

North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments. At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people. Please note that stringent pre‑employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.