Programme Manager

NHS ENGLAND; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking a Programme Manager for its Cancer Alliances Strategy & Engagement team. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management within healthcare, focusing on delivering local cancer service transformations. You will build effective relationships with various stakeholders and lead initiatives to drive improvements in cancer care. This role contributes significantly to the national cancer agenda and offers the chance to make a real impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management in healthcare settings.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of cancer services and local delivery systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver products and initiatives to support service transformation.
• Build impactful relationships with Regional teams and National Cancer team.
• Implement the local delivery operating model.

Job description

Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with cancer? Do you want to ensure more people survive cancer than ever before? Working in the NHS Cancer Programme, that's exactly what you'll do. The NHS Cancer Programme sets the agenda for cancer services in England. We develop national policy and strategy, and work with Cancer Alliances across the country to transform services for patients.

This is an exciting time for the NHS Cancer Programme as we drive improvements in performance against the cancer waiting times standards; and developing a National Cancer Plan. The Cancer Programme team takes its responsibility to promote equality and diversity seriously. We respect colleagues from different backgrounds and embrace different cultural preferences in everything we do.

We're recruiting a Programme Manager to join our Cancer Alliances Strategy & Engagement (CASE) team. The post holder will work as part of an exciting, cross-cutting team within the NHS Cancer Programme to deliver an efficient, effective and high quality Cancer Alliances strategy and engagement service. The role focuses on local strategy and delivery, through Cancer Alliances, working in the NHS Cancer Programme's Delivery team, managing projects that support the local delivery of the national cancer agenda.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver products and initiatives to support Cancer Alliances to plan, deliver and report on local service transformation locally;
• Build effective and impactful working relationships with Cancer Alliances, Regional teams, and across the National Cancer team, to drive successful planning, delivery and assurance of cancer priorities;
• Implementation of the operating model for local delivery, to ensure our work with regional teams and Cancer Alliances aligns with the wider policy and NHS environment;
• Cancer Alliance leadership development and capability support. Development of and reporting on Cancer Alliances annual plans and financial allocations to senior delivery forums;
• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to deliver projects in a way that meets the needs of the NHS Cancer Programme and its stakeholders;
• Develop and manage member(s) of the CASE team to ensure appropriate project support of CASE priorities.
• Represent the Cancer Programme at a range of internal and external forums and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Work flexibly across the team's portfolio and within tight timescales.

NHS England's Purpose:

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all. We will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.