Project Support Officer

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an experienced Support Officer to join GM Academy+. The role provides high-quality programme and business support, including executive assistance to the Programme Director, and coordination of education events, webinars, and conferences.

You will manage programme information, digital platforms, and social media, lead discrete pieces of work, and help ensure delivery of priorities while maintaining accurate financial and programme records.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive programme and business support to the GM Academy+ team and personal executive support to the Programme Director.
• Coordinate the administration and delivery of education events, webinars, conferences and engagement activities, including the flagship Greater Manchester Cancer and Diagnostics Conference.
• Lead discrete pieces of work across workforce and education programmes, supporting delivery to agreed timescales and objectives.
• Organise meetings, prepare agendas, papers and presentations, take minutes, track actions and maintain accurate programme documentation.
• Support programme communications and engagement, including maintaining digital platforms, website content and social media channels.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, NHS organisations and partner stakeholders across Greater Manchester.
• Support the planning, monitoring and reporting of programmes, including maintaining work plans, performance information, risks and issues.
• Maintain accurate financial and programme records, supporting budget monitoring and expenditure where required.
• Work flexibly across teams, sharing knowledge and providing business and programme support to ensure continuity of service and effective delivery of priorities.

Job description

GM Academy+ (the education provider for GM Cancer Alliance and Diagnostics Network) is expanding. We are looking to appoint an experienced and proactive Support Officer to join our team and play a key role in supporting the delivery of our growing programme of work.

The postholder will provide high-quality programme and business support across GM Academy+, including personal executive assistance to the Programme Director. You will support the planning and coordination of education events, webinars and conferences, including our flagship Greater Manchester Cancer and Diagnostics Conference, as well as maintaining programme information, digital platforms and social media.

You will have the opportunity to lead discrete pieces of work, support a range of exciting workforce and education projects, build relationships with colleagues and partners across Greater Manchester, and contribute to the effective delivery of our programme priorities. The role will also support accurate financial and programme record keeping and provide flexible business support across the wider team to ensure continuity of delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised, confident and collaborative individual who enjoys working across a varied portfolio, managing competing priorities and making things happen.The post is 1.0 WTE and is fixed term until the end of March 2028.

Key responsibilities

• Provide proactive programme and business support to the GM Academy+ team and personal executive support to the Programme Director.
• Coordinate the administration and delivery of education events, webinars, conferences and engagement activities, including the flagship Greater Manchester Cancer and Diagnostics Conference.
• Lead discrete pieces of work across workforce and education programmes, supporting delivery to agreed timescales and objectives.
• Organise meetings, prepare agendas, papers and presentations, take minutes, track actions and maintain accurate programme documentation.
• Support programme communications and engagement, including maintaining digital platforms, website content and social media channels.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, NHS organisations and partner stakeholders across Greater Manchester.
• Support the planning, monitoring and reporting of programmes, including maintaining work plans, performance information, risks and issues.
• Maintain accurate financial and programme records, supporting budget monitoring and expenditure where required.
• Work flexibly across teams, sharing knowledge and providing business and programme support to ensure continuity of service and effective delivery of priorities.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.