Senior Transformation Project Manager - Cancer Services

Mcht; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager (Transformation and Improvement) to drive a programme of cancer services enhancements. You will lead end-to-end transformation work, coordinating programmes, governance, and stakeholder engagement to deliver patient-centred care improvements across Leighton Hospital and partner sites.

The role focuses on implementing new ways of working, processes and mechanisms to improve quality, performance against

Qualifications

• Masters/postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent qualification.
• Continuous improvement qualification or related experience.
• Change management techniques or specialist knowledge.
• Knowledge of MoR concepts and methods.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of allocated projects to time and budget with required quality.
• Support ongoing improvement capability and cultural change for sustainable workforce.
• Plan and initiate programmes ensuring governance and benefits realization.
• Define scope and deliverables, develop business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
• Develop project plans with resources and assign ownership to teams.
• Track deliverables, ensure quality assurance against definitions.
• Manage project budget within tolerance and monitor costs.
• Maintain risk logs, assign owners and drive issue resolution.
• Improve project development methods and address gaps.
• Produce highlight reports for Project Board and stakeholders.
• Create and maintain communication strategies and meetings cadence.
• Support change management and stakeholder engagement across levels.
• Analyse and present data with dashboards and charts for insights.
• Coordinate third-party and external stakeholder contributions.
• Provide facilitation and coaching to sustain improvements.
• Ensure benefits are identified, measured and owned by the team.
• Promote Continuous Improvement culture across the Trust.
• Maintain strategic focus while understanding high-level processes.

Skills

Programme/Project management

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Quality improvement

Communication skills

Education

Masters/Postgraduate qualification

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Continuous improvement qualification

MoR knowledge

Job description

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager (Transformation and Improvement) to drive a programme of cancer services enhancements. You will lead end-to-end transformation work, coordinating programmes, governance, and stakeholder engagement to deliver patient-centred care improvements across Leighton Hospital and partner sites.

The role focuses on implementing new ways of working, processes and mechanisms to improve quality, performance against