SWAG Cancer Alliance Senior Project Manager

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects improving cancer care delivery. The role requires strong project management skills, healthcare experience, and the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex strategic healthcare projects.
• Proven track record of building internal and external relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex projects in cancer care.
• Build relationships across organizational boundaries.
• Champion patient interests in policy and decision-making.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Healthcare Knowledge

Change Management

Education

Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience

Post-graduate diploma in project management

Job description

Overview

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Job Overview

Cancer Alliances are unique. We are the primary vehicle for delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer and specifically improving performance against the cancer 62-day and 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS). By collaborating across organisational boundaries, we put the patient at the heart of what we do. In other words, creating a culture and systems which empowers people to do the right thing.

Therefore, this is a unique and exciting role for the next step in your career!

We need a Senior Project Manager as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Cancer Alliance, to drive forward the adoption of transformation and change to improve outcomes for patients and enable successful delivery of the ambitions of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer.

We Are Looking For

• Someone who has in-depth knowledge and experience of Cancer Wait Times Operational Performance and clinical transformation.
• an inclusive leader who is supportive, reliable and gets stuck in and creates a positive atmosphere.
• Someone who thrives working under pressure and is calm in challenging situations.
• Someone who is self-motivated and proactive.

Please note the provisional date for interviews is Friday 17th October 2025.

Main duties of the job

We offer those joining us a new challenge in a fast pace and forward-thinking innovation and improvement environment. If you are passionate about making a difference to cancer care as our team is, this is the role for you. You will be supported by a robust orientation and structured development pathway.

Duties Include

• Managing the smooth and successful delivery of complex projects across early and faster diagnosis, treatments and personalised care, including supporting the implementation of strong governance, protocols, and project controls.
• Building internal and external relationships which deliver improvements and efficiencies and work across organisational boundaries.
• Developing transformation project plans for implementation across the alliance.
• Working with and through Cancer Alliance to effect service transformations for patients.
• To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of SWAG CA.
• To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes.
• Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.
• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment.

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 underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Managing the smooth and successful delivery of complex projects across early and faster diagnosis, treatments and personalised care, including supporting the implementation of strong governance, protocols, and project controls.
• Building internal and external relationships which deliver improvements and efficiencies and work across organisational boundaries.
• Managing the development of policy and strategy for the delivery of key projects
• Developing transformation project plans for implementation across the alliance.
• Working with and through Cancer Alliance to effect service transformations for patients.
• Working closely with partner programmes and organisations, to ensure their priorities and deliverables are aligned to the Cancer Alliance’s objectives.
• Engaging extensively with stakeholders to ensure they are part of the design and delivery of cancer transformation projects.
• Lead the team in the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
• Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
• Be responsible for a high standard of work supporting the delivery of projects on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner.
• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with key stakeholders.
• Work effectively with a variety of external consultancies working on other projects and programs within other NHS directorates as required.
• Communicates and provides highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. (Verbal, written and numerical)
• Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally.
• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology in relation to change management.
• May deputise for the Programme Manager as required.
• Budget holder for assigned function/team, budget setting with the Head of Department. Responsible for ongoing monitoring of expenditure against budget and ensuring the appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny.
• To work collaboratively across the Cancer Alliance and wider cancer family to drive improvements in cancer outcomes and experiences for patients and their families.
• To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of SWAG CA.
• To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
• To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes. Embedding this approach across the Cancer Alliance.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• Further training or significant experience to post-graduate diploma level in project management and/or healthcare quality improvement.
• Experience of successful delivery of complex strategic healthcare projects working in partnership across organisational boundaries and to achieve results through others who may not be direct reports.
• A proven track record of successful delivery of complex projects including supporting the implementation of strong governance, protocols, and project controls.
• A proven track record of building internal and external relationships which deliver improvements and efficiencies and work across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to effectively manage a number of assigned projects, within the agreed broad parameters, but making decisions routinely on own initiative.
• Be a clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer.

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