Assistant Project Manager - #66640

The post holder will work in collaboration with a number of key stakeholders and the Greater Manchester (GM) Primary Care & Early Diagnosis (PCED) team of the GM Cancer Alliance to develop and implement the GM Cancer PCED aims.

The post holder will be responsible for effective project management using structured project management to ensure projects are designed and managed with rigor, clear governance and accountabilities. This will include budget, implementation, risk mitigation and communication plans.

The post holder will have good engagement and influencing skills, be an effective communicator with the ability to work across different stakeholder groups both within the GM Cancer Alliance and more widely across the Greater Manchester conurbation.

The post is full-time, although flexible working will be considered.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Paul Keeling, Primary Care Project Manager – [email protected]

This is a varied role, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate experience of planning, organisational and partnership work in the delivery and support of varied projects. In addition, applicants will be required to have strong analytical, reporting and presenting skills. The post also requires the management of financial resources within projects and reporting related to this.

A comprehensive description of duties and skills is available in the full job description provided.

The successful applicant will be expected to have an understanding of Primary Care commissioning and or delivery and will be experienced in working both autonomously and as part of a wider organisation, in order to support the wider Primary Care and Early Diagnosis team.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 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 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paul Keeling Job title: Primary Care Project Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07816191384