Project Manager - #65859

The Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance leads the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan for cancer across our local system. The Cancer Alliance (CA) provides system oversight and co-ordination for cancer services through collaboration with partners with the aims of improving outcomes for patients and improving performance against key operational standards.

Working within Operational Performance, the post holder will work as part of an improvement team delivering projects to improve cancer pathways.

The role will require excellent communication, inter-personal and organisational skills, the ability to work with a range of individuals and teams.

The post holder will be responsible for providing organised, effective and proactive programme support functions within the programme of work.

The role will support a range of projects within the operational performance and pathway improvement team.

The individual will be a key member of the team and would be expected to achieve objectives including:

• Robust administrative and programme support to the team across all projects and programmes of work, including collation of accurate and timely information to support programme reporting
• Supporting the team in engaging key stakeholders, including internal stakeholders, patient and carer representatives, external organisations
• Support the team to effectively facilitate meetings and keep comprehensive documentation and updated and accurate project plans
• Contribute to the identification and reporting of progress/under performance of the projects and programmes of work
• Support the team to produce timely and consistent reports to senior managers, programme assurance group and other relevant governance bodies
• The post holder must be able to work under pressure, within tight time frames to support the delivery of the team’s objectives.
  
  

Cancer Alliances bring together clinical and managerial leaders from different hospital trusts and other health and social care organisations, to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in their local area. These partnerships enable care to be more effectively planned across local cancer pathways. GM Cancer Alliance is one of 21 Alliances in England, and is hosted by The Christie.

This role works within the operational performance 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: Sarah Hulme Job title: Operational Performance Delivery Officer Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07779 991871

Lisa Galligan-Dawson, Director of Performance. 07384 248 028