Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in the West Midlands Cancer Alliance for a Programme Manager to join this dynamic, high profile and busy team on a permanent basis to provide professional expertise to lead and enable delivery of the West Midlands Cancer Alliance Delivery Plan; overseeing Programmes that result in improved outcomes for patients. The role will focus on the priority cancer pathways therefore we are seeking individuals with a strong operational and service improvement background in the NHS and preferably cancer services.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

-        Lead Programmes aligned to the Cancer Alliance Delivery Plan.

-        Monitor progress and report within agreed timescales.

-        Managing effective relationships with a range of stakeholders, with a particular focus on Providers.

-    Lead and develop others in pathway and quality improvement and redesign.

- Oversee engagement with clinical and operational teams to understand the case for change, facilitate the development and delivery of action plans to improve pathway performance and outcomes for patients.

Working for our organisation

There are approximately 2 million people in the UK living with or affected by cancer, and there are over 360,000 new diagnoses every year. Are you a Programme Manager focussed on improving operational performance and quality on cancer pathways? Do you want to engage with teams working in Providers across the Midlands to improve outcomes and the lives of people with cancer? Working as part of the national NHS Cancer Programme, that’s exactly what you’ll do.

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA) serves a population of 6.5 million, incorporates 15 Providers Trusts across a varied geography who work in partnership to achieve improve early and faster diagnosis and overall outcomes for those diagnosed and living with and beyond cancer, ensuring that we address inequalities, reduce variation and enhance patient access and experience.

This is a really exciting time to be joining an exceptional team with the ambition to be the best in the country. We are looking for applicants with passion, enthusiasm and drive to improve services for all of our population.

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance team is hosted at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust whilst working across the wider West Midlands footprint. This role requires regular travel visiting provider organisations across the Midlands and attending team corporate days in central Birmingham. Ability to travel across the West Midlands is a key requirement of this job.