Job vacancy: Senior Programme Delivery and Assurance Manager, Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area: Senior Programme Delivery and Assurance Manager
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 120-AC204-1025

Employer: Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre Cancer Service
Town: Whitchurch, Cardiff
Salary: £65,424 - £76,021 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/11/2025 23:59

Senior Programme Delivery and Assurance Manager

Band 8b

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

An exciting development opportunity has arisen within the Major Programme and Service Improvement department for a Band 8b as a Senior Programme Delivery and Assurance Manager

As the successful applicant you will as a senior Programme Manager you will be an expert in Programme Delivery / Management, Programme Planning and responsible for the management of a designated portfolio of projects with a strong focus on delivery and implementation of national and local transformation and change.

You will be responsible for the stringent application of governance and risk management methodologies and will provide a crucial interface between key Programmes, Velindre Cancer Service and Business as Usual activities and providing effective co-ordination of the Programmes and projects and the management of their inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising.  

A key component of this role will be responsibility for the effective planning and maintenance of the overall integrity and coherence of the IRS programme.  

The role is based at Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch. Travel may be required to other sites across the Trust and within NHS Wales as required.

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria

Educated to masters degree level or equivalent experience
Specialist programme and project management knowledge to post graduate level or equivalent experience (PRINCE 2 practitioner)
Formal programme management qualification (MSP or equivalent)
Evidence of further development – educated to masters level or equivalent of working at a senior level in a specialist area.

Desirable criteria

Accreditation or at least working towards MSP accreditation. Accredited Project Management Qualification or relevant
Accredited Lean Practitioner

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience at a senior Project/Programme Management level
Expert knowledge and experience of managing several projects to support large, complex programmes
Specific domain/theoretical/ practical knowledge of organisations, processes, policy knowledge relevant to the project
Knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects, e.g. PRINCE2
Experience of applying MSP methodology
Thorough understanding of full project lifecycle
Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
Demonstrates a proven record of achievement at a senior management level in a project environment, including the ability to provide advice at executive level

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in healthcare, preferably cancer services.
Evidence of working at a senior level to deliver continuous improvement and value for money principles

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

Demonstrably delivered in a project environment
Team management skills
Ability to influence at all levels
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Project Boards
Track record of problem solving in a project management environment
Competent in the use of desktop applications
Able to interpret complex problems into easy to understand issues for a variety of audiences
Prepared to take on challenging and innovative projects.

Desirable criteria

Ability to speak Welsh.

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