Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Performance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed-term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 289-CS-187
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
FDS Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The FDS Project Manager is responsible for leading the implementation and ongoing delivery of the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard for urgent suspected cancer patients across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Reporting to the Service Manager, the post holder will design, manage, and deliver change initiatives across all tumour sites, ensuring compliance with national CWT standards. Key duties include project planning, data analysis, process mapping, stakeholder engagement, and shared operational oversight of MDT Coordinators and Trackers.
The role requires previous project management experience, excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously across multiple hospital sites. The Project Manager will collaborate with clinical and non-clinical teams, facilitate improvement workshops, and present progress at Divisional and Trust level meetings.
This is a fixed-term, full-time position demanding specialist knowledge of cancer pathways and NHS operational standards, with a strong focus on driving measurable improvements in patient care and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The details of the job description and main responsibilities of this role, are set out within the attached FDS Project Manager job description.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The details of the job description and main responsibilities of this role, are set out within the attached FDS Project Manager job description.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Postgraduate Diploma level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven project management/quality improvement experience, including preparing, implementing and delivery to specification, time and budget.
- Experience in co-ordination of project management, data management and reporting management within a healthcare environment.
- Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team
- Ability to work with teams to achieve agreed goals
- Previous experience of managing change
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, influence and negotiate with staff at all levels
- Ability to learn from best practice
- Experience in producing reports
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Knowledge and experience of working in an NHS environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of creating improvement measurement systems and understanding of the role of measurement in benefits realisation
- Experience of ensuring active patient and carer participation within quality improvement work
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of National Cancer Waiting Times Guidance
- Skilled in writing concise papers for board level audiences
- Confidence and proficiency in use of MS Office software
- Understanding of a range of data and information in order to identify and resolve issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of arranging and managing high level meetings including preparation of agendas, collation of reports and minute taking
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self-motivating and self-disciplined, planning and organising a work programme with conflicting demands and priorities
- Ability to form professional, interpersonal relationships
- Flexibility – Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment, and ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Methodical – Accuracy, attention to detail and methodical approach where appropriate
- Problem solving abilities
- Able to stay calm under pressure and prioritise demands
- Recognise when to seek appropriate support
- Excellent organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Saidah Labadie
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager - Cancer Performance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Lisa Fuller - Service Manager for Cancer Performance
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