Job summary
- Main area
- Hosted Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 158-25-089-DIA
- Employer
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Programme Manager, Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostic Programme
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
The Cheshire & Merseyside Diagnostics Programme is seeking to recruit a dynamic and forward-thinking programme manager to work in the Physiological Sciences Network. This is an innovative role to lead on workforce development in cardiac physiology across the Cheshire & Merseyside integrated care system.
The role will focus upon working collaboratively to plan and implement a system wide approach to education and training in cardiac physiology, enabling the system to attract, host and train a greater number of trainees and strengthen our workforce resilience.
The role will develop a networked approach to echocardiography training delivery as a priority, supporting trusts through the development of centralised training plans, materials and education packages. The programme manager will lead the development and implementation of a training network across the ICS, bringing together trusts and cardiac professionals to develop a strategic and integrated training approach, foster closer working between providers and shared ownership of the progression of trainees.
Working as part of the Physiological Sciences network, the role will work in partnership with the ICS, cardiac network and trusts in increasing the understanding of workforce priorities in cardiac physiology and develop coordinated plans to address challenges.
Main duties of the job
Develop a training network across C&M - a network of trusts that collaborate to deliver and improve cardiac training
Develop a structured approach to training provision across C&M providers e.g. identifying the departments to provide certain training for given tests.
Work with subject matter experts to plan specific training pathways for all levels across cardiac physiology
Develop standardised training materials and packages e.g. SOPs
Develop a single repository for training materials that is available to all trusts
Work with the Network Leads and Diagnostics Workforce Lead to develop network workforce plans including staffing requirements, upskilling and developing staffing models to support new ways of working
Lead the development of network training needs analysis, plans and submissions
Develop metrics around system training capacity, progress and monitor progress against
Enable increased trainee experience and learning through rotation across cardiac tests and different providers, supporting recruitment and retention
The post holder will build effective relationships with Universities and Academies providing a single voice for providers to universities.
Working for our organisation
The Diagnostic Programme is hosted by The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and is a Cheshire and Merseyside Provider Collaborative Transformation Programme
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a Physiological Sciences network wide post working across Trusts within the Cheshire & Merseyside integrated care system so the successful candidate will be able to travel across multiple sites in the region as required.
In addition to programme management experience, the successful candidate will have outstanding abilities in engagement, relationship-building and communication to work collaboratively with our stakeholders.
See job description for the detail of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Formal programme management qualification or equivalent experience in programme delivery/PMO role
Desirable criteria
- Recognised management qualification or working towards
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Significant knowledge and experience of performance and service improvement
- Demonstrable experience in a health care setting and knowledge of the regional NHS structure
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current policy for the relevant network within the Diagnostic Programme
- Knowledge and experience of line management e.g. recruitment, development, appraisal and HR processes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of complex project management
- Experience of developing and evaluating business cases
- Significant experience of process redesign
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development relevant to the role
- Strong track record of multiprofessional working and developing and fostering professional working relationships.
- Ability to challenge stakeholders about delivery and to hold to account where project targets have not been met
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting others to deliver projects
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ed Millensted
- Job title
- Senior Programme Manager, Physiological Sciences
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
An informal conversation is recommended prior to application
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