MDT Business Support Manager

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The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:

• Putting patients first
• Aiming to get it right
• Recognising that everybody counts
• Doing everything openly and honestly

'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic & motivated individual, to join the Cancer Services Department as a MDT Business Support Manager.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will assist and support the Cancer Services Manager and Cancer Data Manager in the provision of services to ensure the Trust achieves both internal and national NHS Cancer Waiting Times targets in order to ensure compliance with National Standards.

Maintain awareness of trust policies relating to cancer ensuring they are current and provide training requirements to the cancer services team and other departments as determined by the Trust.

Working for our organisation

You will be joining a dedicated administrative team that supports the management of cancer patient pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have an exceptional work ethic, be flexible and have an appetite for learning new skills and processes. These tasks require the ability to work to deadlines & require excellent time management skills.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience in a leadership role or equivalent in a healthcare setting
• Experience in providing training packages to support system processes
• Previous Experience of working in Cancer Services
• Experience in developing business processes for recording and reporting data.

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
• Speciality knowledge of health care management.

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Computer Literate with ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Managerial knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience

Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Essential criteria

• To work on own initiative and manage own time to meet deadlines.
• Ability to deal with difficult, sensitive and confidential situation
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Please check your account regularly under "My Applications" to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.

Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 840.3KB)
• Hospital Site Map (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Recruitment of Ex-offenders (PDF, 90.9KB)
• Working At The James Paget (PDF, 22.7MB)
• Recruitment Brochure (PDF, 7.7MB)
• Apollo Project (PDF, 12.6MB)