Senior Cancer Project Manager

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Job overview

The UCLH Urology department and North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLSA) department are seeking a motivated Senior Project Manager to join the team.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide expert project management support to Urology within UCLH and the Cancer Alliance to ensure delivery of a number of projects within the overall programme.

The overall aim for these projects is improving care for patients with urological cancer or suspected urological cancer

Working for our organisation

In this role, you will be working in one of the largest Urology departments in the UK providing highly specialised Uro-oncology care, including robotic surgery, prostate focal therapy, and superficial bladder cancer treatments.

The post holder will work very closely with other trusts as part of the North Central and East London network and therefore you will be required to build and maintain close relationships with a wide range of clinical and operational teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to a higher degree or significant equivalent experience
• Project-management qualification or significant equivalent experience
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in cancer care / services
• Knowledge and experience of project management using tools such as PRINCE 2, MSP, etc.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways, and/or primary care

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of running large scale projects/ programmes in a large, complex organisation or network/system
• Successful record of managing and implementing substantial service transformation and organisational change projects
• Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services.
• Experience of working closely with stakeholders to inform and implement initiatives.
• A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of large scale strategic plans
• Experience of strategic planning and leading decision making in prioritisation of complex work flows

Desirable criteria

• Experience of effective financial management
• Experience of management within the NHS

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively within a multidisciplinary team based environment
• Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales.
• Project management skills
• Evidence of ability to identify and achieve goals, with a focus on a sector wide impact

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate a commitment to professional development of self and others
• An ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current thinking and policy affecting health and public sector.
• Knowledge of equalities issues and strong commitment to the promotion of equality in employment.
• Able to work flexibly across projects are required and deal with inheriting and managing ambiguity
• Commitment to team working and to the development, empowerment and engagement of staff
• Resilient in dealing with a challenging environment and in the face of conflict.
• Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high quality and safe services

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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