Targeted Lung Health Check Programme Manager

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Job summary

Are you passionate about improving cancer outcomes for Lincolnshire patients? Lung Cancer is a devastating disease that affects thousands of people each year, it is essential that we raise awareness of the issue and find ways to improve survival rates. We want to diagnose more lung cancers at an earlier stage in Lincolnshire which means we can treat it more effectively, this programme of work will enable us to do this by offering patients at high risk of lung cancer an appropriate screening test.

We have a vacancy within our well established improvement team for a Cancer Improvement Manager.

Cancer is one of NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board's key priorities.

Working as part of our Cancer Team whilst spearheading the roll out of targeted lung health checks for the patients of Lincolnshire. You will be responsible for starting the programme of work and seeing it through to delivery.

This is an exciting new screening programme that is already making a difference in other areas of England.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for delivering a Programme of work to support the roll out of the programme, working alongside multi-agency project teams, commissioning new services, developing plans and reporting on progress.

You'll be educated to degree level or an equivalent qualification or level of experience. You'll have experience of managing projects in complex and challenging environments or a thorough understanding of the NHS, as a confident communicator you will be able to establish relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Candidates must either have strong Project Management experience or a good working knowledge of the NHS with a desire to learn on the job and can assimilate information quickly.

About us

The Cancer Team is a growing team with a vast range of experience . We are passionate about improving cancer care in Lincolnshire and work closely with other transformation programmes and teams across the Lincolnshire Health and Care system.

Benefits include a blended working model (mix of office and home working) and flexible working hours (flexi-time).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties

• Provision of efficient and agile project and programme management for the TLHC project from design through to delivery across Lincolnshire.
• Manage the design, co-ordination, and implementation of the TLHC project and programme working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational and geographical boundaries.
• Determine the strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary
• Manage complex procurement elements of the programme in collaboration with procurement colleagues including the development of business cases, options appraisals, tender documentation, tender evaluation, and contract award processes.
• Support clinical and operational leads within each Place to produce project concepts and develop plans and improve engagement to ensure successful delivery of the projects.

Key Working Relationships

• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with NHS staff, consultants, GPs, general practices, community services and external businesses.
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
• Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
• Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks.
• Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities.
• Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.

Functional Responsibilities

Operational

• To work with other ICS transformation and wider team members to deliver the requirements listed above; engage and liaise with key stakeholders, in particular:
• To drive delivery of the Target Lung Health Checks project.
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice in service and pathway design.
• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
• To demonstrate value for money through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.

Programme Management

• Design, prepare and present programme and project plans to ensure delivery of the programme to be delivered over the agreed national time period.
• Ensure projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner, reviewing and revising plans as required.
• Manage and provide assurance on projects locally within ICS governance processes and structure and through to regional and national structures. Prepare formal reports for monthly programme steering meetings and relevant stakeholder meetings. Present reports to these groups, updating on progress against plans, risks and issues, including where timescales / objectives may not be being met. These groups involve multiple internal and external stakeholders, including senior clinicians and executive managers.
• Devise project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
• Pro-actively manage all stakeholders and respond to and resolve conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
• Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements.
• Responsible for the planning and organisation of numerous events/meetings. Ensuring communication tools are used to their maximum value for circulating the minutes, agenda and presentations in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across different departments and at all levels.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Duties

• Provision of efficient and agile project and programme management for the TLHC project from design through to delivery across Lincolnshire.
• Manage the design, co-ordination, and implementation of the TLHC project and programme working with a wide range of stakeholders across organisational and geographical boundaries.
• Determine the strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary
• Manage complex procurement elements of the programme in collaboration with procurement colleagues including the development of business cases, options appraisals, tender documentation, tender evaluation, and contract award processes.
• Support clinical and operational leads within each Place to produce project concepts and develop plans and improve engagement to ensure successful delivery of the projects.

Key Working Relationships

• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with NHS staff, consultants, GPs, general practices, community services and external businesses.
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, presenting information, to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting.
• Committed to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of business sensitive issues.
• Nurtures key relationships and maintains networks internally and externally, including national networks.
• Close liaison with the Communications and Stakeholder team on public relations and marketing activities.
• Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.

Functional Responsibilities

Operational

• To work with other ICS transformation and wider team members to deliver the requirements listed above; engage and liaise with key stakeholders, in particular:
• To drive delivery of the Target Lung Health Checks project.
• To support the identification and sharing of best practice in service and pathway design.
• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment.
• To demonstrate value for money through tracking, managing and delivering agreed benefits.

Programme Management

• Design, prepare and present programme and project plans to ensure delivery of the programme to be delivered over the agreed national time period.
• Ensure projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost-effective manner, reviewing and revising plans as required.
• Manage and provide assurance on projects locally within ICS governance processes and structure and through to regional and national structures. Prepare formal reports for monthly programme steering meetings and relevant stakeholder meetings. Present reports to these groups, updating on progress against plans, risks and issues, including where timescales / objectives may not be being met. These groups involve multiple internal and external stakeholders, including senior clinicians and executive managers.
• Devise project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
• Pro-actively manage all stakeholders and respond to and resolve conflict between different stakeholders when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
• Ensure the flexibility of the project if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements.
• Responsible for the planning and organisation of numerous events/meetings. Ensuring communication tools are used to their maximum value for circulating the minutes, agenda and presentations in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across different departments and at all levels.

Person Specification

Qualifications/experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Project management qualification

Drivers licence

Essential

• Mus have full drivers licence and access to vehicle

Further experience

Essential

• oSignificant experience of managing projects and leading change projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets
• oExperience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• oProven experience and ability to prioritise own work effectively and managing competing demands.
• oProven track record in working with health and social care providers in designing, developing and delivering interventions that utilise information and the evidence base

Person Specification
Qualifications/experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Project management qualification

Drivers licence

Essential

• Mus have full drivers licence and access to vehicle

Further experience

Essential

• oSignificant experience of managing projects and leading change projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets
• oExperience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
• oProven experience and ability to prioritise own work effectively and managing competing demands.
• oProven track record in working with health and social care providers in designing, developing and delivering interventions that utilise information and the evidence base

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
Address

Bridge House

The Point

Sleaford

NG34 8GG

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