Project Manager
Job Description
Job summary
Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with cancer? Do you want to ensure more people survive cancer than ever before? Working in NHS England's Cancer Programme, that's just what you'll do.
Working in the NHS Cancer Programme, you will help set the agenda for cancer care in England. Our goal is to diagnose cancer earlier, help more people survive it, and improve their quality of life and experience of care. We work with people affected by cancer, clinicians, charities, Regions, Cancer Alliances, and trusts, and develop national policy and strategy to transform services for people across the country.
Our work hasbeen reshaping the experience of cancer patients across England and the NHS Long Term Plan gives us the chance to go even further. You will be instrumental in delivering our ambition to improve cancer outcomes.
The Cancer Programme Team takes its responsibility to promote equality and diversity seriously.We respect colleagues from different backgrounds and embrace different cultural preferences in everything we do.
We expect to shortlist and interview for this role in January 2025.
Main duties of the job
As a Project Manager for the Policy and Strategy team, you will work as part of an exciting, cross-cutting team within the NHS Cancer Programme. The Policy and Strategy team sets the overall direction for cancer strategy and policy across NHS England. We have a broad remit for strategic policy development and implementing key strategic projects to support our ambitions on improved outcomes, from activities to support workforce and capacity to developing and testing new interventions to help find more cancers at an early stage within primary care.
The postholder will play a key role in delivery of strategic policy projects across the Policy and Strategy team, supporting policy development and working with colleagues across the NHS, including Cancer Alliances, on a range of initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for people with cancer.
If you have strong project management skills and are looking for a role to develop your policy skills, working in a fast-paced environment at the heart of NHS policy and decision-making and have a strong commitment to diversity and equality, we would love to hear from you.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities:
- Shaping and managing cancer policy projects to support policy development across the organisation ensuring alignment with the wider corporate strategy.
- Working collaboratively with key cancer stakeholders to develop cancer policy to meet the needs of the organisation and all of its stakeholders
- Develop and communicate cancer policy developments with others to enable the operational detail to be worked up.
- Supporting Parliamentary and ministerial accountability through cancer expertise and briefing skills
- Contribute to corporate governance by managing returns and highlight reports on project/programme governance and effective business planning.
Candidates will bring the following expertise:
- Experience of providing project management and comprehensive secretariat support across a complex programme such as cancer
- Experience in communications and cancer stakeholder management, including drafting and preparation of correspondence, reports and briefing papers
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of cancer stakeholders, including health professionals, senior managers, people affected by cancer, third sector organisations
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looking for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- An ability to work autonomously in a dynamic environment is essential, as you will be working in a rapidly changing context with multiple priorities
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Demonstrated experience of managing and co-ordinating projects
- Ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality and good working relationships.
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage own workload
Desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, e.g. PRINCE2, MS Project
Experience
Essential
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Experience in the field of cancer care and/or wider healthcare.
- Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for senior stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Training or significant experience in delivering project management/change management and policy development and delivery.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
NHS England Office in London/Leeds
London - Wellington House/Leeds - Wellington Place
London/Leeds
SE1 8UG
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
