# Band 8A Cancer Improvement Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-cancer-improvement-manager/0c15e8a2-fe8b-42af-a385-077aa07b8efa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-cancer-improvement-manager/0c15e8a2-fe8b-42af-a385-077aa07b8efa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment optional) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Contract start and end date - 1st June 2026 – 31st May 2027) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T09:22:41.569Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative_Services/Administrative_Services-v7986791 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7986791?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be responsible for providing expert project and operational management support across the divisional cancer pathways, to ensure transformational improvements. This exciting 12 month fixed term role will develop relationships across multi-disciplinary teams through engagement of key stakeholders to enable to improvements to cancer care. The post holder will play a key role in the delivery of the cancer waiting times (CWT) performance and access strategy. They will act in the role of Cancer Improvement Manager within the Division of Network Services, predominantly focusing on Skin and Breast Cancer improvements.  Closely working alongside the Assistant General manager, Cancer Improvement teams, Lead Clinicians and Lead Cancer Nurse and overseen by the General Manager. ### Main duties of the job Facilitate the development of improved patient pathways. Utilise a number of service improvement methods to enact service change. Support clinical teams in implementing relevant best practice timed pathway guidance. Generate project ideas and options to encourage new ways of working. Achieve results by motivating and coaching others. Ensure continual development of change management skills personally and amongst others. Plan, monitor and review improvement plans. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities. ## Job Details The post holder will be responsible for providing expert project and operational management support across the divisional cancer pathways, to ensure transformational improvements. This exciting 12 month fixed term role will develop relationships across multi-disciplinary teams through engagement of key stakeholders to enable to improvements to cancer care. The post holder will play a key role in the delivery of the cancer waiting times (CWT) performance and access strategy. They will act in the role of Cancer Improvement Manager within the Division of Network Services, predominantly focusing on Skin and Breast Cancer improvements. Closely working alongside the Assistant General manager, Cancer Improvement teams, Lead Clinicians and Lead Cancer Nurse and overseen by the General Manager. ## Job Description Facilitate the development of improved patient pathways. Utilise a number of service improvement methods to enact service change. Support clinical teams in implementing relevant best practice timed pathway guidance. Generate project ideas and options to encourage new ways of working. Achieve results by motivating and coaching others. Ensure continual development of change management skills personally and amongst others. Plan, monitor and review improvement plans. ## Responsibilities Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Open, honest and approachable in relationshipswith staff, peers and colleagues in partner organisations - Able to work flexibly and deal with inheriting and managing ambiguity - Commitment to team working and to the development, empowerment and engagement of staff ### Skills **Essential** - 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 - Service improvement and/or project management skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving capability and a depth of functional expertise in one or more of the following: finance, operations, strategy, performance management - Ability to meet deadlines and complete tasks within agreed time scales - IT literate: proficient in the use of word processing, Powerpoint and spreadsheet packages **Desirable** - - Understanding of cancer waiting times guidance ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of working in the NHS in a management position. - Successful record of managing and implementing substantial service transformation and organisational change projects - Experience of working closely with stakeholders to inform and implement initiatives - Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services. - Experience of completing demand and capacity analysis **Desirable** - - A proven success in business planning and in the development and effective implementation of strategic plans - - Experience of effective financial management - Experience of running projects/ programmes in a large, complex organisation or network/system ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of relevant organisations - Demonstrate a strong understanding of multidisciplinary issues and commitment to multidisciplinary working - Able to build relationships with clinicians and be at ease in a clinical environment - Clear evidence of leadership potential, and the ability to inspire and motivate a team including without executive authority ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to a higher degree or significant equivalent experience - Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways and performance - Management qualification or significant equivalent experience **Desirable** - Project-management qualification or significant equivalent experience - Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways and performance ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270348) - [jd- cancer improvement manager (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270344) - [ps- cancer improvement manager (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270345) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 935.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.