Cancer Alliance Project Manager - Living With and Beyond Cancer

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to lead and deliver the Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) work programme on behalf of the Peninsula Cancer Alliance.

The role will be responsible for leading the Living with and Beyond Cancer Project across the Peninsula.   Working with the LWBC leads to provide project management support to the implementation, delivery and ongoing evaluation of the agreed projects within the Operational Plan.

The project manager will require innovation, transformation and strong leadership skills, working closely with Lead Cancer Nurses, Cancer leads, Living with and Beyond Cancer Leads, and key stakeholders across the Peninsula to form collaborative relationships.  Ensuring the delivery of agreed outcomes within agreed timescales.

The Peninsula Cancer Alliance covers a population of 1.8 million people across Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.  There are four acute Trusts within the Peninsula, three in Devon and one in Cornwall.  This post will be hosted by the University Hospital Plymouth, however the post holder will be working across the Peninsula Alliance footprint.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for the project management and delivery of the agreed Living with and Beyond Cancer projects as detailed in the Peninsula Cancer Alliance operational plan.
• Developing and leading a delivery group to ensure deliverables are met and build strong links with key partners including teams within the Acute trusts, primary care and community hubs.
• Development of an evaluation report demonstrating impact and outcomes for patients living with and beyond cancer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Dimensions:

Operational

• To support team members and stakeholders to deliver requirements of the Alliance’s programme

• To support the delivery of day-to-day activities and projects

• To drive delivery of a range of business initiatives and projects

• To operate in a highly political and sensitive environment

• Support the portfolio of initiatives in demonstrating value for money

• To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process

• To develop business plans and provide expert analytical advice

• To help develop and improve returns for the Peninsula Alliance’s annual plan ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged

Project Management

• Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas.

• Manage project/projects as required by the PCA plan agreed with regional and national cancer team

• Provide coordination of and participate in relevant working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested.

• Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio.

• Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.

• Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes.

Financial and Physical Resources

• Provide regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective.

• Provide oversight and monitoring of all aspects of team budgets or manage budgets as required.

• Ensure project expenditure is monitored accordingly.

Information Management

• Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.

• Ensure timely and accurate detailed information analysis and reporting to management on agreed areas of work.

Policy and Service Development

• Develop policies and procedures in own work function with an impact on the wider organisation, as required.

• Contribute to the development of an integrated approach to service management.

Research and Development

• Contribute to the development of key performance indicators.

• Delegate aspects of research and development activities, collating information, analysing and reporting findings.

Planning and Organisation

• Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies, and potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.

• Contribute to short, medium and long-term business plans

For further information please see attached job description.