Job overview
Cancer Services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are looking for Project Managers as part of our transformation and improvement plans to improve cancer pathways for our patients.
As a Cancer Improvement Project Manager, you will work with senior staff in Cancer Services in supporting the implementation of transformation plans.
You will be allocated a portfolio of work aligned to a number of tumour sites and will be responsible for leading service transformation in these areas to continually improve high quality patient care within resources available.
The postholder will be required to work flexibly across the projects to ensure oversight of progress, risks and dependencies across the portfolio of cancer transformation projects to improve efficiencies in the pathway.
Main duties of the job
- To manage the day to day running of one or more large projects, responsible for designing, delivering and monitoring of projects against agreed plans.
- Drive pathway redesign and service improvement initiatives to improve early diagnosis, treatment timeliness, and patient experience.
- Coordinate clinicians, operational managers, ICB partners, and external agencies to secure engagement, resolve barriers, and maintain momentum.
- Lead the development of detailed project plans, milestones, and delivery schedules aligned to cancer transformation priorities.
- Work with the data analyst team to implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data.
- Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of stakeholders.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached documents of the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate diploma qualification or equivalent experience in relevant area.
- Evidence of continuing personal development.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in healthcare in a junior management position
- Experience of staff management and leading a team
- Introducing new ways of working
- Experience of wide scale transformation improving operational performance and pathway redesign
- Understanding of national NHS policy and targets.
- Significant experience in project management or project-based change management activities.
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This advert is for Cancer Improvement Project Manager with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shrewsbury, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (due to short term funding (secondments considered for internal applicants)). The application deadline is 24 Jul 2026.
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