Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Financial procedures including budgetary management
- Knowledge
Business planning /annual planning
- Knowledge
Understanding of the NHS and current agenda
- Knowledge
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
- Knowledge
Risk management and governance
- Experience
Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role
- Experience
Experience of managing /leading a team
- Experience
Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
- Experience
Responsibility for a budget
- Qualifications
Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level
- Qualifications
Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
- Qualifications
Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
NHS IT systems
- Qualifications
Project Management Qualification
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Performance Lead to support our team across ESNEFT.
In conjunction with the Head of Elective Performance, you will lead the day to day oversight and management of Trust wide cancer pathway performance, providing a clear and accurate understanding of performance against national cancer waiting time standards, including the 28 day faster diagnosis, 31 day treatment and 62 day referral to treatment standards.
This is a 12 months fixed term post to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the preparation, interpretation and presentation of cancer performance information for relevant Trust performance and governance forums, ensuring that reporting clearly identifies performance, trends, forecast position, risks, underlying causes and required actions.
- Provide visible operational leadership for cancer performance, working collaboratively with specialty operational teams, clinical teams, Cancer Services, diagnostic services and corporate colleagues to identify and address barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Maintain effective oversight of patients on cancer pathways, with particular focus on patients at risk of delay or exceeding expected pathway milestones, ensuring appropriate actions are identified, progressed and escalated.
- Lead the development and maintenance of effective cancer performance management processes, ensuring that performance information is translated into operational action rather than solely reported.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Cancer Performance Lead with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Ipswich, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term/ Secondment opportunities). The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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