SSCA Transformation Lead

Job overview

Are you looking for your next big challenge? Do you want to make a difference for patients with cancer? Do you want to use your clinical experience to transform a service? Do you want personal development opportunities, developing your management and leadership skills? If so we might have the perfect job for you! What? SSCA, in partnership with ODN and UHSx are looking for an individual to support the transformation of Radiotherapy services across Brighton and Eastbourne. Why? Cancer affects 1 in 2 people in the UK.  Over half of all cancer patients will have radiotherapy as part of their treatment and it is a component in 40% of cancer cures. Radiotherapy services are having to respond to rapid progress in radiotherapy technology including advances in imaging techniques, computerized treatment planning systems and radiation treatment machines.   At UHSx we want to provide the best care to our patients and need your help to transforming and future-proofing our radiotherapy service.

Main duties of the job

The transformation lead will be employed through SSCA to support senior leadership within UHSx to make vital changes within the cancer division.   The cancer services have experienced a number of pressures and challenges and this post has been created to provide practical and strategic support to stretched leadership to ensure that the services are able to meet current and future demands.

It is envisioned that the post holder will:

• Work with existing leadership to identify, prioritise and drive improvement projects across the cancer division •    Work collaboratively across UHSx to ensure that the local population has access to the best cancer care – right treatment, right place, right time •    Drive improvements in cancer treatment pathways across the footprint  to improve cancer patients' outcomes and experience  •    Support the Pathway managers in setting standards and providing quality assurance of cancer services across UHSx  •    be a conduit between SSCA and UHSx supporting senior leadership in both organisations and ensuing clear lines of communication and accountability are maintained.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our vision is to: Provide the best treatment to our patients by delivering the right treatment at the right time and in the right place Ensure that we are using advances in technology to maximise efficiencies and capacity within the service Have a flexible workforce that is equipped to meet the changing demands of the service Have a service that is not just fit for purpose now, but able to adapt to anticipated and unexpected changes to demand How? We are recruiting a team to work symbiotically bringing complementary skills and expertise to plan, drive implementation, manage and evaluate the changes needed to transform our radiotherapy service. Your clinical experience, subject matter expertise, professional insight and clinical credibility will be instrumental in supporting the transformation lead to deliver the projects and changes needed to achieve our vision. Interested? This is a unique role and we are keen to recruit the right person, with the right skills for it.  We are very open to discussing the terms and conditions of the role so if you are interested, we would strongly encourage you to contact us to have a discussion prior to applying.