Job summary
Are you motivated, driven and passionate about patient care?
Do you have the skills to lead and develop teams to be the best they can be?
If so, we are seeking a Cancer MDT Manager to join the Cancer Service Team for NWAFT on a permanent basis and this could be your next career move! This is a rare but exiting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic manager to join a dynamic and progressive team that strives for excellence in cancer care.
This post will play a pivotal role in ensuring leadership and performance of the cancer services team across the Trust as we seek to move forward with enthusiasm and ambition to support sustained recovery in cancer performance. Our patients are and will be at the heart of our work, ensuring continuing high-quality and equitable patient-informed care along the end-to-end cancer pathways.
As the NWAFT Cancer MDT Manager you will work across the organisation to inspire high quality MDT delivery across Cancer Services, ensuring collaborative, seamless working and the support development of innovations and improvements in pathway design, performance and equitable patient experience across the Trust. You will be a highly visible leader, building and maintaining professional relationships, championing best practice patient care, delivering improvement and innovation using national and regional benchmarking, ensuring that all staff understand and work towards the performance standards and identified improvements for cancer.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
Line management the cancer services team ensuring appraisals and regular 1:1s are performed; identifying any training needs or areas of development
Working closely with the team identifying any delays in the cancer pathways and escalate to the Cancer Performance Manager
To attend MDTs quarterly (minimum) to ensure they run effectively and efficiently
Train new staff in the use of any virtual telecommunication equipment as well as ensure all meetings programmed are updated to ensure they run smoothly
Attend and participate in the annual operational meetings for each MDT
To work closely with the Cancer Performance Manager and Cancer Operations Manager in the delivery of all key cancer targets and the identification of any ongoing internal process changes required to achieve and sustain this
To support the cancer data team by ensuring complete, accurate and consistent recording of information by MDT outcomes and patient tracking, populated onto the Somerset Cancer Register for internal and external reporting
Take responsibility for the even distribution of workload within the team and initiating amendments or improvements where necessary
To be at all times courteous, attentive and project a professional image in accordance with the Trust Values
Deputise for the Cancer Performance Manager as appropriate
About us
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
2. Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
3. Flexible working opportunities;
4. Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
5. Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
6. Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
7. Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
8. On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
9. Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
10. Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
11. Degree or equivalent training and experience gained in post
12. Recognised supervisory / management qualification
13. Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
14. Significant experience of managing a workforce
15. Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
16. Experience of developing admin systems and processes and implementing change.
Desirable
17. Budgetary management experience
Knowledge
Essential
18. Strong knowledge of Cancer Pathways
Key Skills
Essential
19. Risk management
20. Computer literacy
21. Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines, work independently and forward plan effectively.
22. Meticulous in approach and highly attentive to detail
Desirable
23. Budget and resource management