Main area Programme Management; Service Transformation Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract 23 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working) Job ref 158-24-308-DIA
Employer The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - The Spine Town Liverpool Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/01/2025 23:59
C&M Radiology Imaging Network Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8b
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Job overview
The Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostics Programme which is hosted by the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre incorporates all diagnostic tests which are delivered to our population. The programme is one of the transformation workstreams of the Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trust Collaborative. Our aim is to ensure that patients receive their diagnostics test at the earliest possible time and via a safe, efficient and high quality system.
The Radiology Imaging Network Lead will provide senior leadership, use extensive programme management skills and be responsible for the development and implementation of key transformation projects/programmes to support delivery of objectives and priorities identified within C&M Diagnostics Strategy.
The Radiology Imaging Network is a mature network with a wide range of programmes and projects, an experienced team of programme and project managers and an important element of the Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostic Programme. The Senior Programme Manager will oversee transformation projects/programmes across organisations in all sectors within Cheshire and Merseyside. The post holder will lead a team of project and specialist staff and line manage project managers within the team, delivering transformation projects funded by the Cancer Alliance, NHSEI, Health Education England and the ICS.
Main duties of the job
The Radiology Imaging Network Lead will oversee transformation projects/programmes across organisations in all sectors within Cheshire and Merseyside. The post holder will lead a team of project and specialist staff and line manage project managers within the team, delivering transformation projects funded by the Cancer Alliance, NHSEI, Health Education England and the ICS.
This role is based in the Cheshire and Merseyside Radiology Imaging Network although also includes some working across all of the networks that are incorporated within the Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostic Programme.
The postholder will manage their own portfolio of projects, provide oversight, leadership and management to the staff within their team and be a senior member of both the Network and The Diagnostic Programme.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
The Trust hosts the Cheshire and Merseyside Diagnostic Programme on behalf of the Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trust Provider Collaborative (CMAST)
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
* Kind
* Empowered
* Responsible
* Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description and personal specification is available and informal discussion is strongly encouraged for any interested applicants.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or degree level professional qualification or equivalent experience
* Post graduate management qualification or working towards
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Diagnostic Services and the national Diagnostic agenda
* Knowledge of service improvement methodologies
Experience
* Significant experience of delivering complex projects and programmes
* Experience of cross organisational working
* Experience of delivering service improvement
* Significant experience of working within and across complex health systems
* Experience of developing, presenting and delivering business cases
* Experience of managing risk and reporting
* Experience of managing teams
* Experience of operational NHS management
* Experience of project management within an NHS environment
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 or [emailprotected] .
The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.
The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.
The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.
We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust has staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long terms conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also holds Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provides supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Name Julie Massey Job title Deputy Programme Director CM Diagnostic Programme Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07810 684620 Additional information
Tracey Cole, Cheshire and Merseyside Programme Director, [emailprotected]
Dr David White, Clinical Lead Cheshire and Merseyside Radiology Imaging Network, [emailprotected]
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