About this role
Job summary
This post is a fixed term/secondment for 12 months until 31/10/2027 to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Due to the scale and complexity of the transition to the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC), an exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join Velindre Cancer Service (VCS) as a Clinical Service Manager, supporting the delivery of this transformational programme.
This senior management role will lead a portfolio of clinical service readiness and mobilisation activity, ensuring services are prepared to safely and effectively transition into the new cancer centre in 2027. Working closely with clinical, nursing, operational and corporate colleagues, the post holder will support the development, implementation and assurance of service readiness plans, helping translate strategic objectives into practical and sustainable service solutions.
The role will focus on coordinating complex service change across multiple clinical areas, ensuring that workforce, pathways, digital systems, equipment, operational processes and governance arrangements are aligned to support high-quality, patient-centred care. The post holder will provide expert advice, challenge and leadership to support successful delivery of one of the most significant developments in specialist cancer care in Wales.
Main duties of the job
You will plan, coordinate and deliver operational readiness required for the move to the new Velindre Cancer Centre, including:
Develop, implement and monitor service readiness plans, ensuring clear milestones, ownership and assurance arrangements are in place. Work collaboratively with clinical, nursing, operational and corporate teams to support the design and implementation of future service models and pathways. Support pathway review, redesign and testing to ensure services are ready to operate effectively within the new Velindre Cancer Centre. Lead multidisciplinary workstreams and task groups, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and timescales. Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues and dependencies, supporting the development of effective mitigation plans. Support planning for dual running and service continuity, ensuring patient safety, quality and operational resilience are maintained throughout transition. Analyse and interpret complex activity, workforce, performance, quality and financial information to support decision-making and service planning. Develop business cases, option appraisals, reports and recommendations for senior leaders and governance groups. Support quality improvement, governance and assurance activities, ensuring readiness plans align with national standards and organisational requirements. Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
About us
At Velindre University NHS Trust, we are proud to deliver specialist services across Wales through the Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service, supported by our corporate teams and partnerships with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales.
As we look to the future, we are preparing for the opening of the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) in Spring 2027--an exciting milestone that will transform cancer care for our population. Located within easy reach of the vibrant city of Cardiff and the stunning Brecon Beacons, we offer a unique working environment that combines innovation, collaboration and an excellent quality of life.
Since our formation in 1994, our dedicated workforce has remained committed to delivering the principles of prudent healthcare across a wide range of roles. We continue to play a vital role in our communities and have ambitious plans to further improve the services we provide.
Everything we do is underpinned by our Trust values. We are caring, respectful, and accountable in how we work with patients, donors, partners and each other--ensuring we deliver the highest standards of care while continuously striving to improve.
If you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference, embraces innovation, and offers rewarding career opportunities in an inspiring setting, Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Educated to Master's level or equivalent significant experience. Evidence of senior management level continuing professional development. Specialist knowledge of clinical service management, cancer pathways or healthcare service delivery. Clinical, nursing, AHP or operational management background relevant to cancer services. Understanding of NHS operational, planning, performance and governance frameworks. Understanding of clinical service readiness, transition planning, dual-running risks and post-move stabilisation. Understanding of quality, safety, patient experience and clinical governance in healthcare. Understanding of cancer pathways and national cancer standards.
Desirable
Project management qualification or equivalent experience, for example PRINCE2, MSP or Agile. Quality improvement, Lean or equivalent improvement qualification. Knowledge of OECI accreditation and designation requirements, peer review processes and specialist cancer centre quality principles.
Experience Essential
Substantial senior management experience in a complex healthcare environment, with responsibility for delivery across multiple services, pathways or professional groups. Demonstrable experience of leading large-scale service change, mobilisation or transformation from design through implementation and benefits realisation. Experience of exercising autonomy, making recommendations on complex problems and providing authoritative advice to senior clinical and executive stakeholders. Experience of leading multidisciplinary or matrix teams, managing performance and delivering through others across organisational boundaries. Experience of developing policies, operating procedures, governance frameworks or service standards with impact across more than one service area. Experience of managing risks, issues, dependencies and assurance within formal programme or corporate governance arrangements. Experience of analysing complex activity, workforce, finance, quality and performance data to support decisions, option appraisal and improvement. Experience of budgetary, delegated resource or business case responsibility, including demonstrating value for money. Experience of working in cancer services, oncology pathways or another comparably complex specialist clinical environment.
Desirable
Experience of managing complex services, pathways or operational interdependencies. Experience of supporting service mobilisation, hospital move, dual running or new facility commissioning. Experience supporting digital, workforce, patient flow, access or clinical pathway transformation. Experience of working within a programme, PMO or project governance structure. Experience of contributing to peer review, accreditation, OECI, quality assurance or specialist cancer centre development activity.
Skills and Attributes Essential
Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the ability to convey complex, sensitive or contentious information and achieve agreement where views differ. Advanced analytical and judgement skills, with the ability to evaluate multiple options, assess risk and make sound recommendations when information is incomplete or conflicting. Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex, interdependent activities over extended timescales and to re-prioritise rapidly in response to changing circumstances. Ability to lead through influence across professional and organisational boundaries, creating clarity, accountability and shared ownership. Ability to develop high-quality executive reports, business cases, option appraisals and presentations with clear evidence and recommendations. Ability to work autonomously within broad policies and objectives, applying professional discretion and recognising the limits of delegated authority. Credible, resilient and politically astute, with the confidence to challenge constructively and manage sustained pressure, ambiguity and competing priorities. Advanced digital literacy, including confident use of data analysis, spreadsheets, dashboards, reporting and programme management tools.
Knowledge Essential
Strong understanding of recognised service improvement and transformation methodologies and their application in healthcare. Knowledge of NHS operational planning, performance improvement and governance arrangements. Knowledge of cancer pathways, national cancer standards and the operational pressures within specialist cancer services. Understanding of service readiness, transition planning, dual-running risks and post-move stabilisation requirements. Understanding of risk, issue and dependency management within programme governance. Understanding of how OECI standards and indicators can support evidence-based readiness, quality assurance, patient-centred pathway improvement, benefits monitoring and organisational learning.
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Employer details Employer name Velindre Cancer Centre
Address Velindre Cancer Centre
Velindre Road, Whitchurch
Cardiff
CF14 2TL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://velindre.nhs.wales/velindrecc/ (Opens in a new tab)