About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cancer Services team at Whittington Health and play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering personalised cancer care, improving the experience, outcomes and quality of life of people living with and beyond cancer across both hospital and community settings.
The post holder will oversee the development, delivery and evaluation of PCC interventions, including Holistic Needs Assessments (HNAs), Personalised Care and Support Plans (PCSPs), End of Treatment Summaries (EOTS), Personalised Stratified Follow-Up (PSFU) pathways and Health and Wellbeing initiatives.
Operating within a project management framework, the post holder will lead service improvement initiatives. They will be responsible for improving PCC data quality and reporting, including submissions to COSD and North Central London Cancer Alliance performance dashboards.
The role will provide leadership and influence across the cancer workforce, supporting clinical teams to embed personalised care principles into routine practice.
The post holder will represent Whittington Health within local partnership programmes and contribute to wider neighbourhood health priorities.
If you are a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a can-do attitude, passionate about improving cancer services and making a real difference to the lives of people affected by cancer, we would be keen to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
Scope and map the current cancer workforce's ability to deliver personalised cancer care. Identify gaps within service provision and education needs of the team take responsibility for the upskilling and education of the team to enable the integrated delivery of personalised cancer care.
Engage and motivate colleagues aligned to the project to deliver its aims and objectives.
Work with the Trust to create and improve timely referral routes across pathways.
Where applicable, lead new or support existing projects to improve access to cancer rehabilitation, prehabilitation, physical activity and psychosocial support with the aim of improving experience and quality of life for people living with and beyond cancer.
Support expansion and improvement of personalised (stratified) follow-up including patient-initiated follow-up.
Represent the trust and its patients in neighbourhood health projects affecting personalised cancer care, ensuring the voice of the local people living with and beyond cancer is represented.
Lead projects supporting personalised cancer care involving local communities with an aim of reducing inequalities, improving patient experience and enhancing quality of life.
About us
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.Our missionHelping local people live longer, healthier lives.Our visionProvide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.Our goalsWe have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will represent Whittington Health within local partnership programmes and contribute to wider neighbourhood health priorities. They will play a key role in delivering sustainable improvements in patient experience, quality of life and outcomes for people affected by cancer, while supporting the future development and sustainability of personalised cancer care services.
Please see the Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of delivering complex whole system change projects Knowledge of the public sector and health service Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment Experience of planning and coordinating projects in a complex and challenging environment Understanding of recent policy initiatives and developments in cancer care Understanding of the neighbourhood health agenda and community health initiatives
Desirable
Insights and experience of commissioning processes Management of complex HR cases; capability, long term sickness
Education and qualifications Essential
Post graduate degree in either healthcare or project management or leadership/management Evidence of continuing professional development In depth knowledge of health care systems and the delivery of cancer services
Desirable
Advanced communication skills or equivalent PRINCE 2 or other project management qualification Cancer care course
Skills and abilities Essential
Ability to plan over short medium- and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to a broad rand of stakeholders as required Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales Line management, supervision and coaching/mentoring Leadership skills
Desirable
In depth knowledge of patient experience and engagement Event management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address Whittington Health NHS Trust
ARCHWAY
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)