Overview
As Project Support Officer, you will be expected to work on a number of projects within the Radiotherapy SSCN portfolio and to support Trusts in the North West to deliver the NHS England Radiotherapy Service Specification. You should be comfortable working as part of a team, being directed by others, as well as using your own initiative to support change projects across the North West. Since the role will work across multiple organisational boundaries, the post-holder should be able to work efficiently and proactively to effectively manage a range of projects and stakeholder relationships.
The Project Support Officer post is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about improving cancer services and is looking to develop their project and service improvement skills and experience. In this post, you should be willing to undertake training and be ambitious for advancement. The environment is fast-paced and challenging, and you will be expected to engage fully with the SSCN programme. In return you can expect a supportive and engaged Project Manager who will support you to broaden your experience and develop a wide range of skills in organisational development, project work, and service transformation. There are a number of progression opportunities for the post-holder.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who have the skills and motivation to join a busy and energetic team to improve services for patients across the North West.
The Project Support Officer role will provide efficient and effective administrative business support to facilitate and monitor the progress of projects across the Radiotherapy SSCN. This could include resolving day to day administrative problems, organising meetings and workshops, managing correspondence, maintaining electronic files and information, taking notes and minutes of meetings, managing stationery supplies, and raising purchase orders.
The Project Support Officer for the North West Radiotherapy SSCN will also be expected to play a role in a number of different projects and programmes; they should be comfortable and confident working in teams and being directed on supporting projects as part of the wider improvement portfolio of work. This role will ensure the SSCN programme continues to deliver its objectives and works towards delivering the NHS England Radiotherapy Service Specification.
The post holder will also act as administrative assistant across the SSCN, supporting management and the team on all areas of programme and project initiation and delivery. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to undertake a range of reporting and as such should be comfortable working with a range of information and reporting formats.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
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