Job overview
The Cancer Performance team is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and conscientious team player to join the service as an Assistant Cancer Performance Manager.
The directorate is located across three sites (St Mary’s Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital), the post holder will be mainly based at Charing Cross Hospital. The department is responsible for supporting the delivery of cancer access targets, clinical datasets, national audits and service improvement programs.
The role involves external stakeholder relationship management with cancer managers across the referral catchment area to ensure effective cancer pathway delivery across North West London. The post holder will support the data collection, data validation and report production required to prepare the upload of Trust Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) data to NHS Digital.
The post will be of interest to those who wish to pursue a career in hospital management and would like to gain more experience in a busy service with a wide variety of challenges. We are looking for someone with experience in cancer performance, who can balance the demands of a very busy workload and is dedicated to delivering excellent patient experience. You will need to have good communication and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate that you can lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
1. Manage the Cancer PTL Review meetings with the MDT Coordinators and MDT Data Trackers. Ensure adherence to the PTL Review meeting agenda, Cancer PTL SOP, Cancer Escalation SOP and CWT Data Entry SOP.
2. Provide assistance on the analysis, drafting and implementation of operational SOPs.
3. Manage the daily monitoring of the cancer PTL, reporting on breaches and implementing remedial action plans.
4. Assist in the investigation of all CWT breaches, patient complaints and DATIX reports.
5. Assist in the implementation of the Trust’s Clinical Governance framework and support the Clinical Governance infrastructure.
6. Assist specialties interacting with cancer patients with the design and implementation of service redesign and improvement.
7. Assist with workforce reviews and implementation plans to reflect the changing support requirements of the Cancer Performance team.
8. To manage the communication and delivery of data entry and validation deadlines in line with the CWT Data Entry SOP.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE’s
10. Evidence of further education beyond A level or equivalent work experience
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Working knowledge of MDTs and cancer performance.
12. Working in an administrative role with management responsibilities.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Essential criteria
13. Comprehensive understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times target
14. PC literate with experience of spreadsheets and data manipulation
15. Ability to inspire confidence and to lead staff, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
16. Ability to establish credibility and develop and maintain effective working relationships at operational and senior management levels.
17. A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
Desirable criteria
18. Experience with the various aspects of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset.
19. Understanding of the requirements of the national cancer audits.
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