Senior Project Support Officer - PMO & Finance
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 282-RMP1288
Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Marsden Chelsea Town London Salary £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 13/03/2026 12:00 Interview date 18/03/2026
Job overview
Join our passionate team and work with us to improve cancer services across west London!
This is an exciting opportunity to join RM Partners West London Cancer Alliance as a Senior Project Support Officer supporting delivery of a range of cancer service transformation projects across the geography. This is a one-year fixed post and will support RM Partners to deliver the aims of the National Cancer plan, working closely with colleagues across all our partners including acute Trusts, Primary Care and pan-London.
You will have a can-do attitude, excellent organisational skills and be able grow and maintain relationships built on trust and a shared vision to deliver transformative changes to patient care and cancer services.
Please note interview will take place on the 18 March 2026
Main duties of the job
RM Partners, the West London Cancer Alliance, works in partnership with NHS organisations, primary care, local authorities and the voluntary sector to improve outcomes and experiences for everyone affected by cancer across our region. As part of the national Cancer Alliance programme, we play a central role in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan commitments for cancer, tackling health inequalities, and ensuring that every person receives high‑quality, evidence‑based care wherever they live.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world‑leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on‑going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The post holder will:
* Develop effective communication links with all key stakeholders associated with the RM Partners programme and individual projects, including multidisciplinary clinical teams, primary care commissioners and senior managers in the participating ICs, acute hospital trusts, hospices and community services to facilitate provision and receipt of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
* Using excellent communication, negotiation and facilitation skills, ensure all stakeholders are aware of and engaged in the key RM Partners priorities and deliverables, within timescales and budget.
* Produce reports for the RM Partners governance groups, as well as to patient groups as required.
Person specification
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
* Excellent communicator with strong negotiation and facilitation skills and the ability to influence and effect change at both a clinical and managerial level
* Ability to engage with individuals at all levels including clinicians, senior managers, commissioners, patients and carers, across statutory and voluntary sector boundaries.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Project
Qualifications
* Comprehensive knowledge of the wider NHS agenda including sound understanding of NHS targets and national initiatives.
Experience
* Have a proactive rather than reactive response to achieving the goals of the project
* Ability to travel within West London and to events/meetings London-wide and nationally
* Highly self‑motivated with high internal work standards
Other Requirements
* Conceptual flexibility – ability to identify feasible alternatives or multiple options in planning and decision making; ability to hold different options in focus simultaneously and evaluates pros and cons
* Ability to use a variety of methods to gain support for ideas, strategies and values
* Ability to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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