Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic team as a Project Manager for Cancer Services. In this role, you will work closely with the Cancer Care Group Triumvirate, including the Trust Lead Cancer Clinician, Macmillan Trust Lead Nurse Cancer & Palliative Care, Head of Operations, and General Manager for Cancer Services. You will provide expert project management skills to help deliver key cancer initiatives, refine cancer timed pathways, and ensure the successful achievement of national cancer standards such as FDS and 62-day targets.

You will play a critical role in managing complex projects across multiple specialties, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards. Your responsibilities will include data collection, analysis, and presenting findings to guide improvements in patient care. If you’re ready to make an impactful difference in cancer care, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Project Manager for Cancer Services, you will work closely with clinicians and managers to design cancer timed pathways that prioritize the best possible patient experience and efficient service delivery. You will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective management of interdependencies and the successful delivery of project objectives. Your role will involve supporting the development of project plans and the delivery of key milestones, using structured methodologies and best practice to define, scope, manage, and execute projects of varying complexity. Working across multiple stakeholders, you will ensure the successful implementation and progression of each initiative.

About Us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-8609MF

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ

Job Description
Responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Graduate with high level of numeracy
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development

Desirable

• Knowledge of Information Governance Principles
• Ability to Analyse highly complex information

Skills, abilities, and attributes

Essential

• Ability to define, scope, plan and implement a project from conception through to completion, with demonstrable track record of success
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively

Desirable

• Abilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a NHS project management environment
• Project management experience in managing specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi professional environment

Desirable

• Evidence of managing successful project and/or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
• Proven experience of managing risks and reporting.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
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