In association with and under the overall direction of the Business Manager and in liaison with other senior staff, the post hold.....
In association with and under the overall direction of the Business Manager and in liaison with other senior staff, the post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive business and operational support for SWAG Cancer Alliance to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved.
· Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance.
· Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management.
· Effectivecommunicationandstakeholdermanagementwitharange of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities.
· Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities.
· Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes.
· Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
· Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters.
· Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines.
Cancer Alliances are an essential delivery vehicle in transformation, innovation and improvement of cancer services.
Cancer Alliances use their expertise to lead whole system planning and delivery of cancer care, working with their constituent Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
Cancer Alliances hold a delivery plan on behalf of their ICB(s) to deliver on the Long-Term Plan for cancer.
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance (SWAG CA) constituent ICBs are Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG); Somerset; Gloucestershire; Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).
SWAG Cancer Alliance Mission:
Connecting and Empowering the Delivery of Cancer Care Across SWAG Communities.
SWAG CA is hosted by North Bristol NHS Trust for the purposes of formal employment and the provision of back-office support to the Cancer Alliance.
Please note interviews will be in person only, in Bristol with a provisional date Tuesday 5th November
Key Responsibilities and activities
· Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance.
· Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management.
· Contribute to service planning and development including the preparation of business case and plans.
· Effectivecommunicationandstakeholdermanagementwitharange of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities.
· Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities.
· Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes.
· Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes.
Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters.
· Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines.
Skills/Experience
· Knowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications (essential).
· Knowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer (desirable).
· Good information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva) (essential).
· Experience of project management including key stakeholder engagement (essential).
· Experience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing (essential).
· Management experience, including experience of staff training, staff supervision, sickness management, appraisal, prioritisation, and allocation of workload (essential)
Excellent planning and organisational skills to enable the post-holder to complete own workload in an efficient and effective manner; to delegate work as required and to make adjustments to people and processes where necessary; and to ensure that the resources within the department are used effectively to ensure delivery of service that meets user needs (essential)
This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024